video card senility, and a Kaleun's forced retirement

Keelbuster · 03-08-07, 03:55 PM

Yea - dust is likely a factor. When I last checked it, the fan was caked with that crusty, permanent dust that one would need to scratch off with a blade. I might replace it i guess. I'm a little against spending a dollar more on this bucket of bolts. Underclocking is an interesting thought - i'll explore that.

Thx for the tips

Kb

AVGWarhawk · 03-08-07, 04:23 PM

That's the spirit! The only person I know that had a card failure is a mate of mine whos cat pissed on his computer

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Take off the fan and clean it up. Also worth a try. Save a buck or two. If you have some WD-40 light oil, give the brushes in the electric fan motor a bit.

03-08-07, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

That's the spirit! The only person I know that had a card failure is a mate of mine whos cat pissed on his computer

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Now that sounds like a 'Cat' astrophe

AVGWarhawk · 03-08-07, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by darius359au

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

That's the spirit! The only person I know that had a card failure is a mate of mine whos cat pissed on his computer

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Now that sounds like a 'Cat' astrophe

Ouch!!! It is funny, when we get on TS, me and the IL2 squad, we all start meowing...he just laughs it off:rotfl::rotfl:I told him to put the computer on it's side, remove the side cover and fill it with kitty litter.....makes pissing on it a lot easier for Mr Kitty Cat.

03-08-07, 03:55 PM	#1
Keelbuster Ace of the Deep Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: BA 72 Posts: 1,092 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Yea - dust is likely a factor. When I last checked it, the fan was caked with that crusty, permanent dust that one would need to scratch off with a blade. I might replace it i guess. I'm a little against spending a dollar more on this bucket of bolts. Underclocking is an interesting thought - i'll explore that. Thx for the tips Kb __________________

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AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,266 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	That's the spirit! The only person I know that had a card failure is a mate of mine whos cat pissed on his computer. Take off the fan and clean it up. Also worth a try. Save a buck or two. If you have some WD-40 light oil, give the brushes in the electric fan motor a bit. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road