r/pcmasterrace • u/Front_Cookie_1198 • 1d ago

Hardware PSU fails dramatically

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u/Soft_Lunch_183 1d ago

Grabbing it to unplug it rather than powering off or unplugging at the socket is a choice

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u/my_cars_on_fire 1d ago edited 1d ago

My brother in Christ, the PSU lit up like a god damn firework. You’re telling me you would have the presence of mind to shut it off in the safest/most effective way possible, as opposed to just getting it shut off ASAP so it doesn’t burn the whole fucking place down?

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u/24bitNoColor 23h ago

I would have the presence of fear 100% to not touch that thing...

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u/waffels 22h ago

How else was he supposed to get close enough to breathe in some of that sweet chemical smoke?