was helping a friend build his new computer. we hook everything up, hit the power button, and poof... smoke coming out of a capacitor on the mobo...
got a new one in the mail already, i'm just wondering whether it could be the power supply.... ( 1200w thermaltake). i'd hate it if another one...
my dad wants me to build him a computer for his office. he's not necessarily on a tight budget, but he's only going to be using it for web browsing and email, and a bit of data redundancy (mirror raid)
anyone got any mobo/cpu reccomendations? was thinking about the 7750 and a micro atx raid...
time for me to part with my lappy.
Its an Asus G1S(n)-B2
Specs:
Core2Duo 2.4Ghz
3GB factory installed RAM
200GB 7200RPM hard drive
DVD/CD burner
Truly magnificent 15.4" (1650x1050)
Black carbon fiber design
Nvidia 9500M GS graphics card.
Warranty untill Jan 2010
The notebook only saw a few...
time for me to part with my lappy.
Its an Asus G1S(n)-B2
Specs:
Core2Duo 2.4Ghz
3GB factory installed RAM
200GB 7200RPM hard drive
DVD/CD burner
Truly magnificent 15.4" (1650x1050)
Black carbon fiber design
Nvidia 9500M GS graphics card.
Warranty untill Jan 2010
The notebook only saw a few...
please sticky
http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/07/09/nvidia-g84-g86-bad
obviously all 8400m and 8600m cards are defective and are subject to extreme overheating and abnormally high failure rates.
i suggest nobody buys a laptop with any g84 or g86 series cards for the...
http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/07/09/nvidia-g84-g86-bad
RMA it and demand that you get one with the newer 9500 series because all 8600m's are defective.
i called and yelled at them many times over the past few months about GPU overheating and a bunch of issues i had...
returned some things today and got $308 worth of store credit because i didnt have the receipt. goes to the first person to paypal me $270. can ship first thing in the morning or i can just email you the serial number if you are just going to order stuff online.
paypal only and you have to be...
so i want to run a wireless signal thru 4-5 concrete walls. i have a dir655 already and im thinking about getting a dlg4500 too. what do you think the latency would be like in games if the signal jumps 2 routers before it reaches the laptop?
i had the G1S- A1 actually and the graphics card was overheating... 110 celcius is what nview and rivatuner said. i sent it back but they were out of the a1 so i got the b2 instead
im giving newegg a call first thing tomorrow.
im so pissed right now. i ordered the g1s-b2 from newegg yesterday (14th) and today they came up with a $100 rebate thats valid from the 15th to the 31st. you guys think they may still send it?