Computer Rant

[minendo]

I know you don't care, but I need to vent.

Today I sold off my dual XP rig so that I could make some CC payments. Well that leaves me with my TBred 1700+ machine which I will now make my main rig. Originally it was hooked up to a 15" Dell LCD (non DVI) which I also sold. So I hook up the TBred rig to my 18" Dell LCD through DVI. Turns out the damn video card DVI spot is shot. It will only run DVI at 640X480.

Needless to say I am pissed right now. I just got this Visiontek Ti500 in a trade which I sent off my Radeon 8500. From day one, I had nothing but problems since the heatsink clips were broken. I reinstalled the video card heatsink and all was fine. Of course all was fine until I tried using the DVI connector.

I was hoping to having some money to make CC payments and add to savings, but now I am computer less and won't have one until I buy a new video card.

The past three trades I have carried out have been nothing but bad luck for me. :disgust:

 

[Heisenberg]

You're right, I don't care.

 

[MichaelD]

Sorry your stuff is busted.

Why are selling your possessions? Lose your job?

 

[MeanMeosh]

ouch, that sucks =(

 

[SWirth86]

Computers do suck.

But you'll eventually get used to the 640X480... its not that bad.

 

[minendo]

Originally posted by: MichaelD
Sorry your stuff is busted.

Why are selling your possessions? Lose your job?

Nope just sold the dually since it was over kill for me.

 

[MichaelD]

Originally posted by: minendo

Originally posted by: MichaelD
Sorry your stuff is busted.

Why are selling your possessions? Lose your job?

Nope just sold the dually since it was over kill for me.

OK, good. Glad to hear it.

Well, being that you made some money....and still have income...buy a new vidcard!

 

[Walleye]

man that sucks...

i'm gonna be buying another computer


but i got money to burn...

 

[Siddhartha]

Originally posted by: Heisenberg
You're right, I don't care.

 

[pyonir]

Originally posted by: SWirth86
Computers do suck.

But you'll eventually get used to the 640X480... its not that bad.

:Q LMAO

 

[sandorski]

That sucks, but why on Earth would you trade a Radeon 8500 for a Geforce 3 Ti500?

 

[Platypus]

Sorry to hear mike, if I had an extra card I would send it to you for free but I don't, and I am broke because I am saving everything I get for living expenses. If there was anything I could do that was humanly possible for me I would do it in a hearbeat, but alas I can't. Good luck

 

[PowerMacG5]

Originally posted by: sandorski
That sucks, but why on Earth would you trade a Radeon 8500 for a Geforce 3 Ti500?

 

[clicknext]

This would have been a better world had computers never been invented. Oh well.. *plays CS*

 

[manly]

Originally posted by: sandorski
That sucks, but why on Earth would you trade a Radeon 8500 for a Geforce 3 Ti500?

I know the Radeon wins in image quality, but aren't they otherwise roughly comparable in 3D performance?

 

[sandorski]

Originally posted by: manly

Originally posted by: sandorski
That sucks, but why on Earth would you trade a Radeon 8500 for a Geforce 3 Ti500?

I know the Radeon wins in image quality, but aren't they otherwise roughly comparable in 3D performance?

Yes, they are, which just begs the question asked.

 

[0roo0roo]

just run off the dsub.

 

[oniq]

Originally posted by: SWirth86
Computers do suck.

But you'll eventually get used to the 640X480... its not that bad.

Can you PLEASE, PLEASE type one word per line so I don't have to scroll? THANKS!