Comp is dead..thoughts on what to do in the meantime?

[patio furniture]

So my computer will power up but not post. I checked all the connections, cleaned out everything, etc etc. Hopefully its just my cpu since I've been overclocking it for two years...

Now I have to wait a week for a diagnosis at Microcenter. While I have my ****ty IBM desktop at work, I feel I'm already in a state of withdrawal. Thoughts on what to do to help pass the time?

 

[lemur]

Cruise the Internet on your son's Playstation.
Teach your smart phone new tricks.
Purchase new memory -> upgrade to 8GB
Install Linux on the library computers

 

[patio furniture]

Cruise the Internet on your son's Playstation.
Teach your smart phone new tricks.
Purchase new memory -> upgrade to 8GB
Install Linux on the library computers

1. Don't have a son or PS3
2. I don't own a blackberry or iPhone
3. YESSSS! I'm hoping if some stuff is broken (praying not the hard drive) that I can upgrade
4. Where I work people can barely figure out XP

 

[Chase]

Take your PC apart and detail it, cleaning all the dust and crap out of it... so it will be sparkling when/if you upgrade the RAM? :D

 

[patio furniture]

Did that already after it died...it was quite bad. Big ooops on my part in that regard.

If its the CPU I'm thinking the Q9550 (as its $170 now)...thoughts?

 

[VaguelyRapt]

Fantasize about how computers will be integrated in our brains? Fixing your system would be like a visit to the shrink.

 

[patio]

Photography...

 

[lemur]

Did that already after it died...it was quite bad. Big ooops on my part in that regard.

If its the CPU I'm thinking the Q9550 (as its $170 now)...thoughts?

GA-P35-DS3L (rev 2.0) and Intel Q9550 Problems

 

[lemur]

Actually, that price looks good...

 

[Chase]

Fantasize about how computers will be integrated in our brains? Fixing your system would be like a visit to the shrink.

I am looking forward to that era of technology. lol :D

 

[blue75]

Ugg that sux man gl.I just about went nutz when my PC went down.Oh wait I am nutz I meant I was almost climbing the walls.I have all the movie channels on Comcast so I mainly watched a lot of movies and worked out.

I have not set up my kickboxing equipment or I would have done that a lot.My neighbors are 2 close here I dont think they would like hearing boom boom and whack whack heh I mainly play FPS to take out my aggression since I mashed up my knuckle Stupid friend was holding the heavy bag wrong because he thought I would hit him rofl

 

[patio furniture]

Did that already after it died...it was quite bad. Big ooops on my part in that regard.

If its the CPU I'm thinking the Q9550 (as its $170 now)...thoughts?

GA-P35-DS3L (rev 2.0) and Intel Q9550 Problems

Well thank you for making me aware of this lemur. I didn't even think of searching for this because I had checked the gigabyte website and it said the Q9550 was supported...seems like some of those problems were fixed with the F9 bios upgrade and the RAM matched properly...or did I read it wrong?

 

[Fastboy42]

You could go outside??
Play Sport.
Talk to Yourself.

 

[JimJoe]

Fantasize about how computers will be integrated in our brains? Fixing your system would be like a visit to the shrink.

I am looking forward to that era of technology. lol :D

'Ghost in the Shell' movies and Anime allegedly predict the Gregorian calendar year 2030 for all of that to happen. Well, to be wide spread in Japan by then. It doesn't much mention the rest of the world.

 

[VaguelyRapt]

'Ghost in the Shell' movies and Anime allegedly predict the Gregorian calendar year 2030 for all of that to happen. Well, to be wide spread in Japan by then. It doesn't much mention the rest of the world.

I have yet to see Ghost in the Shell. Also, I've heard lots of good things about Yoko Kanno's soundtracks.

 

[JimJoe]

'Ghost in the Shell' movies and Anime allegedly predict the Gregorian calendar year 2030 for all of that to happen. Well, to be wide spread in Japan by then. It doesn't much mention the rest of the world.

I have yet to see Ghost in the Shell. Also, I've heard lots of good things about Yoko Kanno's soundtracks.

Youtube has the sound tracks and some of the episodes. Just search there for 'Ghost in the Shell' and it comes up with a list. There are several orchestra performances of her and her music on there as well.

 

[blue75]

You could go outside??
Play Sport.
Talk to Yourself.

Going oustide and talking to yourself outdoor rox.People avoid you like the plague :sa:
LMAO just kidding I'm not that crazy just psychotic when seriously provoked or in self-defense.

 

[lemur]

You could get your wife/gf to knit you a new pc...

 

[JimJoe]

You could get your wife/gf to knit you a new pc...

It takes a tough hombre to do that. I suggest pool cues for knitting needles and bailing wire used for hay bales for the case.

The motherboard could be made out of bee hive honey comb, intensive cooling is a must. See the cooling and overclocking forums here for ideas.

The hard drive and ram production I leave up to the student as a project.

No extra credit for store bought ram and hard drives.

 

[blue75]

You could get your wife/gf to knit you a new pc...

lol roflz