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Adam
11-19-2008, 09:36 AM
Sorry, another rant so padster please stop reading...

NOW!

My computer has died. I think its the PSU that was fudged but with the spark I saw I think it might of fried some other stuff to.

Kinda annoying cus I am working on a business plan to go into an IT business with a friend. Luckily all our ideas was online, I only had a few things on the HDD that I couldn't afford to lose but I should be able to get the data back easily enough.

I built it a few years back now and replaced a few parts or upgraded etc but it wasn't an amazing spec.

Question is now, do I go buy a new PC, build a new PC or repair that one?

I really fancy a new one. I've got no money really but could afford it using creative financing. I was thinking of buying a desktop replacement laptop from alienware or something, a nice high spec. I still have my Dell laptop for now but this thing blue screens now and then* in windoze. This laptop is dual booted to Ubuntu but the wireless doesn't work on that*.

*yeah, I'm lazy, I can fix these things but don't.
Adam
11-19-2008, 09:37 AM
whoops, dual post...
Kid Presentable
11-19-2008, 09:43 AM
In 10 years I think everything will be web-hosted.
mikizee
11-19-2008, 09:51 AM
buy a new PSU and whack it in they cost like 30 bucks
Adam
11-19-2008, 09:56 AM
buy a new PSU and whack it in they cost like 30 bucks

I think the mobo might be unwell to.

I suppose a new psu is worth the out lay just to see. Sparks are never good in computers. It happened near the chip to (I have a clear chassis).
mikizee
11-19-2008, 10:00 AM
my old pc when up in a fizz and a bang when i turned it on and it was just the PSU.

Chances are if teh PSu blew straight away no power woulda gotten thru to the mobo anyway.
Adam
11-19-2008, 10:01 AM
In 10 years I think everything will be web-hosted.

The problem with cloud computing is that people don't have secure passwords. Crackers already know this and will take advantage. You might sign up for a unsecure site like facebook or here or whateverfuckingwebtwopointzeroispopular.com and it doesn't take much for a script to find out your most likely password, and use that very same password for their online banking. People are idiots. I know I am, but I'm no way as bad most...

One of these days I'll do something that ain't a rant on how stupid the public is :)