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R. I. P. computer :(

R. I. P. computer :(

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by: topcat Active Indicator LED Icon 12 OP 
~ 10 years ago   Jan 31, '14 5:04pm  
My son turned the computer on and smoke started coming out of it. That smell was, and still is, putrid! It's computer shopping time Emoticon We just use it for household stuff, homework and gaming. Any suggestions on what to get and where? I want lots of input before I spend my $. 4951
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MTechnique Active Indicator LED Icon 4
~ 10 years ago   Jan 31, '14 5:14pm  
I always build my own. I build no expense spared high end gaming rigs, you know... when you turn it on the lights in the house dim like when the AC unit outside kicks on lol. Yours very well may be easily repaired, consider getting it looked at? Parts are cheap... 4951
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~ 10 years ago   Jan 31, '14 5:17pm  
My son turned the computer on and smoke started coming out of it. That smell was, and still is, putrid! It's computer shopping time Emoticon We just use it for household stuff, homework and gaming. Any suggestions on what to get and where? I want lots of input before I spend my $.
 
@topcat:
 
Wtf!!!! Tell your boys to stop looking up so much porn!!!! Lmao 4951
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~ 10 years ago   Jan 31, '14 5:19pm  

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>> My son turned the computer on and smoke started coming out of it. That smell was, and still is, putrid! It's computer shopping time Emoticon We just use it for household stuff, homework and gaming. Any suggestions on what to get and where? I want lots of input before I spend my $.
 
@topcat:
 
Wtf!!!! Tell your boys to stop looking up so much porn!!!! Lmao
 
@mpjp0907:
Its not the boys...we know this.
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MTechnique Active Indicator LED Icon 4
~ 10 years ago   Jan 31, '14 5:20pm  
Honestly, letting the smoke out upon initial power up is most likely a fried power supply. Depending on your computers requirements and hardware configuration it can be replaced with a new cheapie from Fry's Electronics for $30-40. If its a higher end machine that needs high amperage PCI-E rails, cost will be more... over $100 for a cheaper one. 4951
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~ 10 years ago   Jan 31, '14 5:20pm  

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>> My son turned the computer on and smoke started coming out of it. That smell was, and still is, putrid! It's computer shopping time Emoticon We just use it for household stuff, homework and gaming. Any suggestions on what to get and where? I want lots of input before I spend my $.
 
@topcat:
 
Wtf!!!! Tell your boys to stop looking up so much porn!!!! Lmao
 
@mpjp0907:
Its not the boys...we know this.
 
@BooBear:
I didn't want to embarrass her
4951
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topcat Active Indicator LED Icon 12 OP 
~ 10 years ago   Jan 31, '14 5:21pm  

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>> My son turned the computer on and smoke started coming out of it. That smell was, and still is, putrid! It's computer shopping time Emoticon We just use it for household stuff, homework and gaming. Any suggestions on what to get and where? I want lots of input before I spend my $.
 
@topcat:
 
Wtf!!!! Tell your boys to stop looking up so much porn!!!! Lmao
 
@mpjp0907:
HAHAHA! Yeah.
 
@MTechnique I was hoping you would build us one in exchange for a nice dinner out to celebrate Black History Month.
 
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MTechnique Active Indicator LED Icon 4
~ 10 years ago   Jan 31, '14 5:23pm  
Oh good lord. I'd be glad to look at it...Do you know the model of the computer? I can do some quick research. 4951
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WskyTngoFxtrt Active Indicator LED Icon 10
~ 10 years ago   Jan 31, '14 5:26pm  
Lenovo Yoga 11s. It's a laptop/tablet combo. Or if you want a PC, Lenovo is now the #1 PC maker in the world. 4951
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MTechnique Active Indicator LED Icon 4
~ 10 years ago   Jan 31, '14 5:27pm  
Ah, if its a tablet its probably not worth trying to repair, and parts are generally proprietary, expensive. 4951
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~ 10 years ago   Jan 31, '14 5:41pm  
Ah, if its a tablet its probably not worth trying to repair, and parts are generally proprietary, expensive.
 
@MTechnique:  I think WTF was only making a suggestion for buying a new PC.  But you are right, Tablets and smart phones are trash when they break.
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~ 10 years ago   Jan 31, '14 5:43pm  
Laptop/Tablet hybrids are generally over priced as tablets and under powered as Laptops. 4951
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topcat Active Indicator LED Icon 12 OP 
~ 10 years ago   Jan 31, '14 5:44pm  
Oh good lord. I'd be glad to look at it...Do you know the model of the computer? I can do some quick research.
 
@MTechnique: That's so nice! We will take it apart and look at it this weekend. It probably is the cheaper part, cause it's not a high end computer. My son actually has been wanting to build a gaming computer, so I may be hitting you up for advice on that soon instead of replacing a part.
 
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MTechnique Active Indicator LED Icon 4
~ 10 years ago   Jan 31, '14 5:45pm  
Absolutely, I'd be happy to guide you on a new build. How old is your son? 4951
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~ 10 years ago   Jan 31, '14 5:56pm  
@topcat...a few months ago our old computer bit the dust , so we bought one with windows 8 & it was a huge mistake, We took it back 2 days later & bought a different one with Windows 7 , a huge improvement all around . 4951
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topcat Active Indicator LED Icon 12 OP 
~ 10 years ago   Jan 31, '14 6:08pm  
Absolutely, I'd be happy to guide you on a new build. How old is your son?
 
@MTechnique: He is 17. I am happy he actually wants to build a computer. He isn't very self-motivated, and doesn't usually take on projects. ThanksEmoticon I will PM you about it sometime this weekend.
 
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