oh dear, oh no...
well... bugger.
... 
*Phones Bob Geldof to arrange Ben Aid*
First Weasel's computer goes boom, now yours. Hope you'll be back with us soon, I know you'll still be around but it's going to be strangely empty without you ingame. You'll be missed (but we promise not to let Infy hit level 50 again before you do get back)!
*plays that trumpet-y tune they play at military ceremonies*
Dammit, you never let me hog the limelight!
Come back soon, y'hear. 
CHARLES NOOOOOOOOOO
Eeep!!! 
Cant be good. Hope you are back soon, or who will I call DJ n00bian? .... 
Hopes for a swift return.
Cheers,
White 
Ouchies! That doesn't fun at all...
Hope you won't go too crazy without your desktop and that you'll be able to put together a new one soon. We'll be waiting for your return
@Moonshade - too many to list anymore
Which bits have gone wrong? I have a spare Motherboard+CPU back home (AMD 2800+, 2.2Ghz) so long as Mum hasn't thrown them out.
Only graphics card I have spare though is a GeForceFX5200 if that's the problem.
If you need either of those, and I still have them, I can bring them up to Memorabilia.
The tally, as I understand it, is Motherboard, HD, graphics, and sound. Much as I appreciate the offer, Max, I might as well go all out and get a new PC. This sort of thing happens every few years, anyway. Seriously, every two/three years or so? Boom. New PC because the old one gets borked.
I just wish this had happened -after- I could back up about 30/40 gigs of important files.
Okay then. Just make sure to keep the old hard-drive, just to see if it's readable on the new computer. Those things can take a lot, and still be readable.
Well, apart from magnets.
You'll be missed FG, I hope for a swift return.
Get back soon you hear!!! Who else can I find to record secret game breaking footage? 
Noooo FG *sobs*
Hey wait a minute stas, whaddya mean you wont let me hit 50 again, 15 levels away ^.^
Daamn FG this PC go dead thing better not be contagious =\ *strokes his Monitor* My preeecious.
Hope you get sorted soon buddy
Retired - For Now
@Infernius - 50 Fire/Fire Tanker
AeoniX - 50 MA/Regen Scrapper
Syinf - 36 Katana/SR Scrapper
Proud Member Of The FORUMITES
Well, I've found a new computer.
Intel® Core® 2 Duo® E6600 Processor (2.4GHz, 1066MHz, 4MB, and no idea if that'll run CoH)
2048MB Dual Channel DDR2 (fun fun fun)
500GB (7200rpm) Serial ATA Hard Drive
256MB nVidia GeForce 7900GS
128MB Ageia PhysX
Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Music card,PCI w/Dolby Digital,7.1 speaker surround and THX certification
And all for only 
£1,298
The only real problem is, will it be bought for me, and if it is, then when? I can do my best to get it ordered for tomorrow (the one good thing about Dell being, all the "special offers" they throw in, making people think you're saving money) but there's no guarantee. I want to be running before the end of the Halloween event, so I can get my fifth slot, and so I can get back to DJing ASAP. However, this isn't the first time I've been in this position, and last time it happened (and, come to think of it, that involved a Dell PC, too) I had to wait four months. Come to think about it, I might be able to get it ordered on Wednesday (last day for the orders) as a "well done for passing all the tests to become a policeman" present.
So, I'll be sitting here on the Craptop, keeping you guys updated.
I miss my music. I miss Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip. I miss DJing. I miss playing. I'm SO bloody bored right now...
Seems like a pretty neato rig, wish I had enough money right now for that.
is the processor speed 2.4ghz? or is that it halfed? so its 4.8? o.o
either way 2.4 shouldn't be a problem, and woah 500 gb HDD =\
Tasty GFX Card and RAM though
Retired - For Now
@Infernius - 50 Fire/Fire Tanker
AeoniX - 50 MA/Regen Scrapper
Syinf - 36 Katana/SR Scrapper
Proud Member Of The FORUMITES
The Ghz rating means less and less these days. My AMD Athlon 64 runs at 2.4 Ghz, but is faster than an Intel Pentium IV at 3.4Ghz
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The Ghz rating means less and less these days. My AMD Athlon 64 runs at 2.4 Ghz, but is faster than an Intel Pentium IV at 3.4Ghz
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Aye. The Intel Core 2 Duo basically runs two dual-core processors at the same time, if I understand it correctly, so whilst it runs at 2.4 GHz, it's got four processors running at 2.4 instead of just one.
Hurry back now - I mean, this was the first week I was planning on attending the School Disco night (due to Eureka finishing) and now this.
Life's just not fair sometimes.
Hope you get a decent rig (sounds like it, but beware the hand of Dell)
"Idealism is such a wonderful thing. All you really need is someone rational to put it to proper use." - Kerr Avon
Myopic Aardvark on Twitter
Going through what I did about a year ago. They shiney uberness of a new system makes up for it
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Oh, I've been there already. 2001, I believe it was (I know I was living in my first flat) and I had a shiny Dell Dimension. Now, the "good" thing about Dells (at least, as they were back then) was that they had four little LEDs in the back. One day, those LEDs all went amber, and I couldn't do a thing with the PC. I called Dell tech support, explained my situation, and was told to hold.
Literally 40-odd minutes later, I got through to Tech support, and spoke with a guy with a US accent. I didn't think anything of it, because of call centres, and whatnot. I was asked to give the serial number of the PC, and gave it - to which the man replied that that particular PC had never been sold.
It turns out that I hadn't been passed onto a call centre in the US, I'd been put through to the US technical support. I was about three weeks out of warrantee, so if I wanted it repaired, that wouldn't be a problem. I'd just have to pay for the shipping to America on top of the cost to get it repaired. Apparently, I couldn't send it back to Dell UK, it had to be the US one, for some stupid reason I don't remember. The cost would have been more than the PC itself originally cost, so I laughed, hung up, and the next day cancelled the Student Union order for 10 PCs with Dell and went looking for a custom PC.
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Holy carp, they let you in?
*shakes with fear*...
Well, at least you can still post on here, the very lifeblood of the community. Touch wood everything will be okay by the end of October - if not then just release those pictures of Bridger and RockJaw and demand your 5th slot. You know the ones I mean...
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*shakes with fear*...
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Not yet. I have my fitness test tomorrow at 6:30. It'll be a walk in the park...well, a brisk jog through the park.
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*shakes with fear*...
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Not yet. I have my fitness test tomorrow at 6:30. It'll be a walk in the park...well, a brisk jog through the park, while being chased by dogs.
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*shakes with fear*...
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Not yet. I have my fitness test tomorrow at 6:30. It'll be a walk in the park...well, a brisk jog through the park, while being chased by dogs, that shoot bees out of their mouth when they bark.
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My desktop's decided to call it a day, it seems, and no longer works. I had a similar problem, temporarily, a few weeks back, and this time it's permanent. The bad news is, I'll be offline for quite a while, until I can get a whole new PC. The good news is, it shouldn't be -that- long. I should be back at some point before Christmas. If not, then everyone take care, and I'll be back sooner or later.
Who knows, I might even get that damned last story finished!