The Computer Megathread

[KoopaScooper]

My video card is at 75c when i only have google chrome open what the hell do i do lol
it skyrockets to 100+ when blockland is open so im afraid to open it again

its now sticking around 67c which i still think is a bit outrageous, or is it normal?

It depends.
Are you on a laptop or desktop?

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[Legodude77]

I need a 80x80x10mm fan because the 25mm height fans are too thick for the front of my case. (The place in-between the hard drive and the front panel.

[skill4life]

It depends.
Are you on a laptop or desktop?

Desktop.

[KoopaScooper]

Desktop.

holy testicles
Does your video card even have a fan on it?

[Captain Crazy]

My comp says my processor is an AMD Athlon II X2 255.

Does this mean a mobo upgrade is imminent? If so, please provide a bucket for all my babie tears because I'm pretty sure those things are pretty damned expensive and computer surgery to put those things in is a delicate operation

(but hey, if I upgrade I might as well get a board with an extra PCIe x16 slot and some more RAM slots for room for future upgrades)

[skill4life]

holy testicles
Does your video card even have a fan on it?

it does
it appears to be working fine i have no clue what the forget is going on :C

[KoopaScooper]

My comp says my processor is an AMD Athlon II X2 255.

Does this mean a mobo upgrade is imminent? If so, please provide a bucket for all my babie tears because I'm pretty sure those things are pretty damned expensive and computer surgery to put those things in is a delicate operation

(but hey, if I upgrade I might as well get a board with an extra PCIe x16 slot and some more RAM slots for room for future upgrades)

Not really, it's an AM3, so you can definitely upgrade to a Phenom II x4 or further.
But, if you're wishing to SLI/CF, or get more ram slots, you might as well.

it does
it appears to be working fine i have no clue what the forget is going on :C

Does your case have decent cooling?

[Captain Crazy]

Not really, it's an AM3, so you can definitely upgrade to a Phenom II x4 or further.
But, if you're wishing to SLI/CF, or get more ram slots, you might as well.Does your case have decent cooling?

I can wait for the extra slots, seeing as my only "income" is leeching off my parents like a horrible person. Come my birthday I'll ask my dad about shadowing at his place for some job skills because there's a lot of cool stuff I'd like to do that I can't because of lack of pocket change.

[KoopaScooper]

I can wait for the extra slots, seeing as my only "income" is leeching off my parents like a horrible person. Come my birthday I'll ask my dad about shadowing at his place for some job skills because there's a lot of cool stuff I'd like to do that I can't because of lack of pocket change.

Yeah, I know that feel.
I seriously need a job as well to upgrade my computer and dying GPU.

[Captain Crazy]

Yeah, I know that feel.
I seriously need a job as well to upgrade my computer and dying GPU.

oay you're the same age as me

for some reason I thought you were like 19

[skill4life]

Does your case have decent cooling?

dont think so.
it only had one fan and was completely encased. the side has been opened for a long time now lol

[Nickelob Ultra]

Need a computer that can run dead space 2 with full graphics smoothly.

Need your budget.

[steve5451]

I had a graphics card that did that. When I replaced it with a newer one I investigated the problem. Apparently the heatsink had been separated somehow by the thermal paste getting brittle and cracking.

[BBOY]

Can anyone suggest a great gaming pc without going over 650?

[KoopaScooper]

for some reason I thought you were like 19

:|

I had a graphics card that did that. When I replaced it with a newer one I investigated the problem. Apparently the heatsink had been separated somehow by the thermal paste getting brittle and cracking.

This is how one of my nice PCI cards died.
Geforce FX 5500 with an absolutely stuff heatsink and fan

Can anyone suggest a great gaming pc without going over 650?

$600

Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811133179
PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341048
Mobo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130591
CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103808
RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231417
HDD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185
GPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127545

Complete rebuild using better quality parts. Won't notice too much performance boost over the $500, but has much much better upgrade ability.