Omg my pc

[Porn Shop Clerk]

Yesteday, watching a movie, my pc shuts off, out of nowhere. Just goes down. No bluescreen, nothing.

I try to reboot. Computer powers up the bios screen, then shuts down again.

I think "fug its this goddamn pooty power supply that came with this premade," because that's what I expect to go first. HD is solid.

I flipped my pc around and started messing around inside, and that's when I noticed the heatsink on my after-market video card hanging loose.

The fan had locked up and the heatsink had melted through the plastic pins holding the sink to the circuit board, and the thermal paste I use was no match for it after that. The whole thing had come loose and was hanging down.

The vid card still functions and I could probably get a new fan for it, and have it running tonight. But I think this is just the excuse I need to upgrade my psu and look into getting a real video card.

With all those hunk of junk parts they just slap in any old premade that's probably half refurb to begin with, who'd a thunk it would be the after-market hardware I added that failed first.

Not me.

[Jeff L]

I would just buy a new computer... For a few hundred dollars more than what it is going to cost to fix the computer you have now you can buy a new one!

Don't you love how I have no problems spending your money?

[Porn Shop Clerk]

Nah, I need that power supply and video card regardless of whether I buy a new machine or not.

So I may as well upgrade them, then in a few months upgrade the mobo/proc/ram.

[natty]

How are you sure the video card still works? Without a heatsink/fan it's likely you fried the gpu. I've never had one fall about on me like that but I did have one get clogged with dust.

[SorthNarolina]

How are you sure the video card still works? Without a heatsink/fan it's likely you fried the gpu. I've never had one fall about on me like that but I did have one get clogged with dust.

most cards will cut off before they fry. Most modern CPU's will also do the same but I think some AMD models will still fry if you ran it without a heatsink.

[SorthNarolina]

Yesteday, watching a movie, my pc shuts off, out of nowhere. Just goes down. No bluescreen, nothing.

I try to reboot. Computer powers up the bios screen, then shuts down again.

I think "fug its this goddamn pooty power supply that came with this premade," because that's what I expect to go first. HD is solid.

I flipped my pc around and started messing around inside, and that's when I noticed the heatsink on my after-market video card hanging loose.

The fan had locked up and the heatsink had melted through the plastic pins holding the sink to the circuit board, and the thermal paste I use was no match for it after that. The whole thing had come loose and was hanging down.

The vid card still functions and I could probably get a new fan for it, and have it running tonight. But I think this is just the excuse I need to upgrade my psu and look into getting a real video card.

With all those hunk of junk parts they just slap in any old premade that's probably half refurb to begin with, who'd a thunk it would be the after-market hardware I added that failed first.

Not me.

now is a good time to buy. Wait for the supply of the new 400 series Nvidia cards to stabilize and prices should fall a little bit.

[Porn Shop Clerk]

How are you sure the video card still works? Without a heatsink/fan it's likely you fried the gpu. I've never had one fall about on me like that but I did have one get clogged with dust.

It'll still boot to a certain point with the card in it until the machine shuts itself off.

[Doc Holiday]

And this is why I don't play games on a PC.

My total out of pockect expense for getting 8 xbox 360's repaired or replaced: $22.50

[Mesmer]

Nobody said it was cheaper.

[Doc Holiday]

Nobody said it was cheaper.

This has nothing to do with you.

[Porn Shop Clerk]

And this is why I don't play games on a PC.

My total out of pockect expense for getting 8 xbox 360's repaired or replaced: $22.50

If I ever have to replace 8 video cards on one PC, your argument will be valid.

Total times my PC has gone back to the manufacturer to fix design flaws: 0

LOL 8 Xbox 360's. That's a fuging truck and a half of fail right there.

[Mesmer]

I play mostly on XBox and I'm on my 3rd one. They were all covered, but the thing is a POS. You'll get no argument from me there.

[Porn Shop Clerk]

I don't know a single person that hasn't sent off at least one.

[Doc Holiday]

If I ever have to replace 8 video cards on one PC, your argument will be valid.

Total times my PC has gone back to the manufacturer to fix design flaws: 0

LOL 8 Xbox 360's. That's a fuging truck and a half of fail right there.

2 by lightning

1 by moving it with a cd in it while off

1 by software update that killed it some how

4 were just DOA one lasted 20 min and another lasted 4 hours and the others were over the course of the first 2 days.

But still $22.50 bitch I'd like to you beat that. Could you even buy a Mouse for that much?