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weederr33 · 05-21-2023, 10:27 AM

Swapped the RAM, and reinstalled the graphics drivers and we good now. I am a drama queen and so is my cat.

cjd · 05-21-2023, 10:33 AM

I assume your computer is plugged into a properly grounded outlet? That should have taken the shock... Though electricity is always more aggressive than we like to imagine...

Yoshoobaroo · 05-21-2023, 11:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Stephen W.

OH NOOOoooooo... Just got the notice that as of Dec. 31, 2023 STEAM will cease supporting WIN7. That's the newest operating system I (or the wife) have on any of our computers. My last big build was back in 2015. Looks like I'll be building a new gaming rig come the fall.
This is my present gaming rig.

You could try Linux, especially if all your games are on steam. Proton works really well since the steam deck launched.

Switched my desktop to Kubuntu Linux 2 months ago, no regrets so far.

weederr33 · 05-21-2023, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by cjd

I assume your computer is plugged into a properly grounded outlet? That should have taken the shock... Though electricity is always more aggressive than we like to imagine...

It should be. Unless this house is garbage and isn't.

cjd · 05-21-2023, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by weederr33

It should be. Unless this house is garbage and isn't.

I mean, it really depends on how much surge vs how much the system is capable of dealing with; how well are the cables actually shielded, etc. And just like lightning strikes are a crapshoot... I'd imagine the burst a cat is capable of delivering measures pretty high. I can tell you it can HURT. Anyway, glad it seems to have reset and been cleared up.

Dadhawk · 05-21-2023, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by cjd

I mean, it really depends on how much surge vs how much the system is capable of dealing with; how well are the cables actually shielded, etc. And just like lightning strikes are a crapshoot... I'd imagine the burst a cat is capable of delivering measures pretty high. I can tell you it can HURT. Anyway, glad it seems to have reset and been cleared up.

Or maybe she's just a black cat hacker type and typed in a very complicated sequence of code in 1.4 seconds like they do on TV shows?

soundman98 · 05-21-2023, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by weederr33

Will do. Also, after unplugging the monitor for a hot min and coming back, it did post, but everything was bear bones. Refresh rate was at the minimum and I could not change any settings. Also audio drive wasn't showing up. Restarting the computer just led me back to being without post.

fyi, next time it happens, computers only need good power, a good cpu, and correct memory type to POST. graphics is entirely unrelated on most boards.

weederr33 · 05-23-2023, 08:44 PM

Corsair FINALLY dropped their 2000D "ITX" case for sale!

https://www.corsair.com/us/en/p/pc-c...-cc-9011246-ww

bcj · 06-01-2023, 02:09 PM

Mo BIOS Mobo Myopia ... urgh

Millions of Gigabyte motherboards were sold with a firmware backdoor

Wally86 · 06-01-2023, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by bcj

Mo BIOS Mobo Myopia ... urgh

Millions of Gigabyte motherboards were sold with a firmware backdoor

https://eclypsium.com/wp-content/upl...ted-Models.pdf

The revision after my board was affected

MyHybridBurnsGasAndTires · 06-02-2023, 12:19 PM

gigabyte is 100% permanently shitlisted

soundman98 · 06-03-2023, 10:31 PM

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Originally Posted by MyHybridBurnsGasAndTires

gigabyte is 100% permanently shitlisted

who makes good motherboards anymore? lol

asus is shitlisted for the handling of the vram issue
gigabyte is shitlisted for this
msi has never been great imo
zotac is rebanded asus
evga is rebranded asus

so that leaves asrock? which never even ranked in my top 5...

after that, i'm checking newegg.. it leaves obscure options like "Ruth's sister":
https://www.newegg.com/p/1W7-00T2-00PC7?quicklink=true

Captain Snooze · 06-04-2023, 07:01 AM

Mass Effect trilogy was on special. So many cut scenes, so boring. I lasted 4.9 hours before uninstalling.
I'm going to be so upset if Starfield doesn't do it for me.

MyHybridBurnsGasAndTires · 06-04-2023, 03:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by soundman98

who makes good motherboards anymore? lol

asus is shitlisted for the handling of the vram issue
gigabyte is shitlisted for this
msi has never been great imo
zotac is rebanded asus
evga is rebranded asus

so that leaves asrock? which never even ranked in my top 5...

after that, i'm checking newegg.. it leaves obscure options like "Ruth's sister":
https://www.newegg.com/p/1W7-00T2-00PC7?quicklink=true

i'm using MSI right now and i'll keep this build for a few more years, i'll reasess when i'm back in the market but undisclosed backdoors are pretty much the only real thing that gets a brand on my shitlist for this kind of product

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