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VirtualLarry

No Lifer
Aug 25, 2001
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Some fan in my 5-year-old-ish Ryzen / AM4 build is making a gosh-awful rattling racket. I *think* that it's one of the fans for my CoolerMaster MasterLiquid Lite 240 Rad. Either the bolt got loose, or more than likely, the fan hub did. Come to think about it, so did the (probably same model) fan did, when I had a CM ML Lite 120mm at one point as well. Only, these fans are horizontal, and that one was vertical.

Seems like most of the noise went away when I stopped mining on the CPU.

Hope that it's not the pump. Temps seemed OK, mining on all 24 threads of my 5900X, 75C max temp.

Sigh, I knew that I needed a re-build, but that may come sooner rather than later.
 

VirtualLarry

No Lifer
Aug 25, 2001
56,587
10,225
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Also, had to finally, three or four years after getting my 40" 4K UHD HDTV/monitor(s), had to adjust my Windows Scaling Factor to 125%. Sigh. I even got new glasses, but they weren't as strong as my older ones, which broke.
 

sdifox

No Lifer
Sep 30, 2005
100,258
17,899
126
I bothered to brush oil on the air fryer mesh but my croissant still got stuck to it :colbert:
 

Ajay

Lifer
Jan 8, 2001
16,094
8,114
136
Some weird blue window popping up randomly and disappearing immediately on Win10.
Went to see if Malwarebytes had a bootable ISO: Apparently, it's supposed to be on a webpage where this is all that pops up:
"Before we can begin, please rename conf_global.dist.php to conf_global.php in /var/www/html/106117 and ensure it is writable (usually CHMOD 0777)."

WTF?! Server problems?? Oh, and there are several links to people's google drives - totally 100% safe; no chance that they could be lying :rolleyes:.
 
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BoomerD

No Lifer
Feb 26, 2006
66,279
14,699
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Some fan in my 5-year-old-ish Ryzen / AM4 build is making a gosh-awful rattling racket. I *think* that it's one of the fans for my CoolerMaster MasterLiquid Lite 240 Rad. Either the bolt got loose, or more than likely, the fan hub did. Come to think about it, so did the (probably same model) fan did, when I had a CM ML Lite 120mm at one point as well. Only, these fans are horizontal, and that one was vertical.

Seems like most of the noise went away when I stopped mining on the CPU.

Hope that it's not the pump. Temps seemed OK, mining on all 24 threads of my 5900X, 75C max temp.

Sigh, I knew that I needed a re-build, but that may come sooner rather than later.

CoolerMaster fans don't seem to last very long. All 4 in my HAF932 case died and had to be replaced within about 5 years.


Also, had to finally, three or four years after getting my 40" 4K UHD HDTV/monitor(s), had to adjust my Windows Scaling Factor to 125%. Sigh. I even got new glasses, but they weren't as strong as my older ones, which broke.

It's a bitch gettin old...
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nutxo

Diamond Member
May 20, 2001
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Woke up at around 230 am hearing some noises outside. I was half asleep and grabbed a flashlight ( I keep one by my bed now , our city has gone to shit with crime since covid) Went to head outside and tumbled down our stairs.. I made it to work today but after about an hour on my feet and walking it became painfully obvious I was not going to be able to function.

I'm hoping to feel better by tomorrow.
 

BoomerD

No Lifer
Feb 26, 2006
66,279
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Woke up at around 230 am hearing some noises outside. I was half asleep and grabbed a flashlight ( I keep one by my bed now , our city has gone to shit with crime since covid) Went to head outside and tumbled down our stairs.. I made it to work today but after about an hour on my feet and walking it became painfully obvious I was not going to be able to function.

I'm hoping to feel better by tomorrow.

Hmmm...and on a Friday. Sounds like an excuse to get a 3 day weekend to me... :p
 

Red Squirrel

No Lifer
May 24, 2003
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I ordered a burrito but they just left it outside and never rang the door bell. I've had that happen before so I went to check, and sure enough it was sitting there in the cold, all alone. It must have JUST been dropped off though since it was still warm.
 

shortylickens

No Lifer
Jul 15, 2003
80,287
17,081
136
I need a radar or laser activated doorbell so I know when some fucking cum-guzzler leaves my property just sitting on the front porch.
 
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IronWing

No Lifer
Jul 20, 2001
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I ordered a burrito but they just left it outside and never rang the door bell. I've had that happen before so I went to check, and sure enough it was sitting there in the cold, all alone. It must have JUST been dropped off though since it was still warm.
The Reconquest is complete.
 

nutxo

Diamond Member
May 20, 2001
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Hmmm...and on a Friday. Sounds like an excuse to get a 3 day weekend to me... :p

I work Saturdays.. I don't miss 2 days in a row.. A ton of Tylenol seemed to help. In the old days Id go get a few Vicodin from my doctor. Druggies messed that up so now you have to lose a limb to get medicated.
 

highland145

Lifer
Oct 12, 2009
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Having to watch Army/Navy on my phone because it keeps flaking out on the firestick. Other live games are fine.

Hulu.
 
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UsandThem

Elite Member
May 4, 2000
16,068
7,383
146
After my dishwasher crapped out, I narrowed the issue down to the pump. It appears from the many posts I came across about Whirlpool pumps not lasting long are accurate.

Anyways I ordered the pump from a seller on Amazon who had a pretty substantial history with good reviews there. They shipped it out quickly, and despite it being shipped using the SmartPost method, it arrived fairly quickly.

So with the family home today (so they can watch / take care of the dogs), I decided today was the day to kill my back pulling out the dishwasher and replacing the pump.

I go to swap the pumps, and realize they are not the same. Yup, the seller sent me the wrong pump. I go to Amazon to see if I accidentally ordered the wrong model, and now the parts Amazon page has been removed (usually not a good sign). Now I have to give the seller the option to respond within the next 48 hours before I have more options (like requesting a return or refund).

Of course I had to hook the water supply and drain connected to the garbage disposal again, so outside of not connecting the power, I had to basically reinstall the dishwasher.

The icing on the cake was my back fully locking up afterwards. :eek:
 
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highland145

Lifer
Oct 12, 2009
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After my dishwasher crapped out, I narrowed the issue down to the pump. It appears from the many posts I came across about Whirlpool pumps not lasting long are accurate.

Anyways I ordered the pump from a seller on Amazon who had a pretty substantial history with good reviews there. They shipped it out quickly, and despite it being shipped using the SmartPost method, it arrived fairly quickly.

So with the family home today (so they can watch / take care of the dogs), I decided today was the day to kill my back pulling out the dishwasher and replacing the pump.

I go to swap the pumps, and realize they are not the same. Yup, the seller sent me the wrong pump. I go to Amazon to see if I accidentally ordered the wrong model, and now the parts Amazon page has been removed (usually not a good sign). Now I have to give the seller the option to respond within the next 48 hours before I have more options (like requesting a return or refund).

Of course I had to hook the water supply and drain connected to the garbage disposal again, so outside of not connecting the power, I had to basically reinstall the dishwasher.

The icing on the cake was my back fully locking up afterwards. :eek:
Yeah, calling the local guys Monday for the rental. $150.
 

IronWing

No Lifer
Jul 20, 2001
72,864
33,929
136
I found out this morning that I had applied for unemployment in California last year. Yea me!
 

pete6032

Diamond Member
Dec 3, 2010
8,146
3,584
136
Had to replace the AC motor on my 3-year old car. My last car was 20 years old when I finally got rid of it and the AC motor never went out...