Snow + PNY 6800GT

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sugii

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Some of you may know that a snow storm passed through Arkansas yesterday and gave us about 4 inches, and last night before I went to bed I opened my window because I like my room cold.

I told you that to tell you this...

This morning I woke up to weird noises coming from my window. I looked over and saw pieces of snow flying through my window. Turns out that my mother and uncle though it was funny to throw snowballs at my window, in turn EXPLODED when they hit my window blinds.

The funny part is that I have a $2000+ computer sitting infront of my window, that (at the time) was being showered with cold, wet snow. Last time I checked computers and snow do not mix.

Just as I got up, the final snowball came flying through my window and my computer made a weird noise and shut off. I though to myself "oh shi*t". I looked through my window on my case to see a black spot on the back of my 2 month old PNY 6800GT. I guess some snow was sucked through one of my side intake fans and landed on it.

So now my 6800 is dead, everything else seems to work ok (I am now back on my 9700pro).
 
sugii said:
Some of you may know that a snow storm passed through Arkansas yesterday and gave us about 4 inches, and last night before I went to bed I opened my window because I like my room cold.

I told you that to tell you this...

This morning I woke up to weird noises coming from my window. I looked over and saw pieces of snow flying through my window. Turns out that my mother and uncle though it was funny to throw snowballs at my window, in turn EXPLODED when they hit my window blinds.

The funny part is that I have a $2000+ computer sitting infront of my window, that (at the time) was being showered with cold, wet snow. Last time I checked computers and snow do not mix.

Just as I got up, the final snowball came flying through my window and my computer made a weird noise and shut off. I though to myself "oh shi*t". I looked through my window on my case to see a black spot on the back of my 2 month old PNY 6800GT. I guess some snow was sucked through one of my side intake fans and landed on it.

So now my 6800 is dead, everything else seems to work ok (I am now back on my 9700pro).
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Sad Story. A practical joke gone wrong. What are you going to do? RMA it? Your mother and uncle are going to buy you a 6800 GT or w/e for XmAs?
 
I am making them buy me a new one! Christmas comes early for me this year.
 
Ouch! At least you now have an excuse to upgrade...with someone else's money.
 
AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!
:mad: :mad:

Try to restrain yourself form physically hurting them. Becuase I will do it for you. :D

Actually I can't do that because I am in Maryland, but I want to.

They better pay for every cent that it takes to replace that card. What really sucks is that the stores are closing soon and even if they are open they might be sold out of the 6800 GT's.

AAAAAAARRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!!!
 
sugii said:
Some of you may know that a snow storm passed through Arkansas yesterday and gave us about 4 inches, and last night before I went to bed I opened my window because I like my room cold.

I told you that to tell you this...

This morning I woke up to weird noises coming from my window. I looked over and saw pieces of snow flying through my window. Turns out that my mother and uncle though it was funny to throw snowballs at my window, in turn EXPLODED when they hit my window blinds.

The funny part is that I have a $2000+ computer sitting infront of my window, that (at the time) was being showered with cold, wet snow. Last time I checked computers and snow do not mix.

Just as I got up, the final snowball came flying through my window and my computer made a weird noise and shut off. I though to myself "oh shi*t". I looked through my window on my case to see a black spot on the back of my 2 month old PNY 6800GT. I guess some snow was sucked through one of my side intake fans and landed on it.

So now my 6800 is dead, everything else seems to work ok (I am now back on my 9700pro).
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LOL!!!
 
c1001 said:
Ouch! At least you now have an excuse to upgrade...with someone else's money.
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He is not really upgrading..is he? He is going to get another 6800 GT? Or are you asking for a better card?
 
Hmm I could always ask for dual pci-e 6800GTs... no that would be too mean.

Yeah, I am just going to get the same card.
 
sugii said:
Hmm I could always ask for dual pci-e 6800GTs... no that would be too mean.

Yeah, I am just going to get the same card.
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Do you have a PCI-E system setup right now with a motherboard with SLI capability? If so then you could try to RMA the burnt 6800 GT to PNY and ask your {mother/uncle} whoever, for a new 6800 GT. THen, if the RMA goes through you would have your PCi-E dream. And you could go one step further and overclock them to Utlra speeds.

Also, what brand are you getting? Another PNY?
 
How is getting the same card a early christmas present seeing that u already had it?! :p
 
BossNoodleKaboodle said:
I'd make them buy me a 6800GT SLi system with Dual Xeons even if it meant they'd be in debt for years.
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LOL ROFLMAO so sad haha
 
do they kno what they did? u should just rma... unless if there's no other way. then i would ask my relatives to pay up. but u can rma. be nice to ur family!
 
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