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Hardware Gore

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Welcome to /c/HardwareGore!


This community is dedicated to showcasing broken hardware like phones, laptops, computer hardware and other devices. Here, you can see everything from shattered screens, bent casings, fried motherboards, destroyed gadgets, to liquid damaged phones and battery explosions. Share your unfortunate moments, whether they are unintentional accidents or from moments with lack of control.


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(last updated: 10th October 2023 - Rewording some rules, minor updates to existing rules and introduction of Rule 7; no actual change in how the community works than it already does)


  1. This community is a part of the Lemmy.world instance. You must follow its Code of Conduct (https://mastodon.world/about).
  2. Please keep all discussions in English. This makes communication and moderation much easier.
  3. Only post content that's appropriate to this community. Inappropriate posts will be removed.
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  6. Do not repost media that has already been posted in the last 30 days. Such reposts will be deleted. Non-original content and reposts from external websites are allowed.
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[–] enkille@lemmy.world 121 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I know these things get hot, but 90 degrees when it's not even in use is bananas.

[–] randomsnark@lemmy.ml 16 points 2 years ago

Actually bananas are 16-30 degrees for a moderately curved banana Source(scientific article)(NSFW)

[–] Master@lemmy.ca 41 points 2 years ago

1200$ no trades or offers. I know what i have.

[–] SatanicNotMessianic@lemmy.ml 27 points 2 years ago

These new video compression algorithms are nuts.

[–] the_q@lemmy.world 22 points 2 years ago

"Never been mined on."

[–] EdibleFriend@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

That got hit by a forklift or some shit in the warehouse.

[–] wesker@lemmy.sdf.org 11 points 2 years ago

Nah, it was just delivered by USPS.

[–] ZagamTheVile@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago

I mean style is style, and you should be happy with your rig, but my dude, that's gonna restrict airflow.

[–] edgemaster72@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago

* record scratches *

"You're probably wondering how I got here. Well, it all started in the Central Bureaucracy..."

[–] lobo@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] bruhduh@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Mini itx build be like

[–] Bouga@lemm.ee 8 points 2 years ago

My broken ass brain took about 10 seconds before concluding this was not a fancy ski boot or something

[–] Damage@feddit.it 8 points 2 years ago

Did Torvalds get his hands on it?

[–] argh_another_username@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 years ago

Sell it on eBay as slightly used.

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 7 points 2 years ago

All your graphics are gonna be bent 90° now.

[–] Lemmyvisitor@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 years ago

Anti-aliasing

[–] might_steal_your_cat@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago

Don't tickle your GPU!

[–] Sorgan71@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

Bro just bend it back, its fine

[–] bruhduh@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

iPhone bend challenge went out of control

[–] bruhduh@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

My state when i say I'm fine

[–] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I see someone has been Folding@Home.

[–] Steamymoomilk@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago

Damn im jelous your one of the cool kids with them fancy folding graphics card. Just like a Z flip

[–] DannyBoy@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

That's a lot of power connectors.