The Filthy, Rotten, Nasty, Helpdesk-Nightmare picture clubhouse

lexluthermiester · Jun 13, 2020

Splinterdog said:
I've seen some nasties come my way, but this one takes the biscuit!

Been there! Pentium 4 hell!

Valantar said:
...care to explain what that lump in the lower right is? Did a medium-sized rodent crawl in there, die, and mummify?

The species is called "bunnius dustus maximus"... Extreme caution should always be taken when handling such creatures as they emit clouds of toxic nastiness upon contact!! Beware, there will be no mercy from the ruddy dust bunny of doom!!

hat · Jun 14, 2020

lexluthermiester said:
The species is called "bunnius dustus maximus"... Extreme caution should always be taken when handling such creatures as they emit clouds of toxic nastiness upon contact!! Beware, there will be no mercy from the ruddy dust bunny of doom!!

The only way to safely eradicate them is to take the computer outside during a particularly nasty thunderstorm and catch a tornado with the computer. Now, I do realize there's nothing safe about tornadoes, but this "bunnius dustus maximus" could prove to be even more dangerous, and the tornado is the only force powerful enough to remove them.

Decryptor009 · Jun 14, 2020

Until you fine mutation in your loaf of bread...

Grog6 · Jun 14, 2020

I spray stuff like that down with 409, let it soak for a couple of minutes, and wash it off with a hose. Outside!
Repeat until clean, then use an air hose to dry all the components; you don't want water+residue to dry under the chips.
If you blow it all out while it's liquid, it's all gone.

If it was working before, it will work after.

I would not put that in a dishwasher, unless it's only for electronics.

Caring1 · Jun 14, 2020

biffzinker said:
Before or after the DRAM sticks were taken out?

Filthy Ram slots point to it being set up for the pic.
A vacuum cleaner on reverse could blow that dust in so it appears to be a build up.

Splinterdog · Jun 20, 2020

It always fills me with trepidation when a customer brings me their PC to sell for them and then tells me that they haven't opened the case since they bought it ten years previously.
In cases like that, it's best to be prepared. Live cockroaches spilling out are not unheard of.

lexluthermiester · Jun 20, 2020

Splinterdog said:
Live cockroaches spilling out are not unheard of.

Never had that happen to me... Very messed up thought. Oh would I break out the IPA, ammonia, Lysol and other such chemicals to kill, KILL, KILL!!!

Splinterdog · Jun 21, 2020

lexluthermiester said:
Never had that happen to me... Very messed up thought. Oh would I break out the IPA, ammonia, Lysol and other such chemicals to kill, KILL, KILL!!!

I'd grab the nearest HEV suit as well.
:eek:

Toothless · Jun 24, 2020

Shame on me

Splinterdog · Jun 28, 2020

It gets worse...

phill · Jun 28, 2020

Splinterdog said:
It gets worse...
View attachment 160490

Just what the..... happened?

Valantar · Jun 28, 2020

Someone tripped near the computer while carrying a bowl of soup? At least it's still running!

Vayra86 · Jul 2, 2020

phill said:
Just what the..... happened?

More like what didn't happen

Note the cigarette butt, and bowl of soup being empty

Valantar · Jul 2, 2020

I'm just picturing the intake fans in that PC misting everything inside with a fine layer of... soup. Yum.

Chrispy_ · Jul 2, 2020

Vayra86 said:
More like what didn't happen

Note the cigarette butt, and bowl of soup being empty

Cigarette butt soup, my favourite!

P4-630 · Jul 10, 2020

Laptop running hot? I wonder why.....

(not my pic)

Chrispy_ · Jul 11, 2020

P4-630 said:
Laptop running hot? I wonder why.....

View attachment 161817
(not my pic)

I had a laptop returned to me after just three weeks of someone using it during COVID lockdown that looked like that. HOW DO THEIR LUNGS LOOK?!

Nuckles56 · Jul 11, 2020

Chrispy_ said:
I had a laptop returned to me after just three weeks of someone using it during COVID lockdown that looked like that. HOW DO THEIR LUNGS LOOK?!

I can imagine that would happen in a humid environment with plenty of dust

Splinterdog · Aug 10, 2020

This is an actual customer PC desk for whom I've solved numerous issues, but cleanliness was not a subject I considered to be within my remit.
And believe or not, it's not the worst I've seen.

silkstone · Aug 10, 2020

Splinterdog said:
This is an actual customer PC desk for whom I've solved numerous issues, but cleanliness was not a subject I considered to be within my remit.
And believe or not, it's not the worst I've seen.
View attachment 165161

God. Moisturizer and tissue paper on the same desk, next to the PC, along with a very white 'worn' keyboard. I wouldn't touch that thing!

Chrispy_ · Aug 10, 2020

Splinterdog said:
This is an actual customer PC desk for whom I've solved numerous issues, but cleanliness was not a subject I considered to be within my remit.
And believe or not, it's not the worst I've seen.

Looks like a garage or workshop covered in sawdust and other work dust. I hate dealing with machines like that but at least when they've come from a workshop you know the dust is building materials and not bacteria-rich dead skin and finger gunk.

biffzinker · Aug 19, 2020

I was browsing the sub reddit for “Dusty Computers” came across this post.

https://www.reddit.com/r/dustypcs/comments/i3fy9j

lexluthermiester · Aug 19, 2020

biffzinker said:
I was browsing the sub reddit for “Dusty Computers” came across this post.

https://www.reddit.com/r/dustypcs/comments/i3fy9j

I've seen something like this a few times, running, functioning, in use PC's. And the spiders were alive! That was a hell of a day!

Splinterdog · Aug 20, 2020

I still get these monstrosities in from time to time and I'm glad case design has now moved on a tad.

lexluthermiester · Aug 20, 2020

Splinterdog said:
I still get these monstrosities in from time to time and I'm glad case design has now moved on a tad.
View attachment 166176

That thing and ones like it were hideous...

System Name	Starlifter :: Dragonfly
Processor	i7 2600k 4.4GHz :: i5 10400
Motherboard	ASUS P8P67 Pro :: ASUS Prime H570-Plus
Cooling	Cryorig M9 :: Stock
Memory	4x4GB DDR3 2133 :: 2x8GB DDR4 2400
Video Card(s)	PNY GTX1070 :: Integrated UHD 630
Storage	Crucial MX500 1TB, 2x1TB Seagate RAID 0 :: Mushkin Enhanced 60GB SSD, 3x4TB Seagate HDD RAID5
Display(s)	Onn 165hz 1080p :: Acer 1080p
Case	Antec SOHO 1030B :: Old White Full Tower
Audio Device(s)	Creative X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Pro - Bose Companion 2 Series III :: None
Power Supply	FSP Hydro GE 550w :: EVGA Supernova 550
Software	Windows 10 Pro - Plex Server on Dragonfly
Benchmark Scores	>9000

System Name	BloodRage
Processor	R5 2600X PBO enabled
Motherboard	Gigabyte Aorus B450 Elite
Cooling	Arctic Esports Duo
Memory	16GB Corsair Vengeance 3000
Video Card(s)	MSI VENTUS OC 2060 Super
Storage	120GB PNY SATA + 1TB WD Blue M.2
Display(s)	Samsung CRG5 144hz QD
Case	CiT cheap chassis
Audio Device(s)	Creative Audigy FX
Power Supply	Superflower Leadex III Gold 650w
Mouse	Razer Basilisk
Keyboard	Red Dragon Kumara
Software	Win 10

System Name	BorgX79
Processor	i7-3930k 6/12cores@4.4GHz
Motherboard	Sabertoothx79
Cooling	Capitan 360
Memory	Muhskin DDR3-1866
Video Card(s)	Sapphire R480 8GB
Storage	Chronos SSD
Display(s)	3x VW266H
Case	Ching Mien 600
Audio Device(s)	Realtek
Power Supply	Cooler Master 1000W Silent Pro
Mouse	Logitech G900
Keyboard	Rosewill RK-1000
Software	Win7x64

System Name	H7 Flow 2024
Processor	AMD 5800X3D
Motherboard	Asus X570 Tough Gaming
Cooling	Custom liquid
Memory	32 GB DDR4
Video Card(s)	Intel ARC A750
Storage	Crucial P5 Plus 2TB.
Display(s)	AOC 24" Freesync 1m.s. 75Hz
Mouse	Lenovo
Keyboard	Eweadn Mechanical
Software	W11 Pro 64 bit

System Name	Ryzen Monster
Processor	Ryzen 7 5700X3D
Motherboard	Asus ROG Crosshair Hero VII WiFi
Cooling	Corsair H100i RGB Platinum
Memory	Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 32GB (4x8GB) 3200Mhz CMW16GX4M2C3200C16
Video Card(s)	Asus ROG Strix RX5700XT OC 8Gb
Storage	WD Black 500GB NVMe 250Gb Samsung SSD, OCZ 500Gb SSD WD M.2 500Gb, plus three spinners up to 1.5Tb
Display(s)	LG 32GK650F-B 32" UltraGear™ QHD
Case	Cooler Master Storm Trooper
Audio Device(s)	Supreme FX on board
Power Supply	Corsair RM850X full modular
Mouse	Corsair Ironclaw wireless
Keyboard	Logitech G213
VR HMD	Headphones Logitech G533 wireless
Software	Windows 11 Start 11
Benchmark Scores	3DMark Time Spy 4532 (9258 March 2021, 9399 July 2021)

The Filthy, Rotten, Nasty, Helpdesk-Nightmare picture clubhouse

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Splinterdog

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Splinterdog

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Splinterdog

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Moderator

Valantar

Vayra86

Valantar

Chrispy_

P4-630

Chrispy_

Nuckles56

Splinterdog

silkstone

Chrispy_

biffzinker

lexluthermiester

Splinterdog

lexluthermiester

System Name	Veral
Processor	7800x3D
Motherboard	x670e Asus Crosshair Hero
Cooling	Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 EVO
Memory	2x24 Klevv Cras V RGB
Video Card(s)	Powercolor 7900XTX Red Devil
Storage	Crucial P5 Plus 1TB, Samsung 980 1TB, Teamgroup MP34 4TB
Display(s)	Acer Nitro XZ342CK Pbmiiphx, 2x AOC 2425W, AOC I1601FWUX
Case	Fractal Design Meshify Lite 2
Audio Device(s)	Blue Yeti + SteelSeries Arctis 5 / Samsung HW-T550
Power Supply	Corsair HX850
Mouse	Corsair Harpoon
Keyboard	Corsair K55
VR HMD	HP Reverb G2
Software	Windows 11 Professional
Benchmark Scores	PEBCAK

System Name	Not so complete or overkill - There are others!! Just no room to put! :D
Processor	Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Motherboard	Asus Zenith 2 Extreme Alpha
Cooling	Lots!! Dual GTX 560 rads with D5 pumps for each rad. One rad for each component
Memory	Viper Steel 4 x 16GB DDR4 3600MHz not sure on the timings... Probably still at 2667!! :(
Video Card(s)	Asus Strix 3090 with front and rear active full cover water blocks
Storage	I'm bound to forget something here - 250GB OS, 2 x 1TB NVME, 2 x 1TB SSD, 4TB SSD, 2 x 8TB HD etc...
Display(s)	3 x Dell 27" S2721DGFA @ 7680 x 1440P @ 144Hz or 165Hz - working on it!!
Case	The big Thermaltake that looks like a Case Mods
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	EVGA 1600W T2
Mouse	Corsair thingy
Keyboard	Razer something or other....
VR HMD	No headset yet
Software	Windows 11 OS... Not a fan!!
Benchmark Scores	I've actually never benched it!! Too busy with WCG and FAH and not gaming! :( :( Not OC'd it!! :(

System Name	Hotbox
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, 110/95/110, PBO +150Mhz, CO -7,-7,-20(x6),
Motherboard	ASRock Phantom Gaming B550 ITX/ax
Cooling	LOBO + Laing DDC 1T Plus PWM + Corsair XR5 280mm + 2x Arctic P14
Memory	32GB G.Skill FlareX 3200c14 @3800c15
Video Card(s)	PowerColor Radeon 6900XT Liquid Devil Ultimate, UC@2250MHz max @~200W
Storage	2TB Adata SX8200 Pro
Display(s)	Dell U2711 main, AOC 24P2C secondary
Case	SSUPD Meshlicious
Audio Device(s)	Optoma Nuforce μDAC 3
Power Supply	Corsair SF750 Platinum
Mouse	Logitech G603
Keyboard	Keychron K3/Cooler Master MasterKeys Pro M w/DSA profile caps
Software	Windows 10 Pro

System Name	Tiny the White Yeti
Processor	7800X3D
Motherboard	MSI MAG Mortar b650m wifi
Cooling	CPU: Thermalright Peerless Assassin / Case: Phanteks T30-120 x3
Memory	32GB Corsair Vengeance 30CL6000
Video Card(s)	ASRock RX7900XT Phantom Gaming
Storage	Lexar NM790 4TB + Samsung 850 EVO 1TB + Samsung 980 1TB + Crucial BX100 250GB
Display(s)	Gigabyte G34QWC (3440x1440)
Case	Lian Li A3 mATX White
Audio Device(s)	Harman Kardon AVR137 + 2.1
Power Supply	EVGA Supernova G2 750W
Mouse	Steelseries Aerox 5
Keyboard	Lenovo Thinkpad Trackpoint II
VR HMD	HD 420 - Green Edition ;)
Software	W11 IoT Enterprise LTSC
Benchmark Scores	Over 9000

System Name	Bragging Rights
Processor	Atom Z3735F 1.33GHz
Motherboard	It has no markings but it's green
Cooling	No, it's a 2.2W processor
Memory	2GB DDR3L-1333
Video Card(s)	Gen7 Intel HD (4EU @ 311MHz)
Storage	32GB eMMC and 128GB Sandisk Extreme U3
Display(s)	10" IPS 1280x800 60Hz
Case	Veddha T2
Audio Device(s)	Apparently, yes
Power Supply	Samsung 18W 5V fast-charger
Mouse	MX Anywhere 2
Keyboard	Logitech MX Keys (not Cherry MX at all)
VR HMD	Samsung Oddyssey, not that I'd plug it into this though....
Software	W10 21H1, barely
Benchmark Scores	I once clocked a Celeron-300A to 564MHz on an Abit BE6 and it scored over 9000.

System Name	AlderLake
Processor	Intel i7 12700K P-Cores @ 5Ghz
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z690 Aorus Master
Cooling	Noctua NH-U12A 2 fans + Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut Extreme + 5 case fans
Memory	32GB DDR5 Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB 6000MT/s CL36
Video Card(s)	MSI RTX 2070 Super Gaming X Trio
Storage	Samsung 980 Pro 1TB + 970 Evo 500GB + 850 Pro 512GB + 860 Evo 1TB x2
Display(s)	23.8" Dell S2417DG 165Hz G-Sync 1440p
Case	Be quiet! Silent Base 600 - Window
Audio Device(s)	Panasonic SA-PMX94 / Realtek onboard + B&O speaker system / Harman Kardon Go + Play / Logitech G533
Power Supply	Seasonic Focus Plus Gold 750W
Mouse	Logitech MX Anywhere 2 Laser wireless
Keyboard	RAPOO E9270P Black 5GHz wireless
Software	Windows 11
Benchmark Scores	Cinebench R23 (Single Core) 1936 @ stock Cinebench R23 (Multi Core) 23006 @ stock

System Name	Storm Wrought \| Blackwood (HTPC)
Processor	AMD Ryzen 9 5900x @stock \| i7 2600k
Motherboard	Gigabyte X570 Aorus Pro WIFI m-ITX \| Some POS gigabyte board
Cooling	Deepcool AK620, BQ shadow wings 3 High Spd, stock 180mm \|BQ Shadow rock LP + 4x120mm Noctua redux
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V 2x32GB 4000MHz \| 2x4GB 2000MHz @1866
Video Card(s)	Powercolor RX 6800XT Red Dragon \| PNY a2000 6GB
Storage	SX8200 Pro 1TB, 1TB KC3000, 850EVO 500GB, 2+8TB Seagate, LG Blu-ray \| 120GB Sandisk SSD, 4TB WD red
Display(s)	Samsung UJ590UDE 32" UHD monitor \| LG CS 55" OLED
Case	Silverstone TJ08B-E \| Custom built wooden case (Aus native timbers)
Audio Device(s)	Onboard, Sennheiser HD 599 cans / Logitech z163's \| Edifier S2000 MKIII via toslink
Power Supply	Corsair HX 750 \| Corsair SF 450
Mouse	Microsoft Pro Intellimouse\| Some logitech one
Keyboard	GMMK w/ Zelio V2 62g (78g for spacebar) tactile switches & Glorious black keycaps\| Some logitech one
VR HMD	HTC Vive
Software	Win 10 Edu \| Ubuntu 22.04
Benchmark Scores	Look in the various benchmark threads

System Name	Gaming System / HTPC-Server
Processor	i7 8700K (@4.8 Ghz All-Core) / R7 5900X
Motherboard	Z370 Aorus Ultra Gaming / MSI B450 Mortar Max
Cooling	CM ML360 / CM ML240L
Memory	16Gb Hynix @3200 MHz / 16Gb Hynix @3000Mhz
Video Card(s)	Zotac 3080 / Colorful 1060
Storage	750G MX300 + 2x500G NVMe / 40Tb Reds + 1Tb WD Blue NVMe
Display(s)	LG 27GN800-B 27'' 2K 144Hz / Sony TV
Case	Xigmatek Aquarius Plus / Corsair Air 240
Audio Device(s)	On Board Realtek
Power Supply	Super Flower Leadex III Gold 750W / Andyson TX-700 Platinum
Mouse	Logitech G502 Hero / K400+
Keyboard	Wooting Two / K400+
Software	Windows 10 x64
Benchmark Scores	Cinebench R15 = 1542 3D Mark Timespy = 9758

Processor	Intel Core i7-13700 PL2 150W
Motherboard	MSI Z790 Gaming Plus WiFi
Cooling	Cooler Master Hyper 212 Halo Black
Memory	G Skill F5-6800J3446F48G 96GB kit
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte Radeon RX 9070 GAMING OC 16G
Storage	970 EVO NVMe 500GB, WD850N 2TB
Display(s)	Samsung 28” 4K monitor
Case	Corsair iCUE 4000D RGB AIRFLOW
Audio Device(s)	EVGA NU Audio, Edifier Bookshelf Speakers R1280
Power Supply	TT TOUGHPOWER GF A3 Gold 1050W
Mouse	Logitech G502 Hero
Keyboard	Logitech G G413 Silver
Software	Windows 11 Professional v24H2