Magic Smoke!

[caraig]

My PC -- the one I use really only for playing games -- let go some magic smoke today! The video card got stupazingly hot, and apparently gave up the ghost... and some capacitors, and the integrated circuits, and the transistors, and the fan. So, now I need to get a new moboard and video card.

I wanted to upgrade anyway, but not quite now, not with the house still unsold.

More later.

Comments

[sodon.livejournal.com]

Usually when someone or something gives up the ghost, it's not quite so literal!

[points.livejournal.com]

Meh. Sympathies. I'm waiting on my house sale before new computer, too.

[waya.livejournal.com]

That is completely unfun. I'm thinking of the times I have (literally) let the magic smoke out.