Game Over....

[Ben Lothian]

OK - I'll not be on GW (or anything that requires a graphics chip) until I purchase a new system.

My Video card has had enough and refuses to run anything mare challenging than IE and my mail client. If I start GW then it's BSOD within 10 seconds so I'll not be about for at least a month or so.

If anyone has any bright ideas what to do with a Dell M1710 with a NVidia 7950 GeForce GTX Chip (That was supposed to be "gaming driven") that doesn't want to work properly please let me know

Speak soon

Ben

[katya]

Ben,

I don't know much about computers so I can't give you an advice on that. But I can tell you what is obvious from a layman's perspective - you should buy a new computer. You've been having problems with this one for a very long time now.
Anyway, whatever you do - good luck and I hope we see you in game soon.

Katja.

[Ben Lothian]

Yeah - I know I'll have to do something - There is one final hope for this expensive door-stop and that's something that is being put together by MSI:

www.bit-tech.net/hardware/laptops/2010/05/21/computex-2010-preview-msi/1

Not too pricey and should work with this laptop. However I'm not holding my breath and will probably start looking at suitable desktops in the VERY near future.

C'est la vie...

Ben

[Ben Lothian]

OK - Now sorted thanks to putting my Graphics Chip in the Oven. Yes - That's right, the oven.

More details on the MYST forum:
www.mysticspiral.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=2689&pid=23364&st=0&#entry23364

Happy to be back at a very reasonable cost - Not sure if/when it'll die again, but if it does I'll bake it and see if it works - If not then I guess I'll admit defeat and buy a new desktop.

Good gaming to all.

Ben

[Zerk]

Wow that's the craziest thing i ever heard, but looks liek it works so I really don't know what to think about it. Gl with the card, hope it will last.