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    Spare Components.

    How many of you guys carry spare components for your PC's.
    I always have a spare PSU, Water cooler, GFX card and Motherboard. only ever had a PSU go on me so far. Problem I cannot imagine a couple of days without my PC

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    Re: Spare Components.

    Besides a couple of spare PCs, I keep enough spares to build a replacement PC. Obviously, not to the same standard as my main rig - I don't have a spare i9 9900 or RTX3090 - but enough to get by.

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    Re: Spare Components.

    PSU, graphics card and ram. Plus various watercooling odds & ends.

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    Re: Spare Components.

    At least I don't feel so weird now. Thought it was just me.

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    Re: Spare Components.

    Quote Originally Posted by Kovoet View Post
    At least I don't feel so weird now. Thought it was just me.
    Depends what you mean by 'carry'...

    I carry a torch, Swiss Army™ knife, wallet, first aid kit, keys, and often a bunch of other little life-useful junk, which could probably fill a whole new thread... It's never occurred to me that I might need an emergency PC rebuild kit, although most of the times I'd need one I'm usually a stone's throw (or a short drive) away from someone who does have enough spares to at least let me access the internet and maybe even play a lightweight game or two.

    I did have a very basic spare PC that was cobbled from leftover parts but, like with most of our leftovers, my friends and I often build starter-spec PCs for people we want to help out, and my spare recently went to someone.
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    Re: Spare Components.

    I used too, not so much these days.

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    Re: Spare Components.

    Quote Originally Posted by Ttaskmaster View Post
    Depends what you mean by 'carry'...

    I carry a torch, Swiss Army™ knife, wallet, first aid kit, keys, and often a bunch of other little life-useful junk, which could probably fill a whole new thread... It's never occurred to me that I might need an emergency PC rebuild kit, although most of the times I'd need one I'm usually a stone's throw (or a short drive) away from someone who does have enough spares to at least let me access the internet and maybe even play a lightweight game or two.

    I did have a very basic spare PC that was cobbled from leftover parts but, like with most of our leftovers, my friends and I often build starter-spec PCs for people we want to help out, and my spare recently went to someone.
    I think the biggest problem we have in London besides a curry's which I will not put my foot in there is no computer store anymore now that yoyotech has gone.. I'd love to live near a Scan or some store like that. Hence why I carry spare parts.

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    Re: Spare Components.

    Quote Originally Posted by Kovoet View Post
    I think the biggest problem we have in London besides a curry's which I will not put my foot in there is no computer store anymore now that yoyotech has gone.. I'd love to live near a Scan or some store like that. Hence why I carry spare parts.
    I remember Yoyotech back in the day and Morgan Computers!

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    Quote Originally Posted by CAT-THE-FIFTH View Post
    I remember Yoyotech back in the day and Morgan Computers!
    Every Saturday I had off I spent time there. My wife hated the place. The good thing if she wanted stuff for herself the deal we stopped there. I haven't got anymore lol

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    Re: Spare Components.

    Quote Originally Posted by Kovoet View Post
    I think the biggest problem we have in London besides a curry's which I will not put my foot in there is no computer store anymore now that yoyotech has gone.. I'd love to live near a Scan or some store like that. Hence why I carry spare parts.
    There haven't been computer shops anywhere since the 90s, have there?
    I believe there is actually a computer fair round our way, but I understand it's mostly retro, vintage and collector pieces, with anything else priced at whatever the market will bear. Not exactly the treasure trove of bargains it once was...
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    Re: Spare Components.

    The trick is to have kids, you can build a whole 2nd rig for them and the misses cant say anything

    Also allows you to upgrade and hand me down much faster lol.

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    I used to have that excuse but he left the house and only uses apple and xbox.
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