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On 28 May 2013, at 06:38, Mick wrote:
> ...
> If it is not a memory issue, then it may well be a power supply issue. =
 My old=20
> PC started playing up lately (e.g. a couple of kernel panics when =
shutting=20
> down, or freezing at random) and I discovered some domed capacitors in =
the=20
> PSU.  I will similarly be buying a new machine soon, although I may =
bother=20
> myself with replacing the capacitors at some point.

When fixing PCs as a fulltime occupation, I found the PSU to be the most =
common cause of random and "inexplicable" crashes - slightly more often, =
I would say, than bad or overheating RAM, but with symptoms generally =
indistinguishable.=20

Many computer enthusiasts will look down on =A320 or =A330 PSUs, but I =
don't think that spending 2 or 3 times as much would have had any =
benefit for the users I serviced.=20

Stroller.