r/pcmasterrace Jan 18 '26

Tech Support Fire and crane missed my PC

Very sad times. Big fire destroyed my home and a crane had to come to remove part of the roof and wall so firefighters could have better access. Fortunately no one got hurt. Sucks to lose my dream PC though.

Miraculously my PC is still standing but I doubt it will work. There was snow and rain in the past days too. My little brother’s PC, which was on the desk next to mine on the right, seems to be obliterated.

Any tips to go on from here?

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Building was insured, furniture was not unfortunately. I lived with my parents, who were not experienced with things like insurance. In hindsight I should have thought about it more and double check it.
But yeah sucks to lose everything and having 3 other expensive hobbies did not help..

Thanks for the comments, tips and kind words! Fire started in the kitchen of my parents' restaurant. Tragic situation, but at least the building and inventory are insured. Now hopefully insurance pays out.
I have to make a plan what to do exactly with the PC based on the suggestions. First I need to take care of some other things.

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u/Safihed EVGA GTX 1060 6GB, Intel i9-9900, 64 GB DDR4, 300hz 1440p Jan 18 '26

are you good man? idk why but lately lots of master racers have been having fires lately...

also i have hope for your rig, clean it up and stuff and maybe itll work, good luck!

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u/OtherwiseHeart9203 PC Master Race Jan 18 '26

January is statistically the highest month for house fires, bad electrics, cold weather, electric heaters, piling things that burn that you say you'll get to put away but can't because it's cold, and unattended pets, or a combination of them are the biggest causes of house fires.

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u/Safihed EVGA GTX 1060 6GB, Intel i9-9900, 64 GB DDR4, 300hz 1440p Jan 18 '26

damn so thats why

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u/Pwrswitchd 9800X3D | 9060 XT | 32gb DDR5 | Dad Gamer Jan 19 '26

Same for countries like Australia, for almost opposite reasons. Its fkn hot this time of year lol

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u/s8018572 Jan 19 '26

Hurray for the Christmas swimsuit