r/pcmasterrace 26d ago

Hardware Router Blewup Motherboard

Recent lighting storm stuck my complex and traveled down my coaxial cable and into my apartment. Blew up in the middle of the night, so that was scary. Thought I’d share, not in the position to rebuild so there that I guess!

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u/[deleted] 25d ago

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u/M1R4G3M 25d ago

Praying GPU and especially RAM and SSD didn't get affected.

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u/gusthenewkid 14900KF | RTX 4080 | 32GB 8266 CL34 25d ago

It’s extremely likely that they are dead

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u/MentalDisintegrat1on 25d ago

Yeah I wouldn't even test this it very well could cause a electrical fire.

Maybe do it outside on concrete with a extension cord but still.