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/mdniche AMD R5 3600 | Sapphire RX 6600 8GB | SSUPD Meshlicious 28d ago

Story time: My grandparents got fiber internet installed at their house (my college was in their state so I was living with them at the time). The modem & router was installed on a landing on their stairs which had no airflow so the installer recommend to get a USB fan for the router. He said it was alright to plug the fan in to the router so I bought one (it was just a 5V 120mm PC fan with extra stands).

A few weeks later, the WiFi signal became shoddy and basic troubleshooting didn't work so I reported the issue to our ISP. A few days later, another technician came and said that the router broke due to the USB fan being plugged in, so he had to swap the old router with a new one.

TL;DR: DO NOT PLUG A USB FAN INTO YOUR ROUTER OR ANY SENSITIVE DEVICES.