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Deathgiver

June 8th, 2003, 05:12 PM

I just set up my brand new computer that I ordered. And it's dead already. I was installing quake so I could try out tenebrae. I heard a *klunk* & that was it.

the end

Agent Spork

June 8th, 2003, 05:13 PM

Uh... That's not good. Can you easily get a replacement?

Deathgiver

June 8th, 2003, 05:25 PM

I don't know.

Doom_Dude

June 8th, 2003, 05:30 PM

Geez that really sucks Deathgiver. http://forums.newdoom.com/UBB/frown.gif

What the hell happened to it?

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ToXiCFLUFF

June 8th, 2003, 05:36 PM

Ugh. Does it turn on at all, or just halt during boot-up.

Deathgiver

June 8th, 2003, 06:08 PM

ToXiCFLUFF, the power light doesn't even come on.

Doom_Dude, that's a mystery to me as well

Felix

June 8th, 2003, 06:21 PM

If its brand new shouldnt you be able to get a warrantee replacement? complain your ass off to them.. unless you built it yourself from part new and part secondhand like me your fucked

HyperFlash

June 8th, 2003, 06:58 PM

Whose the company that made it? I'll laugh my ass off if it's Dell.

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Deathgiver

June 8th, 2003, 07:45 PM

Felix, no I didn't build it. It was fresh out of the factory.

HyperFlash, nope not Dell. It was Cyberpower Inc. (http://www.cyberpowersystem.com/home.htm) it was a customised "Titanium Gamer Force Pro".

Fallen Man

June 8th, 2003, 07:56 PM

Hmm, that's odd. Usually these computers come with a warranty, like Felix said. You should be able to get it fixed.

You sure it isn't something else? Just the computer that stopped working?

Deathgiver

June 8th, 2003, 08:08 PM

"You sure it isn't something else? Just the computer that stopped working?"

It was plugged into a "powerstrip" (a surge-protected six outlet thingie) with my monitor & the 5.1 speaker system that I bought with the computer, the strip didn't trip & both the monitor & speaker's power lights work.. yes I'm sure it's the computer.

And I checked, It is under warrenty.

Man. I hope this was a just a fluke.

Doom_Dude

June 8th, 2003, 08:09 PM

I would get on thier case big time about this.

Maybe the power supply went tits up.

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Rellik_jmd

June 8th, 2003, 08:17 PM

Yup, sounds like the power-supply to me too.

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Deathgiver

June 8th, 2003, 08:29 PM

Surely I didn't overstress the Power-supply it's a 420W version.

Aliotroph?

June 8th, 2003, 08:40 PM

Likely just a defective one.

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Stphrz

June 8th, 2003, 08:50 PM

Sucks d00d. One of my computers just died too. Maybe it's about time I bought a new one. Both of mine are just soooooo old.

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Deathgiver

June 8th, 2003, 09:04 PM

"Both of mine are just soooooo old."

Do you mind if I ask, What are their specs?

Fallen Man

June 8th, 2003, 10:50 PM

Old, huh? http://forums.newdoom.com/UBB/smilies/cwm16.gif

I know what you mean. I've got a computer that has a 486 processor.

Aliotroph?

June 8th, 2003, 11:27 PM

Meh, I gotta laptop from the 80's. 8086 processor at 8Mhz, 640k RAM and probably a 20MB HD or something. Blue-green LCD too.

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Fallen Man

June 8th, 2003, 11:41 PM

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<hr width="100%" size="1" noshade>Meh, I gotta laptop from the 80's. 8086 processor at 8Mhz, 640k RAM and probably a 20MB HD or something. Blue-green LCD too.<hr width="100%" size="1" noshade></BLOCKQUOTE>

Truly a classic. http://forums.newdoom.com/UBB/smilies/cwm11.gif

The Undertaker

June 9th, 2003, 06:03 PM

See, 640k was enough memory. He's still going strong on that antique.

Felix

June 9th, 2003, 06:27 PM

On the lighter side of things, I found out the problem with my new computer. it was buggered RAM, I took a 32mb stick out of a computer a client gave me after I did a system upgrade for him.. so now I have an Athlon xp 1800+ and geforce2 GTS 64MB running on 32MB ram!! I tried playing counter stike, it was soo smooth, until you took about 6 steps, the next part of the map loaded and the swap file went beserk!

FACE.UK

June 9th, 2003, 11:06 PM

Yep that is nasty when that happens. I bought an AMD 133 years ag and the power supply went on that before I got to do anything with it. I was sent a new one but it was more frustrating than anything..

By the way I have just got my new machine which I am going to tell you all about http://forums.newdoom.com/UBB/smilies/cwm35.gif

AMD 2800
120 gig hard drive
22" monitor
ATI Raedon 9700 (I can always upgrade if I need to.)
512 meg of ram
Sound Blaster Audigy 2
ADSL
DVD multi drive
DVD drive
Creative 6.1 surround sound speakers
HP photo printer
standard scanner
BIG HOLE in my bank account
Slightly pissed off wife (although she knew it was coming)

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Fallen Man

June 9th, 2003, 11:35 PM

Pretty good specs, except for the last two. http://forums.newdoom.com/UBB/wink.gif

I love the GeForce2GTS. It's what I have. It's been running smooth for years. http://forums.newdoom.com/UBB/smilies/cwm16.gif

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Deathgiver

June 10th, 2003, 03:22 PM

I contacted Cyberpower & they are sending out a new PSU. So my brother and I get to hook it up.

HyperFlash

June 10th, 2003, 03:55 PM

Deathgiver

June 10th, 2003, 05:30 PM

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<hr width="100%" size="1" noshade>ATI Raedon 9700 (I can always upgrade if I need to.) <hr width="100%" size="1" noshade></BLOCKQUOTE>

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<hr width="100%" size="1" noshade>You might want to consider getting a GeForce FX 5900 Ultra if it's not too expensive and if you're wife agrees with you.<hr width="100%" size="1" noshade></BLOCKQUOTE>

a Radeon 9700 is still a powerful card, HyperFlash. There is not much reason for FACE.UK to spend a lot more for a 5900FX. In the Doom 3 Forum didn't you say

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<hr width="100%" size="1" noshade>DON'T BUY ANY RADEON CARDS YET-or any GeForce cards for that matter.<hr width="100%" size="1" noshade></BLOCKQUOTE> your words, not mine.

FACE.UK, That's a sweeet rig you've there http://forums.newdoom.com/UBB/smilies/cwm24.gif