Hi all, just expressing my sorrow here, and hoping for some support!
Last night i was watching a documentary on my computer. It was James May's big ideas for those of you who now him. From Top Gear etc.....
Lately i've been enjoying my new 4870 1gb PCS+ edition from powercolor, it's given me a decent 3dmark06 score, decent fps in all the games i play, and very nice HD picture on my flatscreen.
Anyway, during my "relaxation" hour last night with the somewhat boring mr. May, the fan on my 4870 suddenly accelerates to what sounded like 100%, and then back to idle, back up again to 100%, a routine it repeated 5 or 6 times......
I jumped up from my rather comfortable position in the sofa, and in my disMay (hehe) i pushed the reset button..... and the system said klick, and died......
The smell in the room certainly gave a omonous sign as to what had happened. At first i suspectded the PSU, since it was very hot, and smelled the worst. but i saw the control light on the MB was on, so i suspected a number of things.
When i tried to turn my baby on again, a red light flashed briefly on the 4870, and the computer died again.
SO, i took the 4870 out, and installed my old 3870, and the system sprung back to life.....
This has led me to the conclution that my 4870 just went and died on me, for no apparent reason! This is ofcourse a giant blow for me, as well as my FPS's in nearly all my computer related ventures.......
I am no in the process of returning the card within warranty, which is no easy task with the shop i bought it from....
I loved that card man! silent and cool, good performance..... AAAAHHHHHH!
Hoping for some compassion......
Sincerely
Graphics widower from Norway
Last night i was watching a documentary on my computer. It was James May's big ideas for those of you who now him. From Top Gear etc.....
Lately i've been enjoying my new 4870 1gb PCS+ edition from powercolor, it's given me a decent 3dmark06 score, decent fps in all the games i play, and very nice HD picture on my flatscreen.
Anyway, during my "relaxation" hour last night with the somewhat boring mr. May, the fan on my 4870 suddenly accelerates to what sounded like 100%, and then back to idle, back up again to 100%, a routine it repeated 5 or 6 times......
I jumped up from my rather comfortable position in the sofa, and in my disMay (hehe) i pushed the reset button..... and the system said klick, and died......
The smell in the room certainly gave a omonous sign as to what had happened. At first i suspectded the PSU, since it was very hot, and smelled the worst. but i saw the control light on the MB was on, so i suspected a number of things.
When i tried to turn my baby on again, a red light flashed briefly on the 4870, and the computer died again.
SO, i took the 4870 out, and installed my old 3870, and the system sprung back to life.....
This has led me to the conclution that my 4870 just went and died on me, for no apparent reason! This is ofcourse a giant blow for me, as well as my FPS's in nearly all my computer related ventures.......
I am no in the process of returning the card within warranty, which is no easy task with the shop i bought it from....
I loved that card man! silent and cool, good performance..... AAAAHHHHHH!
Hoping for some compassion......
Sincerely
Graphics widower from Norway