complich8′s journal

My last video card died in September 2005, in what I affectionately referred to as the september in computer hell. As you may recall (or find in the middle of that megapost), I picked up a Radeon X1600 Pro back when my 6200 failed out and died. And it was ok, had some compatibility issues, but it was a fairly stable and decent card that served me well…

Except that the fan died two months ago. Yeah, pretty lame. Another video card that died due to fan failure and not being able to find a suitable replacement.

Well, I’ve mostly been ignoring that lately, and using the card anyway. That finally caught up with me last night.

Basically, the chip was getting hot enough that the failed-out fan literally melted and distended from the heatsink. Pretty insane.

Why am I describing this though? I’ve got a digicam!

So yeah. Slightly less than a year out of that video card. I’m honestly just a little glad to be rid of it. Borrowed a roommate’s geforce 3 for a couple days, and I’ve got a 7600GS on the way. Nice thing is, since I live in Maryland now, I’m right near New Jersey, where Newegg’s shipping from. 1 day UPS ground FTW.

Can’t wait until I’ve got the money to buy new computers n’ stuff… you know … get out of the AGP platform generation and all that …

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