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Peanut and the Gang posted:You know how there's that weird unicode for zalgo text or whatever that you can pretty much add pixels at random places on the line? Is there a thing where you can put a black and white image and it coverts that to the unicodes that make that picture? I want to make the harry potter HP but change the P to have the lightning bolt and post that on bookface. newfags don't know how to triforce
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my home computer's power supply seems to have killed itself the other day. (computer wouldn't turn on, smell of ozone filling the room) i bought another one (same model and everything) yesterday, but swapping that in didn't give my computer the ability to power on. should i try replacing the whole motherboard now? or should i just call it a lost cause?
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Apr 23, 2015 19:00
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prefect posted:my home computer's power supply seems to have killed itself the other day. (computer wouldn't turn on, smell of ozone filling the room) i bought another one (same model and everything) yesterday, but swapping that in didn't give my computer the ability to power on. should i try replacing the whole motherboard now? or should i just call it a lost cause? have you inspected the motherboard, especially for things like bulging capacitors?
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Apr 23, 2015 19:02
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A Wheezy Steampunk posted:have you inspected the motherboard, especially for things like bulging capacitors? i have not, but i will image search bulging capacitors and see if i can find anything tonight e: i do not have a lot of hope that i will find anything  because i'm not sure i can see what they're pointing out in this picture  but i will try 
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Apr 23, 2015 19:11
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prefect posted:i have not, but i will image search bulging capacitors and see if i can find anything tonight look at the top, where the three scored lines are it should be totally level, not convex, and certainly not oozing brown goop
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Apr 23, 2015 19:16
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if the capacitor failed badly enough the metal part will fly off the rest of it like some reverse bullet or the capacitor will have all it's guts confetti'd out
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Apr 23, 2015 19:22
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prefect posted:my home computer's power supply seems to have killed itself the other day. (computer wouldn't turn on, smell of ozone filling the room) i bought another one (same model and everything) yesterday, but swapping that in didn't give my computer the ability to power on. should i try replacing the whole motherboard now? or should i just call it a lost cause? it may be worth it to pull the motherboard battery for a couple minutes. i've had certain cases of systems present similar symptoms and they powered up normally after a BIOS reset.
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Apr 23, 2015 19:31
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Lightbulb Out posted:it may be worth it to pull the motherboard battery for a couple minutes. i've had certain cases of systems present similar symptoms and they powered up normally after a BIOS reset. i will search for a picture of my motherboard and attempt to locate the battery. thanks for the tip  (yes, i am this bad at computers)
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Apr 23, 2015 19:40
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its like 1" round and shiny
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Apr 23, 2015 19:43
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EMILY BLUNTS posted:its like 1" round and shiny but enough about your privates 
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Apr 23, 2015 19:45
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Seriously though: Check that you bought a power supply with enough wattage to power your poo poo. If you have, try doing a de-dusting and make sure all the plugs are properly snug. Though when a PSU explodes, it can also cause surges, so your mb may be hosed after all.
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Apr 23, 2015 19:47
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Migishu posted:Seriously though: the power supply was 760W, and according to pcpartpicker, i need 440W i almost want to use this as an excuse to buy a whole new computer, just so i can get one with an enormous case, so that i can actually get my hands in there and connect things on the first try and without dropping a bunch of stuff in there 
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Apr 23, 2015 19:51
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your motherboard battery should be a cr2032 watch battery on the board. it should be very easy to spot. another thing i check is just plug in the motherboard & gpu to ensure that the board is powering up, as some other component may be causing the system to not power up.
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Apr 23, 2015 20:07
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prefect posted:get one with an enormous case, so that i can actually get my hands in there and connect things on the first try and without dropping a bunch of stuff in there I did this, don't do it. A well designed small case is just as good as a huge case. I had some cooler master HAF trash and now I have a fractal core 1000 and vastly prefer the fractal.
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SYSV Fanfic posted:I did this, don't do it. A well designed small case is just as good as a huge case. I had some cooler master HAF trash and now I have a fractal core 1000 and vastly prefer the fractal. i also need to find a case that doesn't have any windows or lights on it. okay, it can have a power light, but not too bright 
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Apr 24, 2015 01:39
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prefect posted:i also need to find a case that doesn't have any windows or lights on it. okay, it can have a power light, but not too bright antec and fractal design make monolith cases
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Apr 24, 2015 01:46
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yeah i have the "Fractal Design Define Mini" and it is extremely needs suiting
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Apr 24, 2015 02:03
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i think i'm going to buy all the parts for a computer and then have the people at a local computer store assemble everything for me. that way, i get the satisfaction of knowing i picked the wrong thing as well as the comfort of being able to blame any mysterious problems on the assemblers
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Apr 24, 2015 02:06
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physically building the computer is the easy part, honestly.
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Apr 24, 2015 02:21
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prefect posted:i think i'm going to buy all the parts for a computer and then have the people at a local computer store assemble everything for me. that way, i get the satisfaction of knowing i picked the wrong thing as well as the comfort of being able to blame any mysterious problems on the assemblers Just buy the systems in the parts picking thread and assemble them yourself. I'm still very happy with the system they were recommending three years ago. It worked out much better than when I randomly bought AMD oriented crap and stuck it in a $20 case with glowing lights and knockoff alienware heads on it.
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Apr 24, 2015 14:34
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I just assume the number of autistic man hours that goes into that thread could keep tabs on every train in america for a day.
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Apr 24, 2015 14:36
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SYSV Fanfic posted:I just assume the number of autistic man hours that goes into that thread could keep tabs on every train in america for a day. is it particularly fishmech-heavy?
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Cocoa Crispies posted:is it particularly fishmech-heavy? no they generally know what they're talking about unlike fishmech
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every time i think i want to get a nicer desktop computer the first stop is that thread and the second stop is https://store.apple.com
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SYSV Fanfic posted:Just buy the systems in the parts picking thread and assemble them yourself. I'm still very happy with the system they were recommending three years ago. It worked out much better than when I randomly bought AMD oriented crap and stuck it in a $20 case with glowing lights and knockoff alienware heads on it. i'm good at reading the parts-picking thread and using pcpartpicker.com; i have a problem with the actual assembly. there are too many plugs to connect and too many things on the motherboard to connect them to, and some of the plugs aren't supposed to be used, and most of the motherboard connectors aren't supposed to be used and the documentation is either nonexistent or impossibly terse 
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prefect posted:i'm good at reading the parts-picking thread and using pcpartpicker.com; i have a problem with the actual assembly. there are too many plugs to connect and too many things on the motherboard to connect them to, and some of the plugs aren't supposed to be used, and most of the motherboard connectors aren't supposed to be used and the documentation is either nonexistent or impossibly terse the documentation for my asrock motherboard was actually pretty good and told me what to plug in where
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prefect posted:i'm good at reading the parts-picking thread and using pcpartpicker.com; i have a problem with the actual assembly. there are too many plugs to connect and too many things on the motherboard to connect them to, and some of the plugs aren't supposed to be used, and most of the motherboard connectors aren't supposed to be used and the documentation is either nonexistent or impossibly terse plug sata ports into the sata ports, starting at 0 the processor only goes in one slot the motherboard manual will tell you where to plug in your memory plug the power connectors into the power connectors, the documentation will tell you what ones are required plug the video card into the pci-e x16 slot everything else is just screws it's not hard.
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Lightbulb Out posted:plug sata ports into the sata ports, starting at 0 yeah, it kind of is, because you have front USB ports, front sound ports, fan plugs, all of which look identical
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A Wheezy Steampunk posted:yeah, it kind of is, because you have front USB ports, front sound ports, fan plugs, all of which look identical none of those connectors look alike the motherboard manual will document the locations of where you need to plug that poo poo in at
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there is only one part nowadays you can gently caress up and that's putting the risers on the case for the board in the wrong spot and the board shorts out on it and fries
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EMILY BLUNTS posted:there is only one part nowadays you can gently caress up and that's putting the risers on the case for the board in the wrong spot and the board shorts out on it and fries
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Lightbulb Out posted:none of those connectors look alike they're all just pins i guess but they're color coded so i guess unless you're colorblind it's not really a problem if you read the manual
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Beeftweeter posted:they're all just pins i guess but they're color coded audio/usb i can believe but look at the silkscreen on the board & the manual and you will have no problems. fan headers look nothing like those, either. also if you're building a new machine it should have usb3.0 which has a fancy new internal connector that is really hard to gently caress up building computers is fun & easy and you shouldn't be afraid just take your time and put it together
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i decided to splurge and get a new gtx 970 card, and it has a 6-pin and an 8-pin power connector on the card my psu only has two 6-pin connectors (and not 6+2 connectors), however the card came with a 6-pin to 8-pin adapter, will that suffice? i'm worried it will be underpowered or cause other issues
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you can try it but it may not power on without two 8 pins. they will bitch at you before the system POSTs usually.
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Lightbulb Out posted:also if you're building a new machine it should have usb3.0 which has a fancy new internal connector that is really hard to gently caress up oh yeah i forgot about that. also since the header connectors only cover so many pins that + labels + color coding make it very difficult to gently caress up Stymie posted:i decided to splurge and get a new gtx 970 card, and it has a 6-pin and an 8-pin power connector on the card anecdotally it should be fine, i got a 970 recently also and used that for a few hours until i found an 8-pin + 6-pin cable hiding in my psu box
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Lightbulb Out posted:you can try it but it may not power on without two 8 pins. they will bitch at you before the system POSTs usually. idk about stymie's but mine only needed a 6 pin + 8 pin
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Lightbulb Out posted:you can try it but it may not power on without two 8 pins. they will bitch at you before the system POSTs usually. it wont be able to tell the difference between a 6-pin with an adapter to 8 pins, and an actual 8-pin the only real difference is how much the rail will droop under load, and i really doubt that card will pull enough current (more than like 22A?) to cause undue voltage drop in 12x16AWG but the fact that the psu doesn't have any 6+2 or 8-pin connectors might be a sign that the psu is underpowered for that load
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Raluek posted:it wont be able to tell the difference between a 6-pin with an adapter to 8 pins, and an actual 8-pin yeah, they're shorted together but i've worked with some quadros that complained. most ran fine even with dual 6pins though. the single 970 machine ive built had dual 8pins.
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the card itself has one 6 pin and one 8 pin, so i would only need to use the adapter for one of the 6 pins it fired up just fine, i suppose if it has any problems it would show up under load, but i'm not going to be taxing it that heavily, only 2 displays at 1920x1200 i suppose i'll find out, hopefully i won't have to splash out for a new psu too
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