I hate computers
So I have been having issues with my computer for a month or so. It keeps locking up freezing or generally flipping out now and then. It isnt a heat issue with my CPU I have dispelled that thoery. I figured my system drive was failing because it would generally only happen when I was interacting with it in some way or another. Well yesterday while working on some linux scripts for RO I started noticing that anything GFX wise would slam my computer and it would die. At first I thought it was limited to RO. But I fired up oblivion around 3am and it played just fine. However the minute I tried to close it my computer crashed hardcore. So I assumed I might be looking at a video issue. Well after I was done working on linux this morning I departed from my laptop and sat down to look at my desktop. I reached under my desk to see if I could feel roughly how fast the CPU fan on my card was spinning and I got the ever living SHIT burnt out of my finger. A little confused i crawled under my desk for a closer look. WELL LOW AND BEHOLD THE FAN TO MY GFX CARD IS SITTING ON TOP OF MY SOUND CARD. Not the whole apparatus mind you but just the fan blade. Mystery solved.... Well unfortunately right at that moment POOF my card smokes. So here I am $175 later with an ATI x1600 PRO it isnt top of the line but it is a little better then my old card and it will tide me over till I have to make the jump to PCIe. As I said....I hate computers. Back to sendmail!!!