Worst Tech mistake you have ever made?

[L.E.D]

I killed one of my titans during an Ln2 overclocking. I've put ln2 in the cpu pot, ram pot and.... fail inc.. only 3 gpu pots, instead of all 4.... luckily I had some titans in back-up.

 

It was more funny than embarrassing tho, sometimes you do something so seriously that you forgot a little detail

 

Luckily I had titans in backup xD

[brownninja97]

How could i forget, i few down the stairs with my brand new pc a while ago, it still works.

[MariusJS]

Some "professional" guy from Samsung was showing speed of their ssd's, he defraged it... OUCH!

Link?

[nicholaswillems]

Just heard someone was searching for a LAPTOP for DESKTOP usage. I think I need a million desk to facedesk trough.

[Pingypoker]

My friend wanted a gaming rig for less than 500$. Requirements, it should run BF4 and Watch Dogs at 60 FPS on high settings.

 

I laughed, a lot.

 

It's possible, as long as you don't include the OS in the price.

[Xelithium]

It's possible, as long as you don't include the OS in the price.

No it's not.

[Pingypoker]

No it's not.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($90.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard:  Asus M5A78L-M LX PLUS Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($39.99 @ NCIX US) 

Memory:  Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage:  Hitachi  500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 

Video Card:  PowerColor Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card  ($199.99 @ Newegg) 

Case:  Antec VSK-3000 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($19.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply:  Thermaltake TR2 600W ATX12V Power Supply  ($24.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $475.92

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-09 15:58 EDT-0400)

 

I beg to differ.

[Xelithium]

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($90.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard:  Asus M5A78L-M LX PLUS Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($39.99 @ NCIX US) 

Memory:  Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage:  Hitachi  500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 

Video Card:  PowerColor Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card  ($199.99 @ Newegg) 

Case:  Antec VSK-3000 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($19.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply:  Thermaltake TR2 600W ATX12V Power Supply  ($24.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $475.92

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-09 15:58 EDT-0400)

 

I beg to differ.

 

That. Will. Not. Run Watch Dogs nor BF4 on high settings @ 60 FPS.

[Pingypoker]

That. Will. Not. Run Watch Dogs nor BF4 on high settings @ 60 FPS.

 

That rig can play BF3 maxed out (besides AA) at 60+ FPS. It can definitely handle BF4 at high settings at around 60 FPS. The 7950 is a beast of a card, so it should be able to easily handle Watch Dogs.

[upliftsleet1974]

That. Will. Not. Run Watch Dogs nor BF4 on high settings @ 60 FPS.

Yes it will my rig should go up to mid/high and keep 60fps no prob!And that is a better gpu then I have!

[Xelithium]

That rig can play BF3 maxed out (besides AA) at 60+ FPS. It can definitely handle BF4 at high settings at around 60 FPS. The 7950 is a beast of a card, so it should be able to easily handle Watch Dogs.

 

Yes it will my rig should go up to mid/high and keep 60fps no prob!And that is a better gpu then I have!

SLI 780's drop to 75-80 FPS. I want to see a Fraps Benchmark. 64 Player Conquest, Gulf of Oman.

[adnartion]

well after a long day at school and almost no sleep the night before i came home to a package containing my AX 760 PSU. i hurried to put it in and the pc would boot for a couple of seconds the go into a constant restart cycle after about 20 minutes i realized i had forgot to put in the 8 Pin at the top of the motherboard -_-

[Pingypoker]

SLI 780's drop to 75-80 FPS. I want to see a Fraps Benchmark. 64 Player Conquest, Gulf of Oman.

 

You said BF3, not 64 player multiplayer BF3.

 

I personally hate incredibly populated BF3 servers, it completely breaks proper cooperation with the team. How do you know that he wanted to play 64 player multiplayer servers?

[Xelithium]

You said BF3, not 64 player multiplayer BF3.

 

I personally hate incredibly populated BF3 servers, it completely breaks proper cooperation with the team. How do you know that he wanted to play 64 player multiplayer servers?

Because we play it all the time? He wants a rig that can handle high settings. He is playing @ low with 30 FPS currently.

[upliftsleet1974]

SLI 780's drop to 75-80 FPS. I want to see a Fraps Benchmark. 64 Player Conquest, Gulf of Oman.

My 660 can max 64 man out at 60 fps as the lowest fps 

 

 

Edit sorry to be off topic I am done now lol

[Xelithium]

My 660 can max 64 man out at 60 fps as the lowest fps 

 

 

Edit sorry to be off topic I am done now lol

If you stare in to a wall maybe.

[_wky]

I remembered something that I did a couple years ago. I tried unplugging a sata from the mobo and ended up ripping off a sata port :S.

 

The person's computer I was cleaning had 4 sata ports and they only needed 2 so...

[FireFox]

I remembered something that I did a couple years ago. I tried unplugging a sata from the mobo and ended up ripping off a sata port :S.

 

The person's computer I was cleaning had 4 sata ports and they only needed 2 so...

 

Err OK, so the ports were well attached then if you're able to rip them off lol

[pummetje]

i used the wrong screws for my radiator and i drilled a hole in the radiator :P

when i was filling the loop 

huge leakage :P 

 

but its fixed for a couple of euros 

funny story 

 

now its a beast watercooling loop

[_wky]

Err OK, so the ports were well attached then if you're able to rip them off lol

I know right?

[Alex780]

Washing an acrylic side panel window with tap water and a towel. #scratches

[aikoels]

Not really stupid but when I was messing with some cables (just grouping them off to the side, not unpluging them or anything like that) and I hit the power button on my mobo, nearly peed myself when the pc started roaring and the leds turned on

[Helltech]

Bought a 6800GT to play F.E.A.R. ... lmfao, upgraded to a 7950GT right quick.

[Jimbo]

I installed a Hyper 212 in a system with two noctuas, wondered why it was so noisy* then saw that I'd pointed them both inwards so the fans were blowing directly into each other.

 

 

*6 months after having done it......

[PapaRhino]

I thought this nasty ass Masscool HDD cooler was a HDD itself. This is super clean compared to how I pulled it out of the rig. The fans hadn't worked for like a year and a half.