>a few years ago >had a mid end PC somewhat old >instead of upgrade decide to fuck it and use the -k CPU and the Z gigabyte Mobo to overclock >decide to make it fancy and upgrade BIOS and get a new casing and fans and shit >case and fans in preorder, waiting for a pendrive to upgrade BIOS >think that reseting CMOS is like formatting a hard drive, that if you do it you can slightly increase performance and decrease chance of failure >first time doing this shit >no CMOS reset button, no pins. >gotta remove the fucking battery >proceed to do so >sweatingbullets.gif >insert battery >computer wont start >pic related >my mind is racing, my family isn't exactly rich, i have no job, and even if i could afford a new gaming computer my parents wouldn't let me get one because i would have fucked this one up by me trying to be an alpha and doing my own shit >remove and re-add battery >reset computer >default BIOS settings >"loading operating system" >Screen goes black >"Loading Windows"
Anyone else has stories of themselves trying to do DIY shit and fucking up, or borderline fucking up?
Liam Nelson
>have cheap laptop >buy bioshock infinite during sale >game barely runs >gpu temperature goes well over 100°c >still want to play game >go through several instances of laptop shutting down because want to play game >after a while the gpu is finally fried
I basically killed a perfectly fine computer to play an incredibly shitty game. Replacing the GPU (if even possible) would've been a waste, given the age of the computer.
Tyler Gutierrez
I also learned in due time that laptops are furnaces while playing games. I also fucked up my mom's laptop before i had the desktop one of OP. I also funny enough paid 1 buck for Bio infinite and regret it for it being such a shitty game.
William Reyes
I actually haven't fucked up a lot
Before I actually got meself a computer (well my parents did) I've been subscribing to a dedicated magazine (for complete laymen) for over a year. It was '96 I think but the moment I got the computer on the desk I actually had a clue what to do next.
My biggest fuckup was a few years ago when I tried linux mint and went the most ignorant retarded way possible with it (complete opposite of what I did when I was young)
Ended up with unbootable Linux, unbootable Windows and fucked up HDD (windows installer couldn't even detect it). Luckily I managed to get it working, retrieve my stuff and set it up again.
I'll admit I had laid off the idea of installing Linux for well over a year after the incident.
Since then I managed to switch entirely.
Brody Martinez
The entire act of me building a pc was a scare story.
Isaiah Moore
I once spent 80€ on a boxed version of Suse Linux. It came with two big manual books that I never used and I only installed it once to realize that I had no idea what I was doing, and never again. That was when I was 14 I think.
John Jenkins
Do you suggest me to change to linux? what are the advantages and disadvantages? ive had a friend tell me that its a lot more moddeable (which i dont really care for), internet and overall computer works faster, but low compatibility in the very few games that i still use throws me off.
Aaron Morgan
thats not a real fuck up. >black friday >order parts on newegg >i5 6600k >as I put in cpu I bent pins on the motherboard >didnt notice and turn on comp >nothing happens >hmmmmm >check everything except cpu >finally check cpu and see 2 bent pins >no tweezers so i had to bend it back carfully with a fork from my kitchen >works thank god everything is ok
Cooper Powell
>>finally check cpu and see 2 bent pins >>no tweezers so i had to bend it back carfully with a fork from my kitchen >>works Holy absolute shit i would be sweating bullets in your situation. Specially considering that i could have fucked up the Mobo and the CPU (even if i got them for cheap)
John Ward
Submerge the laptop in mineral oil to cool it
Brody Long
its wierd. I used to put together computers for people all the time and its the first time I actually messed up and its when I finally build myself one
Connor Clark
I hear that mineral water works much better
Aaron Morales
Shit happens. Same computer than OP's story:
What the fuck, something is fucked >I remove the RAM, clean the pins and reattach the RAM and it works, however the same issue happens with several RAM through different MOBO connectors
>Wtf?
>trying to fix it, i decide to do some basic maintenance and remove the CPU cooler, clean it, and remove the CPU to see if i can do anything to it
>had no idea what the fuck the CPU pins were, couldn't see anything standing out
>reattach the CPU and the clean CPU cooler fan
>everything works fine
Thank fucking god Sandy Bridge and their architecture.
David Phillips
just google for them. it's not for everyone
Brody Martin
>possible memory corruption kernel panics >run memtest >use multi core mode >it freezes completely on a test >this is apparently normal because multicore doesnt work >i still have bad RAM >i switched the sticks and it worked for a while >3 months later and i still havent bought new RAM
Austin Wright
>Have a new build >Yesterday try to plug in a USB cable. >Touch something in the back >Computer instantly shuts down with a little "zap" >Nearly get a heart attack, what in the fuck just happened.. >Press the power button. >Mfw read the text: "Asus surge protector shut down the computer to protect it. Press F1 for setup" >Press F1 nothing happens >Jesusfuck..Restart >Starts up normally. So my Asus mobo has a wireless antenna in the back, there's these two copper connectors that have an extended antenna screwed in. From what I gather, the USB cable touched one of those connectors. Now if you can actually short the system like this, there's a serious fucking design flaw in this particular mobo. But thank you Asus surge protector.
Blake Russell
my computer boots from my usb stick because i fucked up my initial install of windows
no matter how many times i format, it still boots from that stick
maybe one day it'll work properly. until then, bios boot it is.
Nathaniel Howard
>Helping little bro build gayming PC >got it all up and running >need to install something with CD >no CD drive >remember that I had one in my build >remove mine and put it in his >install whatever >install is done so i want my drive back >im lazy and decide to unplug it with power still on >electricity arcs between molex connectors >whole system dies >little brother is preoccupied and doesnt notice >try to turn it back on >nothing >myface.jpg >take CD drive and run >3 hours later >i havent heard anything >come back and peak >he's playing Rocket League on it
Evan Wood
uh.... Cant you access the bios boot menu and select the primary boot device to fix that?
James Green
What was it then? just a small short due to removing the CD drive with the PSU providing power to the entire thing? if that's the case then there WAS a risk that the PSU would fry everything.
Adrian Harris
I guess so. Not sure. I might have worn tbe PSU capacitors a bit, but idk what really happened.