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Re:FreeBSD 12.2-BETA1 by nix23 on Monday September 14, 2020 @11:25AM (#24471261)
> Nvidia graphics cards on FreeBSD

Many it's official supported

>A few years ago I used to mine crypto on my graphics card

Mining does not damage your card

>My RAM is of the non-ECC variant.

Make a extensive memory check like memcheck+

>The PSU is probably the oldest component in my computer.

Here i would bet is your problem, if the ram is ok, no CAP has a bubble and your computer is dust free then it's to 80% your PSU

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Re:FreeBSD 12.2-BETA1 by znpy on Monday September 14, 2020 @11:35AM (#24471390)
>>A few years ago I used to mine crypto on my graphics card

> Mining does not damage your card

Mining certainly does not damage the card, however i'd check the cooling. Overheating might be a problem, and mining means that the card is working at 100% of its capabilities for long times (instead of the usual/occasional gaming session).

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Re:FreeBSD 12.2-BETA1 by simlevesque on Monday September 14, 2020 @11:31AM (#24471334)
> no CAP has a bubble

could you please tell me what that means ? I googled "CAP bubble computer" and the results were unrelated.

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Re:FreeBSD 12.2-BETA1 by nix23 on Monday September 14, 2020 @11:42AM (#24471479)
Looks like that:

https://www.soundonsound.com/sound-advice/pc-notes-16

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Re:FreeBSD 12.2-BETA1 by codetrotter on Monday September 14, 2020 @11:33AM (#24471369)
They were referring to if there was any bulging on any of the capacitors on any of the components in the computer.
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Re:FreeBSD 12.2-BETA1 by simlevesque on Monday September 14, 2020 @01:44PM (#24472912)
ah thanks I wasn't sure what CAP meant now it's all clear.
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Re:FreeBSD 12.2-BETA1 by codetrotter on Monday September 14, 2020 @11:29AM (#24471306)
A'ight thank you, I will try a memcheck and if the memcheck looks ok I will save up money for a new PSU.
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Re:FreeBSD 12.2-BETA1 by nix23 on Monday September 14, 2020 @11:45AM (#24471516)
If you have a Friend that is good in electronic he can have a look into your PSU...they have Capacitors too (bulging), but the PSU is really NOT a playground..you don't want to light your house on fire.
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Re:FreeBSD 12.2-BETA1 by shrubble on Monday September 14, 2020 @11:37AM (#24471411)
You are referring to the 'capacitor plague' as Wikipedia calls it?
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Re:FreeBSD 12.2-BETA1 by nix23 on Monday September 14, 2020 @11:41AM (#24471455)
Can happen to any capacitor when it's over his lifetime at a certain temperature, but at the capacitor plague time they died much before the expected lifetime.
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