faetal on 14/6/2013 at 13:19
I recommend new (and better) grease too - it'll help a lot.
Thirith on 14/6/2013 at 14:44
There's one extremely odd thing that started at the same time - on another forum clicking into the reply field and pressing any key opened an "Enter the URL" field. Totally random, and I haven't found anything online what it could be, but it's exactly the synchronicity and the randomness that make me paranoid. Anyway, the heatsink and the new cooling paste will be here on Monday and I'll know soon enough if that was the problem. Otherwise... dunno.
Queue on 14/6/2013 at 15:53
Quote Posted by Thirith
Shudder... Having just spent a bit on wedding rings....
Now see. There's your problem--women.
june gloom on 14/6/2013 at 20:23
Go buy yourself some Swiss chocolate Thirith, it'll make No PC Time more bearable.
Thirith on 15/6/2013 at 09:30
Heh. Good idea, but not,quite in keeping with the approaching-middle-age paunch I'm developing (and fighting). ;-) Actually, I'm quite happy to spend more time reading - what annoys me about the situation is not knowing whether the new cooling unit will solve the problem or whether the problem lies elsewhere.
faetal on 17/6/2013 at 11:18
How about a refrigeration unit for your PC which is pedal-powered?
Play games AND defeat the paunch.
Thirith on 17/6/2013 at 12:43
Perhaps I could get one of those Omni treadmill things, combine it with an Oculus Rift and link the whole thing to a genny that cools the processor! Every day I'd jog through Liberty City for an hour - let's say I shoot up a police car and then run away from the fuzz. No vehicles allowed, just muscle power. I'll be lean and mean in no time whatsoever!
Thirith on 17/6/2013 at 16:15
Quick update: the new cooling unit (Corsair H80i) is in the PC and seems to be working. The weird, random problem with the PA oars persists, but I'm sure that can be solved. Thanks for all the tips to date!
