Computer problems

Holyman83 · Postby **Holyman83** » Mon Dec 27, 2004 4:20 pm

well my video card just died on me. so I prolly wont be on for a while. it should still be under worrant at least. it was a 256 DDR Gainward 5600FX, but it died after onlt 1 year and 3 months!

Ruedii-X · Postby **Ruedii-X** » Mon Dec 27, 2004 8:42 pm

<table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'><b>Quote:</b> (Holyman83 @ Dec 27 2004, 11:20 AM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> well my video card just died on me. so I prolly wont be on for a while. it should still be under worrant at least. it was a 256 DDR Gainward 5600FX, but it died after onlt 1 year and 3 months!  </td></tr></table> <br> That's why I use ATI cards. *l*

Muninn · Postby **Muninn** » Mon Dec 27, 2004 9:17 pm

Hope you sort things out quickly and effectively Holyman.

Zaaphod · Postby **Zaaphod** » Mon Dec 27, 2004 10:57 pm

Well that sucks. Hopefully you can get a replacement quickly.<br>

dragonranpu · Postby **dragonranpu** » Tue Dec 28, 2004 1:32 am

I hope you get a replacement soon also.

GhostWay · Postby **GhostWay** » Tue Dec 28, 2004 1:36 am

Well, get a new one soon.<br><br>Just curious, how did it die? It <i>might</i> be reviveable. Although I'm not exactly an expert on video cards...

Miles E Traysandor · Postby **Miles E Traysandor** » Tue Dec 28, 2004 2:33 am

Aww, that really sucks... *Glomps Holyman, then sends Millie (my alter ego, <u>NOT</u> the comic strip character) there to "fix" the problem... or at least Holyman, anyway. <img src='http://definecynical.mancubus.net/forum ... s/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif' />*

Ruedii-X · Postby **Ruedii-X** » Tue Dec 28, 2004 3:21 pm

<table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'><b>Quote:</b> (GhostWay @ Dec 27 2004, 08:36 PM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> Well, get a new one soon.<br><br>Just curious, how did it die? It <i>might</i> be reviveable. Although I'm not exactly an expert on video cards...  </td></tr></table> <br> Video cards aren't exactly revivable, but it may be a simple BIOS misconfiguration. You could also try upping the AGP voltage, and making sure there is adiquite cooling, that could get it working temporarily. However, I would get a replacement ASAP. I would recomend an ATI Radeon "x" series, or 9800 series. They seem to be very fast at every game except Doom 3, as nVidia optomized they're drivers specifically for that game. (The Linux version actually runs faster on ATI cards.)

Phauxe Kitsune · Postby **Phauxe Kitsune** » Tue Dec 28, 2004 7:00 pm

Sorry to hear about your card; that blows. If you're looking for a new one, I'd take Ruedii's advice; I have a Radeon 9800 XT and have never had any issues with it.

Ruedii-X · Postby **Ruedii-X** » Wed Dec 29, 2004 2:14 am

<table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'><b>Quote:</b> (Traysandor Vulpine @ Dec 27 2004, 09:33 PM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> Aww, that really sucks... *Glomps Holyman, then sends Millie (my alter ego, <u>NOT</u> the comic strip character) there to "fix" the problem... or at least Holyman, anyway. <img src='http://definecynical.mancubus.net/forum ... s/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif' />*  </td></tr></table> <br> Hands Traysandor Vulpine's Millie an oversized sledgehammer and some explosives and says "This should 'fix' that computer."

Burning Sheep Productions · Postby **Burning Sheep Productions** » Wed Dec 29, 2004 4:07 am

Ya never know, might end up like Homer's toaster.

Holyman83 · Postby **Holyman83** » Wed Dec 29, 2004 5:47 am

Well the card was still ion warrant but I may not buy another gainward product again. I have been having too much trouble with their customer service. I was able to juggled some video cards around to were I have one it my real one back. The poor card just killed over one me like it had a heart attack <img src='http://definecynical.mancubus.net/forum ... ns/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif' />.

Zaaphod · Postby **Zaaphod** » Thu Dec 30, 2004 3:02 am

Well, at least you have a video card now to hold you until you get a replacement.<br><br>It seems like a lot of places have poor customer service nowadays. It's more like customer disservice.<br>

Holyman83 · Postby **Holyman83** » Sat Jan 08, 2005 5:46 am

ya I got my card back. Gainward did not have that card I had instock and cuse I needed on before I went back to school they up graded me a little <img src='http://definecynical.mancubus.net/forum ... /smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /> I must admit I'm surprissed they were able to pull it off.

Muninn · Postby **Muninn** » Sat Jan 08, 2005 9:48 am

Welcome back Holyman, now you can return to watching grass reruns.

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