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Kalos Beila
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Posted - 2010.03.27 19:20:00 -
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Edited by: Kalos Beila on 27/03/2010 19:22:43
- Set EVE interval to immediate.
- Hear high-pitch whine coming from computer.
- Blue bolts of electricity arc out the back of computer.
- Electricity arcs across motherboard, seen through case window.
- Blue smoke pours from case.
- Interior of case covered in whitish-gray film.
Check.
Did changing my interval just kill my computer?
inb4 o hai i upgraded yur ram.
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Kirra Liu
Echelon Holdings
Echelon.
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Posted - 2010.03.27 19:24:00 -
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Can you get a hold of another computer and try to replicate the issue.
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Kalos Beila
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Posted - 2010.03.27 19:31:00 -
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 Originally by: Kirra Liu
Can you get a hold of another computer and try to replicate the issue.
Nope. Im down for the count. Incidentally, I gave my account login to a trusted friend (absolutely trusted) the next day my EVE account was hacked through the site. Funny how that works, eh? The issue was resolved with support btw. Also got a few details on logins and the new EVE Gate thing through the support guy. Everyone that works for CCP is uber!
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Zeba
Minmatar
Honourable East India Trading Company
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Posted - 2010.03.27 19:34:00 -
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Originally by: Kalos Beila
Did changing my interval just kill my computer?
Yes. What you did was effectively shove the throttle to 1000% military power which overheated your gpu shorting the card which then dumped all those capacitors filled with energy into the motherboard. This is why I always have vsync forced on in the driver as eve isn't the only game to have this 'feature' though to be fair your case was a bit extreme.
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Get off the forums and go kill someone!
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Taua Roqa
Minmatar
Woe Hole
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Posted - 2010.03.27 19:39:00 -
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but what's really funny is the old eve client was so awful it could do this to your PC by default :D
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ChrisDude70
Imperium Technologies
Sodalitas XX
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Posted - 2010.03.28 09:04:00 -
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Edited by: ChrisDude70 on 28/03/2010 09:06:25
Wow...
The high pitched whine you mentioned does fit with a capacitor being charged. So it may be that something went wrong there, but I doubt that the capacitors on your motherboard could do this, but I really doubt it.
But, I'm no expert.
So I'll stick with:
WOW!
DO IT AGAIN!
XD
EDIT:
I believe this is a frequent occurance at CCP HQ, It occurs when drunk devs give the hamsters red bull.
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Shameless Avenger
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Posted - 2010.03.28 09:37:00 -
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You went to Jita didn't you? Don't say we didn't warn u bout the dangers. |
Grimpak
Gallente
Noir.
Noir. Mercenary Group
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Posted - 2010.03.28 11:15:00 -
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Originally by: Kalos Beila
- Set EVE interval to immediate.
this is why V-sync is important.
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Sobach
Fourth Circle
Total Comfort
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Posted - 2010.03.28 17:36:00 -
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what was the computer's spec? my guess would be that when you turned off vsync and the GPU went to full load, it may have overloaded the PSU, and it decided to take down the rest of your PC in a catastrophic failure.
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Rawr Cristina
Caldari
Omerta Syndicate
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Posted - 2010.03.28 18:06:00 -
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using Immediate on my PC causes my GPU to melt (temps reach 100ŚC), so generally have avoided it, first I heard of someone's PC 'aspolding from it tho
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Meiyang Lee
Gallente
Azteca Transportation Unlimited
Gunboat Diplomacy
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Posted - 2010.03.28 18:48:00 -
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Edited by: Meiyang Lee on 28/03/2010 18:49:17
Originally by: Sobach
what was the computer's spec? my guess would be that when you turned off vsync and the GPU went to full load, it may have overloaded the PSU, and it decided to take down the rest of your PC in a catastrophic failure.
From the description, that would be my guess to. 100% load on the GPU blowing out the capacitors in the PSU (and the PSU may have been sufficient when new, capacitors do age and lose quite a bit of oomph over time).
The fact that the caps dying didn't cut off the PSU from the rest of the PC is troubling though, normally if something like that happens it should cut power to the motherboard and peripherals first, containing the short inside the PSU.
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jason hill
Caldari
Clan Shadow Wolf
THE FEW.
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Posted - 2010.03.28 19:06:00 -
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ooops !
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