My pc went on fire

[sanityislost]

ok like the title thingy says my comp went of fire, so fuck knows when im gona get another one.
using some pos one now just to send shit out.
anyways will be back when i can soooo my last words are,
laterz all and have a fucking chilled time

SiL

[naimex]

was it the skull that did it ????


o_O o_O


No, seriously.. that sucks.. what happened ? **meaning : how did it happen ?

[sanityislost]

its happened before, think the gfx card has been overheating or something. tho the last time i got it just in time and there wasnt any dmg. sometimes if i had it on for about 48 hours and then turned it off and back on (not a reset) the picture on the screen would go fucky till it all cooled down. sometimes could take about a week tho o_O so i just kept it on for about a month lol and this happened

[Psyco Groupie]

gainward graphics card per chance ?

[steweygrrr]

48 hours??? What kind of ventillation do you have in your case SiL?

[sanityislost]

saphire ati thingy ma bobbie



2 large case fans and a cpu n gfx card fan, which keep me awake a night :( , or used to

[naimex]

you should think about getting some cooling things in your comp.


I myself am NOT using watercooling, but I would if I wasn´t shit scared of it leaking onto everything.


However I got :

CPU Cooler 1.1 Ghz above actual CPU speed (3.5 cooloer on a 2.4 p4)
I got 3x 80mm case fans

and 2x 80mm PowerSupply fans

(out of space in cabinet otherwise I would have put in HDD fans and changed cooler on gfx card)

when I first got it, it was running at about 1 degree celcius

but as the white cooling gel gets old on the cpu it doesnt help much so its at 30-40 degrees constant now, but i cba to pull off cpu just to put new stuff on it..

never had anything burn, overheat or anything.

[sanityislost]

Yea im thinking about going for water cooling when i get cash for my next comp should be sweet, only prob i have is drilling holes into the mother board that freaks me out.


Oopsie i slipped and put a hole the size of my fist thru it :p

[steweygrrr]

Originally posted by sanityislost
saphire ati thingy ma bobbie



2 large case fans and a cpu n gfx card fan, which keep me awake a night :( , or used to

Im managing 34 degrees C with just my CPU fan, Northbridge fan and GFX xard fan going. But then again I have taken the sides off my case (for easy access) so I have slightly better ventilation, but more dust 0_o

[Nidhogg]

Send your sympathies by PM as usual please.

N