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Griping!
foxhack:
I'm just going to use this thread to vent.
My video card just died. Horribly. I was talking to a friend and all of a sudden the screen filled up with semi-transparent yellow dots. Then the computer froze. I rebooted, and it worked fine... but after quitting Dungeons of Dredmor, and trying to play Team Fortress 2, the computer froze again with a corrupted screen.
I rebooted, and the system only lasted thirty seconds into Windows before completely freezing up. I tried rebooting, and the bios wouldn't clear up, so I grabbed my older, emergency video card and now I'm on that.
Now if only someone would buy my games. I don't have money for a new card. :(
desocietas:
Uggggh... So sorry to hear that @foxhack! How long had you had your video card? *goes to look at your sell list now... sees that it's _empty_*
foxhack:
Uggggh... So sorry to hear that @foxhack! How long had you had your video card? *goes to look at your sell list now... sees that it's _empty_*
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Heh. Well. I had a GeForce 8800 GTX that died two years ago... it had a lifetime warranty, but I forgot to register it, so they told me "you're screwed." Then I bought a PCI video card.
Then I found a GeForce 8400 GS, which is just slightly better than integrated graphics. I used that for a while. Then, six months ago, I got a used Radeon HD 4850 by trading some games at a forum. which was pretty decent... that one was the one that died. So now I'm back on the 8400 GS.
It's not bad for 2D stuff, but 3D stuff ... kicks its ass hard.
Also, related to your topic: http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/13/windows-live-login-suggested-as-xbox-live-security-flaw/
psydswipe:
Foxhack, sounds like bad luck. Maybe they break easier than I think but I've been fortunate to not have that problem. I'd be hesitant to buy a used card unless you know the person you bought it from as there is no way of knowing what it has been through. There are good budget cards out there, maybe in the $100 range. I rarely spend much on my PC so it's not very good but I used to try and build better computers when I played a lot of PC games.
I did see that suggestion that the Xbox Live security faults might be Microsoft's websites. Although I rarely change my passwords I went ahead and changed my Hotmail/Xbox password last week just to be safe. The PS3 hack forced me to change a bunch of passwords too though since I used the one I had for that on a number of gaming sites.
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