robert275•2mo agoMost Upvoted

Spent 4 hours on a weird power issue that turned out to be a single bent pin

Had a customer's PC that would randomly shut down under load. I swapped the PSU, tested the mobo, even ran a full memtest. The fix? The 8-pin CPU power connector on the motherboard had one slightly bent pin I missed on the first three checks. Pushed it back with a tiny flathead and it's been solid for a week now. Anyone else ever lose a whole morning to something that simple?

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daniel_martinez842mo ago

Classic, those tiny bent pins cost more in labor than the whole build.

lily_gonzalez682mo ago

Ugh, I once spent an hour fixing a single pin.

irisross12d ago

Isn't that always how it goes, the tiniest things cause the biggest headaches.