New player coming from the 4x genre...
Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2012 3:26 am
With a messed up motherboard due to a nuclear fusion from my 7950 GT Apg. You see, one day I noticed this strange odour coming from my pc, I didn't give it much importance. Later, in a Skyrim marathon, my pc shut down completely. Looks like a burnt capacitor from my GPU nearly fried almost every PCI slot, including my Xfi sound card (Using the "In Board Piece of Crap" Sound Device) and my Ageia Physic card, however the Ram slots, HDD & CPU seem intact.
I replaced a new capacitor with a differential increase in voltage. The GPU barely works correctly when displaying 3d environments (Computer restarts after heavy usage), however the pc seems to work correctly during 2d game sessions (DosBox games, UO, Worms Armageddon, etc).
I tested my GPU in another computer and it seemed to work correctly, so I'm thinking it's the AGP Slot. Anways, I'm not in the mood for a new MB.
So here I am, squeezing the last bit of juice from this computer while playing the best MMORPG.
I replaced a new capacitor with a differential increase in voltage. The GPU barely works correctly when displaying 3d environments (Computer restarts after heavy usage), however the pc seems to work correctly during 2d game sessions (DosBox games, UO, Worms Armageddon, etc).
I tested my GPU in another computer and it seemed to work correctly, so I'm thinking it's the AGP Slot. Anways, I'm not in the mood for a new MB.
So here I am, squeezing the last bit of juice from this computer while playing the best MMORPG.