- Thread starter Maleficent
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I accused coworkers of trying to kill me this way a few years back. They needed a workstation re-imaged. I do the imaging one night and shut it off. Next day I flip it on and there's nothing, then a minor explosion and flames out the rear of the PSU. I'm fairly confident it was a capacitor, but I sent company mail to the department about their failed assassination attempt. The only part about the entire mini-rant that I caught grief over was reminding them that new computer hardware had to come out of their department budget, as IT does not reward failure.
I can't even imagine the horror if it were machines with the big-bucks rendering cards in them, there would be actual blood over some of those. These smaller-scale devs with smaller budgets for their hardware must bs feeling absolutely awful any time something like this happens. The comments I have seen from a few really drive home just how many of them are truly just artists, who know very little about computers in general, as the usual claim is "I have to buy a new machine!"
We should get them real tech support so they can salvage as much as possible and save money.
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Short version, Yes.
Many have looked at me like i'm crazy, stating PSU's are the first and most important in building PC's.
Having more then needed watt's is wise but, solid amp's on the V-Rails is something countless overlook.
Very expensive learning the hard way, to share the least.
The other big lesson, arguably the even bigger one is this - if you are going to use your PC to earn money, make sure you back up your drive in case of h/w failure.
Honestly, I can never understand why someone would spend tons of $$$ on a video card for rendering, but then leave the storage device, be it HDD or SDD, as a critical single point of failure that could ruin it all. A proper external NAS is cheaper than a good graphics card anyways.
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Possible there are backups but solid point nonetheless.
Cannot speak for everyone or how they work on projects.
Often i'm pulled away from the PC's with a TON of progress unsaved.
Countless reason for backup, tools and personal custom setting for one can be a pain.
Specially but not exclusively if their personally created and or mod'ed to taste(s).
Sometimes life does not allow up time and event for ISO/mirror backup to external SSD's.
Life happens *shrugs*
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Crazier things may occur but, would not hold Your breath for THAT to happen or may end up looking like this:
I mean, think about it.
This just in......
Woodstock_1983 waiting on not having to choose between LI's on intertwined......
commentary reporters state, his hair style has changed.......... NEWS@11
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So maybe it was Rachel who was killed and thrown behind a dumpster?
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Not all of them are LI's though.
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Sadly some of those he hasn't banged are supposed main LI's.
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Personal preference and all, I'm really hoping Sha'carri is one of them. She's flipping all my switches so far. (not that Gabi doesn't come close, of course)
Hopefully we'll see some good progress this coming year.
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I don't think I've heard of an LI in an AVN being based so closely on a real life athlete right down to the name.
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leap of fath has lexi diamante singer and there's also rl singer with same/sameish name.
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