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post #1 of 6
10/28/12 at 10:01pm
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What will Happen if i do the paper clip method on my power supply and plug it into my graphics card? wha-smiley.png
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post #2 of 6
10/28/12 at 10:03pm
What is the paper clip method?
You mean to make your power supply turn on without it plugged into mobo?
I don't think it will cause any harm i always do it when i'm water leak testing.
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10/28/12 at 10:05pm
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yeah
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post #4 of 6
10/28/12 at 10:12pm
Your PSU will power on, then send power to the GPU. Not much else to happen if you do it right.
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10/28/12 at 10:22pm
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oh okay thanks.. thumb.gif
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10/28/12 at 10:29pm
It would be better to just unplug the GPU cords since you don't want to accidentally do something and mess up your GPU.
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