Fediverse is great, I can post stuff here now as it’s down. xD
Edit: damn, they’re already back up this quick
Here was the archive: https://archive.ph/RAZ5Q
Fediverse is great, I can post stuff here now as it’s down. xD
Edit: damn, they’re already back up this quick
Here was the archive: https://archive.ph/RAZ5Q
Bad psu checks out
Yknow that’s what I thought! But after replacing memory and GPU, everything worked great for a year or two until I sold it! I did bring it into my work (I used to work computer repair) and used the shop’s PSU tester which passed it…. I think it was just a fluke! I do know the cards I bought (2 x 7900GT) had a bit of a notoriety for failing, but I do not think the RAM had the same issue.
If it wasn’t the PSU or motherboard, then it’s possible they were both just from a bad batch
Dirty electricity is also a possibility
Brownouts, surges, lots of electrical stuff can absolutely crap on newer electronics
I keep my PCs behind a whole home surge protector, on an isobar, and through a sinewave UPS
The friend I sold it to used the PSU and mobo for another couple years before upgrading, so I think you’re right! Just bad luck on my part hahaha. Thank goodness for good RMA policies!