home user composed on 2025-04-26 10:22 (UTC-0600):
> (F-42 stand-alone workstation; gnome)
> My F-42 workstation had 21 mixed crashes in a few hours late yesterday,
> and more in a matter of minutes just a few minutes ago. It was installed
> yesterday afternoon. It's practically unusable. I'm now on a windows-10
> box (separate hardware, no dual boot).
...
> I do not game.
> The most graphics-intense thing that I do (as far as I know) is watch
> youtube videos with a resolution of about 1.4k.
> So I'm wondering...
> Suppose I remove the graphics card (nvidia GeForce GTX 660; 12 years
> old) entirely.
> 1. What do I lose by going without the graphics card? What are the risks?
> 2. Would I have to install Fedora-42 Workstation all over again?
Is the whole computer 12 years old? If it is, the activities causing crashing
may
be loading a failing PSU beyond its reduced remaining capability. Assuming the
PC
has an iGPU, removing the GTX may buy you some time before complete PSU
breakdown.
If the problem actually is the GTX, then removal should constitute a complete
fix.
Without NVidia proprietary drivers installed, an AMD or Intel iGPU 12 years old
should be fully supported ready to go without any software changes.
A dead or obstructed fan or heatsink can lead to overheating and consequent
crashing. Could it be your system needs an internal cleaning? I've run into
computers dead in only 5 years because its owner is a heavy smoker.
Sometimes some types of thermal compound between heatsink and CPU ages out and
needs replacing. Have you checked for elevated temperatures?
If GTX removal does fix it, inspect it for leaky and/or swollen electrolytic
capacitors. My GT8600 needed several replaced when it was something like 10
years
old. I've resurrected dead or flaky motherboards with cap replacements years
ago.
Newer motherboards mostly use polymers instead of electrolytics, so if 12 years
old, caps on your motherboard would be an unlikely problem source.
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