Most popular ways to kill your PC

Computers should be essentially immortal right? They are just a collection of circuits and signals, and as long as power flows to them, they should continue to operate; there’s nothing to break down, nothing to age… uh-huh. Anyone who’s ever owned a computer knows that this is not quite true. This is how does quite an interesting article starts at PC Stats describing the most common reasons why computers die.

Computers and their component parts do have a finite life span, and just like us, they have a list of afflictions that are most likely to claim their digital existences. Also just like us, most of these problems stem from careless handling, neglect, unhealthy environments and old age. Toss careless manufacturing into the mix, and you can see why the average computer system rarely survives more than ten years without some sort of catastrophic failure.

I’m also wondering, why so many people in my surroundings experience problems with computers - I’ve built many computers on my own and all of them are very stable, running for years without bigger issues. I had only a problem with PSU once, but it was simply cheap piece of crap, replacing it made the trick…

Most Common Problems
26% PSU and power issues
23% Bad gear and user negligence
13% Heatsink related
15% Assembly and moving
10% Lightning strike and static
3% Computer cruelty
6% USB related
2% Overclocking