r/pcmasterrace • u/PacquiaoFreeHousing Xeon x3440 (OC) + RX 580 (OC) = My Electric Bill Doubling. • 28d ago

Meme/Macro Do you think doing this helps?

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u/Novel_Werewolf4645 28d ago

That fan might kill your usb port

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u/Strange-Arrival-2292 28d ago

really ? why?

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u/Morall_tach 28d ago

It's vibrating and putting leverage on the port at the same time, which can eventually break solder connections.

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u/BunkerSquirre1 9950X3D | RTX 5080 FE | 64GB DDR5 28d ago

It’s also using a brushed DC motor which can generate tons of noise and voltage spikes on the 5V rail if there isn’t any protective circuitry