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Off Topic / Re: Korn or Deftones?

« on: July 27, 2010, 04:02:44 PM »

Also the music video for Freak on a Leash is weird. It starts off animated then the rest of the video is a bullet breaking random stuff.

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Off Topic / Re: Korn or Deftones?

« on: July 27, 2010, 03:59:31 PM »

Freak on a leash

I youtubed it then I releazied I heard this long time ago. I just didn't recognize the name nor the band.

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Off Topic / Re: Korn or Deftones?

« on: July 27, 2010, 03:56:27 PM »

Hello there youngster

I listen to earlier generations of music I just never heard of that band. I think this generation's music sucks. I don't know why people like rap and heavy metal. I can't even tell what they're saying half of the time.

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Off Topic / Re: Korn or Deftones?

« on: July 27, 2010, 03:48:16 PM »

Never heard of any of those bands.

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Off Topic / Re: What is your favourite drink?

« on: July 27, 2010, 03:47:52 PM »

Mine: Gasoline

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Off Topic / Re: Computer Application Related Issue - Resolved

« on: July 27, 2010, 02:57:06 AM »

Vacuuming with a portable one*.

No big vacum. It has a hose attachment.

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Off Topic / Re: Computer Application Related Issue

« on: July 27, 2010, 02:50:14 AM »

Dust can very easily affect performance. Good call.

I hope you used a handheld vacuum for that not a regular vacuum as they generate static and can screw over parts.

Yep that was the issue. I'm playing games fine now. I'm just glad there's no permanent damage. Never thought dust would affect a computer that much. I need to start vacuming around my computer more often now.

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Off Topic / Re: Computer Application Related Issue

« on: July 27, 2010, 01:24:27 AM »

I would say your GPU heatsink fan is out. When it does that 10 minute to 10 second shutdown decay, does it last longer if you stop gaming/using the computer? Try this out and see if it goes back to even 5 minutes.

If it does then most likely your GPU fan just died and cant cool off your GPU, although some low end cards dont even have fans on their heatsinks so if your GPU doesnt have a fan then I'd say your CPU heatsink fan is dead.

Late pass. I think I solved the issue. I popped the case open and the gpu was burning. The fault was mine since my computer was filled with dust. I cleaned it out and I'm going to see if it overheats again.

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Off Topic / Re: Time to lock All the Hot/Cold X Topics

« on: July 27, 2010, 12:54:10 AM »

and thus by me posting this i will most likely be flamed to a nice ashy crisp =P
hurr

Indeed.

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Off Topic / Re: Computer Application Related Issue

« on: July 27, 2010, 12:40:23 AM »

What's your anti-virus?

I use ad-aware for malware and anti-spyware which is the program that picked up the torjans.

And I use avast as my anti-virus which doesn't really find anything and just rapes my cpu.

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Off Topic / Re: Computer Application Related Issue

« on: July 27, 2010, 12:36:11 AM »

Do you actually go to the Nvidia site and download the latest video drivers, or do you let windows update handle everything for you?

Edit : While I'm trying to get the most recent driver for this guy, I'm getting a 404 each time, even If I try Windows Vista 64-bit.

Yes I get them from the website. Windows 7 likes to install wrong drivers. :P

Did you delete them?

No duh?

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Off Topic / Re: Computer Application Related Issue

« on: July 27, 2010, 12:29:07 AM »

Update your drivers for the video card first, I've had this issue with my GTS 250 (before my motherboard decided to forget itself over) and I had to update.

I'm pretty sure I'm up to date on my vid card driver. I'll go update it when I decide to stop being lazy and I'll let you know what happens.

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Off Topic / Re: Computer Application Related Issue

« on: July 27, 2010, 12:18:40 AM »

I'm thinking it's the gpu, since it's blacking out.  Also because it's only when gaming.

Like I said, this computer has been good to me unless the heat fried my vid card.

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Off Topic / Re: Computer Application Related Issue

« on: July 27, 2010, 12:17:16 AM »

I have a feeling it's a problem with the RAM.
Is all of it the same speed?

Define all of it?

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Off Topic / Computer Application Related Issue - Resolved

« on: July 27, 2010, 12:15:16 AM »

Specs:

Graphics Card: Nvidia 9400GT
Processor: Dual Core 2.73 GHZ
Motherboard: (Too Lazy To Look Up)
OS: Windows 7
RAM: 4Gig (Gaming ram with the extra speed and all that)
Moniter: A samsung widescreen moniter 1680 x 1050 with a ratio of 16:10
PSI: Not sure but I know it has more than enough power to run my computer
Other notes: It's a self built computer and I'm using a generic case that was made decades ago.

Issue:

After playing a game for about 10 minutes the screen goes black and the last 3 seconds of audio is repeated and the computer requires a force shut down. After each session of a crash that 10 minute delay becomes lower and lower to the point where I can only play a game for 10 seconds before it crashes. This issue occurred yesterday after I got back from vacation and I believe that some of my computer's hardware might be fried because the house was 90 degrees due to our air condioner breaking. It's also not a virus or malware issue because I scanned my computer which picked up a few trojans but the issue still occurs. Like I said I've never had an issue like this until I got back from vacation. The only thing similiar to this was on my old moniter that certain games that the screen would black out but the computer didn't crash because you could tell by the audio still playing perfectly.

I would appreciate it if you could lend suggestions or offer advice into fixing this issue. And no it's not my PSI...