Smodab Ongalot
Shadows Of The Federation
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Posted - 2011.06.28 14:12:00 -
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Edited by: Smodab Ongalot on 28/06/2011 14:15:37
Edited by: Smodab Ongalot on 28/06/2011 14:12:12
This thread is so full of misconceptions and incorrect conclusions, I don't know where to start...
There is the "dangerous patch" guy a page or two back, thanks to him for putting a smile on my face this morning. :) I've heard Incarna referred to by many names, but "DANGEROUS!" is a first for me. 
There are the "don't listen to the tech guru" people; sometimes a statement is just to idiotic to rebut. You are telling me to ignore the people with knowledge and experience, and listen to the people who are guessing, speculating, and assuming. Why don't you try thinking about that for a while... 
I can understand how you might think Incarna killed your computer. Your computer died shortly after running the game, so it's reasonable to think that "I did A" and then "B happened" therefore "A must have caused B".
What you have to realize is that the system is much more complicated than that. The most likely explanation for your situation is that your computer had some underlying problem. There is no doubt that Incarna is substantially more taxing on computer hardware than any previous expansion; therefore this extra load likely aggravated what ever underlying issue you had causing the failure.
Let me give you a practical example. I have a hairline fracture in my tibia (leg bone) that has existed without my knowledge for sometime. I normally walk everywhere I go, and for years I've had no problems walking. One day I am late for the bus and I sprint to catch it. While sprinting, my leg breaks and I collapse to the ground. You would claim that running broke my leg, but in reality the hairline fracture is the culprit. Running just aggravated the underlying issue to failure.
TL;DR: You had some issue with your computer that you did not know about and that is the underlying cause of your computer failure.
edit: 3ghz AMD X2 is overclocked, right? I'm an admitted intel fanboi, so I do not know much about AMD models.
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