Joining the PC master race

beardo · « **Reply #140 on:** February 10, 2015, 06:21:08 PM »

The fans might still be getting power even if some chips and circuits have been fried.

EnigmaZV · « **Reply #141 on:** February 10, 2015, 09:30:03 PM »

Saddam, have you left the computer powered on for a couple of minutes to see if maybe the BIOS just needs time to make sure everything's okay before the initial boot? Do computers still do that?

beardo · « **Reply #142 on:** February 10, 2015, 09:38:10 PM »

Never heard of that.

juner · « **Reply #143 on:** February 10, 2015, 10:07:57 PM »

Quote from: EnigmaZV on February 10, 2015, 09:30:03 PM

Saddam, have you left the computer powered on for a couple of minutes to see if maybe the BIOS just needs time to make sure everything's okay before the initial boot? Do computers still do that?

Quote from: beardo on February 10, 2015, 09:38:10 PM

Never heard of that.

Some motherboards can do in-depth memory checks on boot, instead of the usual default quick scan. This can take considerable time especially if you have a lot of RAM. If you don't have verbose mode enabled, it can sit at the BIOS splash screen for a long time, leaving you to wonder the hell is wrong, only to boot normally at the end. However, you would get video of some kind on the screen either way, so that isn't likely the issue.

EnigmaZV · « **Reply #144 on:** February 10, 2015, 11:18:12 PM »

Last computer I built years ago didn't have any indication that it was doing anything. Only after troubleshooting for a couple hours did I re-read the instruction manual to find out that it could take a minute or two before the computer did anything while the BIOS was doing its initial scan.

Vindictus · « **Reply #145 on:** February 10, 2015, 11:55:17 PM »

Quote from: beardo on February 10, 2015, 07:41:51 AM

What good would a DVI cable do when his monitor doesn't have a DVI port? And no, he probably doesn't have one lying around since he's been a laptopfag until now.

Wait, isn't DVI the newer port whereas VGA is the shitty old type? Why would a monitor have a VGA and HDMI but not a DVI?

Ghost of V · « **Reply #146 on:** February 11, 2015, 12:14:26 AM »

I was building a PC to play Elite: Dangerous and then, well, the game came out.

Particle Person · « **Reply #147 on:** February 11, 2015, 12:16:34 AM »

Quote from: Vauxhall on February 11, 2015, 12:14:26 AM

I was building a PC to play Elite: Dangerous and then, well, the game came out.

You should have been building a PC that would be able to play other games as well. All that effort didn't have to go to waste.

Ghost of V · « **Reply #148 on:** February 11, 2015, 12:26:48 AM »

Quote from: Particle Person on February 11, 2015, 12:16:34 AM

Quote from: Vauxhall on February 11, 2015, 12:14:26 AM
I was building a PC to play Elite: Dangerous and then, well, the game came out.

You should have been building a PC that would be able to play other games as well. All that effort didn't have to go to waste.

The PC was actually built to be a mock-cockpit, complete with windows (monitors), buttons (various keyboards wired into the motherboard), and a built in joystick sticking out of the tower. It is virtually impossible to play other games on it. There is no mouse and no USB ports for other devices. It cost $16,000 to build.

I had to use my life savings to build this thing. Elite: Dangerous has ruined my life.

xasop · « **Reply #149 on:** February 11, 2015, 01:05:35 AM »

Quote from: Vindictus on February 10, 2015, 11:55:17 PM

Wait, isn't DVI the newer port whereas VGA is the shitty old type? Why would a monitor have a VGA and HDMI but not a DVI?

VGA is still the lowest common denominator when it comes to displays. A display manufacturer that uses HDMI for digital video will generally also provide a VGA port for compatibility with older hardware. It doesn't even have to be all that old to be useful; I own a few systems produced in the past decade with VGA only. I wouldn't use them for any serious graphics (they're all either laptops or headless systems), but they do exist, and sometimes it's useful to plug in a monitor.

Pete Svarrior · « **Reply #150 on:** February 11, 2015, 02:05:33 AM »

Also, VGA is convertible to DVI-A and HDMI is convertible to DVI-D. If you provide both VGA and HDMI, you're already implicitly providing both types of DVI.

Vindictus · « **Reply #151 on:** February 11, 2015, 05:27:07 AM »

Yeah, I guess there's always adapters. I haven't worked with many monitors, but the ones that I have had always had either DVI & VGA, or DVI & HDMI. Needless to say, they're newer ones.

Ghost of V · « **Reply #152 on:** February 11, 2015, 11:26:10 PM »

PC is complete, made some additional modifications to the casing.

rooster · « **Reply #153 on:** February 12, 2015, 01:32:32 AM »

Nailed it. Good job, kid.

Fortuna · « **Reply #154 on:** February 12, 2015, 02:57:40 AM »

I've built quite a few computers for myself and relatives/friends. And so far I haven't had a single brick. If you send me the parts, I'll build it for you if you pay the shipping costs. I'll burn it in for you, and install all of your drivers and software too.

Saddam Hussein · « **Reply #155 on:** February 12, 2015, 03:52:49 AM »

>send parts to Andrew
>Andrew
>Andrew
>Andrew

lol no

beardo · « **Reply #156 on:** February 12, 2015, 07:52:55 AM »

But Saddam! He's built quite a few computers for himself and relatives/friends!

Thork · « **Reply #157 on:** February 12, 2015, 12:10:57 PM »

He also kept the book for about 2 years.

Fortuna · « **Reply #158 on:** February 12, 2015, 06:48:11 PM »

Quote from: Saddam Hussein on February 12, 2015, 03:52:49 AM

>send parts to Andrew
>Andrew
>Andrew
>Andrew

lol no

Obviously I'm being facetious. But this is something I'd actually really do.

Saddam Hussein · « **Reply #159 on:** February 15, 2015, 03:05:38 AM »

I did it! It's working! It's fucking working!

I'm not entirely sure what the problem even was, now that I come to think of it. I had spent some time poring over it, but I didn't actually change anything. One minute it wasn't working, and the next minute it was. Maybe I secured some loose connections or something? Oh, well. The important thing is that I got it working.

Ghost of V

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Thork

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