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Title: Leave of Absence
Post by: Sir_Firebus on November 26, 2013, 01:09:45 am: There is something wrong with my computer, monitor, or graphics card. The colors bug out and any game I play freezes. So, I will have to get a new computer or have this one looked at. I was just getting good to and on my way to lvl 36 :( I might be gone 2 months, less, or never come back, but it's been fun while it has lasted. Take care my friends.
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Post by: Varadin on November 26, 2013, 01:46:16 am: too bad , no one will miss you :rolleyes:

let the downvotes BEGINE !!! :shock:

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Post by: Villain on November 26, 2013, 01:49:30 am: ...... :( ! You will be missed my friend
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Post by: Christo on November 26, 2013, 01:51:02 am: what color(s) exactly? How and when does it happen? describe a bit more please, maybe we can help a bit from experiences
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Post by: Spurdospera on November 26, 2013, 01:52:24 am: How the hell it would take two months to fix shit?
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Post by: GOBBLINKINGREATLEADER on November 26, 2013, 01:52:51 am: Shame you're going to miss out on the CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE GOBBLIN KING.
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Post by: Sir_Firebus on November 26, 2013, 01:54:55 am: Quote from: Christo on November 26, 2013, 01:51:02 am
what color(s) exactly? When does it happen? describe a bit more please, maybe we can help a bit from experiences
Green red dots messed up colors on trees people green bars running across monitor. It happens about 1 min after joining duels server, and 1 min after opening other games. Samsung SyncMaster 226BW nvidia GeForce 7950 GT
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Post by: Sir_Firebus on November 26, 2013, 01:59:14 am: Quote from: Spurdospera on November 26, 2013, 01:52:24 am
How the hell it would take two months to fix shit?
I don't really have a time estimate at all, because I might just get a new computer, have people look at it, or it might fix it self 1 random day lol
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Post by: Alister on November 26, 2013, 02:08:11 am: See ya m8. Nice having you along for the ride. Hopefully you'll be back! :mrgreen:
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Post by: Scervo on November 26, 2013, 02:08:14 am: I hope you get it fixed and that we see you around again one day. Best of luck, dont be gone for too long =P
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Post by: mofugga on November 26, 2013, 02:17:58 am: I'd bet my left nut the video card is toast. Probably due to the fan dying and causing it to overheat.

I have an old 9500gt laying around that you can have. :o
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Post by: MURDERTRON on November 26, 2013, 03:15:15 am: Gimme your looms. I'll trade and have twice as many by the time you come back.
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Post by: SirCymro_Crusader on November 26, 2013, 03:16:58 am: Quote from: Sir_Firebus on November 26, 2013, 01:09:45 am
There is something wrong with my computer, monitor, or graphics card. The colors bug out and any game I play freezes. So, I will have to get a new computer or have this one looked at. I was just getting good to and on my way to lvl 36 :( I might be gone 2 months, less, or never come back, but it's been fun while it has lasted. Take care my friends.

Definitely your card man, same thing happened to me where any games i opened or played would end up freezing, it started with high demand games but eventually happened to about 90% of the games i played. So it sounds like your card is fried
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Post by: bilwit on November 26, 2013, 03:16:58 am: It takes two months to buy a new computer?
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Post by: SirCymro_Crusader on November 26, 2013, 03:17:36 am: Quote from: bilwit on November 26, 2013, 03:16:58 am
It takes two months to buy a new computer?

Wow we posted at the exact same time at the exact same second :O

Inception on the forums is gonna fuck me over
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Post by: San on November 26, 2013, 03:45:06 am: You can probably find some cheap parts to replace right now up until Black Friday if you're fine with opening up your computer. If you recently updated your graphics driver, you can also roll back to see if it was an update error or something.
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Post by: Christo on November 26, 2013, 12:38:40 pm: Quote from: mofugga on November 26, 2013, 02:17:58 am
I'd bet my left nut the video card is toast. Probably due to the fan dying and causing it to overheat.

I have an old 9500gt laying around that you can have. :o

An older card of mine died this way and overheated, and it made yellow lines all over the monitor, It was fried video ram.

Perhaps this is another part of the GPU that's dying? You might want to try replacing your card with someone else's just to try.
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Post by: [ptx] on November 26, 2013, 12:42:57 pm: Definitely the GPU. If you still got a warranty for it, you might get it replaced.
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Post by: Boerenlater on November 26, 2013, 12:43:24 pm: That card is old. Damn...
Anyway probably overheating. Clean the fan/cooler and apply new cooling pasta goodluck.
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Post by: Tore on November 26, 2013, 01:04:02 pm: rip in piece
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Post by: Teeth on November 26, 2013, 01:18:38 pm: Leave of absence denied
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Post by: Switchtense on November 26, 2013, 01:24:02 pm: Quote from: SirCymro_Crusader on November 26, 2013, 03:16:58 am
Definitely your card man, same thing happened to me where any games i opened or played would end up freezing, it started with high demand games but eventually happened to about 90% of the games i played. So it sounds like your card is fried

yep, had the same thing a few years ago, had purple dots all over the screen, then some blue lines and eventually my graphics card gave up for good

your screen is fine, so is everything else, just make sure to not use that graphics card if you can avoid it (if youre unlucky it might take your board with it (Happened to me, had to get new gfx card, motheboard and cpu because i kept using that gfx card til it died))

hope youll get it fixed soon mate
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Post by: Azlanek on November 26, 2013, 01:39:57 pm: Is leave of absence absence of leave? :o
Title: Re: Leave of Absence
Post by: Sir_Firebus on November 26, 2013, 03:35:15 pm: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WdqU63tS4Q http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4hUkiEU7AE I got to detatching the 4 wires on the right but the last 1 got stuck and I tried for 20 minutes to get it out, and just gave up. :evil:
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Post by: Sir_Firebus on November 26, 2013, 03:40:46 pm: Quote from: Boerenlater on November 26, 2013, 12:43:24 pm
That card is old. Damn...
Anyway probably overheating. Clean the fan/cooler and apply new cooling pasta goodluck.
I have windows xp, and the computer was delievered 12/29/06. It cost S3,105.51. It is a custom made alienware that was a monster at its time please don't say ohhhhh what a fucking rip off. I've heard that enough and don't believe it.
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Post by: Spawny on November 26, 2013, 04:17:13 pm: Quote from: Sir_Firebus on November 26, 2013, 03:35:15 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WdqU63tS4Q http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4hUkiEU7AE I got to detatching the 4 wires on the right but the last 1 got stuck and I tried for 20 minutes to get it out, and just gave up. :evil:

I'm not sure why you linked a vid showing how to repair a monitor, when you should be taking out the gfx card to replace it.
Think about it. If your monitor is busted, it will display the messed up colours all the time. Even when you're staring at your desktop wallpaper.
If it happens ONLY during gaming (and maybe some video playback), it's 99% of the time the gfx card.

Take it out, clean the dust from cooler, remove cooler, remove the thermal paste, apply new thermal past, attach cooler again, install and see it it's better. Make sure you don't fry it from static electricity build up.

If it is still messed up, see if you can get a spare one somewhere, install it and your troubles should be gone.
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Post by: Christo on November 26, 2013, 04:50:21 pm: Quote from: Spawny on November 26, 2013, 04:17:13 pm
I'm not sure why you linked a vid showing how to repair a monitor, when you should be taking out the gfx card to replace it.
Think about it. If your monitor is busted, it will display the messed up colours all the time. Even when you're staring at your desktop wallpaper.
If it happens ONLY during gaming (and maybe some video playback), it's 99% of the time the gfx card.

Actually VGA issues can do the exact same, that's why checking with another card works too, monitor is usually lower risk than that.

My 8800 GTS years ago got the yellow lines in desktop, booting, bios etc. everywhere, but it wasn't my Monitor. I still use it :)
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Post by: [ptx] on November 26, 2013, 05:33:24 pm: Quote from: Sir_Firebus on November 26, 2013, 03:35:15 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WdqU63tS4Q http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4hUkiEU7AE I got to detatching the 4 wires on the right but the last 1 got stuck and I tried for 20 minutes to get it out, and just gave up. :evil:
I think you misunderstood - GPU is not your monitor. It is the graphics card attached to your motherboard.
Quote from: Sir_Firebus on November 26, 2013, 03:40:46 pm
I have windows xp, and the computer was delievered 12/29/06. It cost S3,105.51. It is a custom made alienware that was a monster at its time please don't say ohhhhh what a fucking rip off. I've heard that enough and don't believe it.
But they're right. I made myself a PC at around that time for a total price of ~$1200 and, excepting a new GPU (since the old one fried, just like yours probably did), it was a beast back then and still more than decent today. Alienware prices are bloated.
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Post by: Christo on November 26, 2013, 07:37:00 pm: Quote from: Sir_Firebus on November 26, 2013, 03:40:46 pm
I have windows xp, and the computer was delievered 12/29/06. It cost S3,105.51. It is a custom made alienware that was a monster at its time please don't say ohhhhh what a fucking rip off. I've heard that enough and don't believe it.

ohh what a fucking rip off.

You should look into it, alienware overprices their stuff. You pay for name mostly, and not the quality
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Post by: TheAppleSauceMan on November 26, 2013, 08:32:49 pm: Damn, hope to see you back again sooner rather than later!

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Please never buy Alienware again, the price you paid for that thing is cringe-worthy. :(
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Post by: tisjester on November 26, 2013, 11:47:06 pm: I believe I've had this before. Have you tried fucking with the anti-aliasing? Usually does the trick.