My computer died yesterday.

[Quixfire]

It was a typical afternoon and work. Surfing the web and posting random comments on ATOT when my wife calls, ?Honey Andrew was playing on your computer and it just died.? ?We tried restarting it but nothing happens,? she said. ?Nothing? I replied? ?Yes,? she stated. ?Not even the fans are running when you push the power switch,? I asked? ?Nope,? she replied. ?What do you think it is,? she asked. I pondered for a moment then replied, ?I think it might be the power supply. It?s been making noise for the last couple of weeks.? ?How much is one of those and when could you get one,? she asked? ?Around $50-75 and Staples might have one in stock. I?ll stop on my way home and check,? I stated. ?Good, I wanted to play WoW tonight and I need your computer to play,? she replied. We said our good byes and I hung up the phone.

On my way home I stopped at my local Staples and bought a 400 Watt SmartPower 2.0 for $70.00. Once I got home I attended to my children and eat some dinner. My wife left with my oldest daughter for a dance recital practice and I started working on my PC. I was right my old 330 Watt Antec power supply of three and a half years finally failed. After I replaced it with the new everything was back to normal. Well as normal as my household can get. So later when my wife got home she decided she was too tired to play so I logged in and ran The Sunken Temple instance with my guild mates.

Cliff Notes:
1) Computer Dies
2) Diagnose over the phone
3) Pick up suspect part
4) Replace Part
5) Life back to normal

Do you think the Antec SmartPower 2.0 is a good power supply? It is very quite compared to my older unit.

 

[Jeff7181]

Your wife plays WoW? Awesome. Does that mean she doesn't yell at you for playing it and not paying attention to her? 😀

*EDIT* That new power supply should be an upgrade from the old one, so it should work just fine. When it comes time to replace my TruePower 550 I think I'll spend the money on a PC Power and Cooling unit. I've heard so many good things about them... and I've had two Antec TruePower 430's die on me when they definately shouldn't have. I only got this 550 because I needed something quick, and it was all the local computer store had in stock.

**EDIT** If it's not too late to find another power supply... you might consider this one... it's on sale... link

 

[biostud]

Good quality, but I prefer Seasonics for maximum silence.

 

[Firsttime]

WoW, your wife is a keeper

 

[Quixfire]

Your wife plays WoW? Awesome. Does that mean she doesn't yell at you for playing it and not paying attention to her?

Yes she does. I got her started during the last two weeks of the closed beta. And no it doesn't mean she doesn't yell at me for playing. But I learn that as long as my main character is lower than hers I can play without getting in too much trouble. 🙂

 

[Jeff7181]

Originally posted by: Quixfire

Your wife plays WoW? Awesome. Does that mean she doesn't yell at you for playing it and not paying attention to her?

Yes she does. I got her started during the last two weeks of the closed beta. And no it doesn't mean she doesn't yell at me for playing. But I learn that as long as my main character is lower than hers I can play without getting in too much trouble. 🙂

LOL... she just yells at you to let her have a turn, huh? 🙂

 

[Quixfire]

Originally posted by: Jeff7181

Originally posted by: Quixfire

Your wife plays WoW? Awesome. Does that mean she doesn't yell at you for playing it and not paying attention to her?

Yes she does. I got her started during the last two weeks of the closed beta. And no it doesn't mean she doesn't yell at me for playing. But I learn that as long as my main character is lower than hers I can play without getting in too much trouble. 🙂

LOL... she just yells at you to let her have a turn, huh? 🙂

Not really, we have two computers and two accounts so we can play together. 🙂