My Notebook died

b/Tech, Science & IT publicado por u/DarkestEx June 24, 2015, 12:08:41 AM

My Notebook died

Cursing

The graphics chip of my main Notebook died yesterday. It does still boot but there is no video on VGA, HDMI nor the LCD.
I guess I have to buy another Notebook even though I can't afford a new one right now [emoji20]

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u/alexgt June 24, 2015, 12:10:32 AM

That sucks
BTW your spoiler says bleep! instead of something else

u/DarkestEx June 24, 2015, 12:14:09 AM

Quote from: alexgt on June 24, 2015, 12:10:32 AM
That sucks
BTW your spoiler says bleep! instead of something else

Oh I guess that was Tapatalks fault.
I said the Fu*k word.

u/novenary June 24, 2015, 12:23:22 AM

It's the forum's auto censor engine. You can turn it off in your profile.

Can't you send the laptop in for repairs ?

u/DarkestEx June 24, 2015, 12:30:01 AM

Quote from: Streetwalrus on June 24, 2015, 12:23:22 AM
It's the forum's auto censor engine. You can turn it off in your profile.

Can't you send the laptop in for repairs ?

The Notebook was already in repair for a dead LCD. I don't want another repair. BTW. the GPU is soldered to the mainboard. It is not replaceavle sadly

u/Snektron June 24, 2015, 12:03:12 PM

Oh that sucks :/ last year when i got my pc, after a few weeks my mobo died.
I had to send it back and the cers took like 6 weeks to repair it

u/DarkestEx June 24, 2015, 12:28:46 PM

Quote from: Cumred_Snektron on June 24, 2015, 12:03:12 PM
Oh that sucks :/ last year when i got my pc, after a few weeks my mobo died.
I had to send it back and the bleepers took like 6 weeks to repair it

Oh thats really bad!

BTW. I was looking into the problem and I think the GPU is thermally damages.
LCD shows picture for half a second without backlit and VGA line gets VSync signal but no data, HDMI is fully dead.
There is no visible inverter anywhere on the LCD or in the case.

u/novenary June 24, 2015, 01:45:20 PM

Quote from: DarkestEx on June 24, 2015, 12:30:01 AM
Quote from: Streetwalrus on June 24, 2015, 12:23:22 AM
It's the forum's auto censor engine. You can turn it off in your profile.

Can't you send the laptop in for repairs ?
The Notebook was already in repair for a dead LCD. I don't want another repair. BTW. the GPU is soldered to the mainboard. It is not replaceavle sadly

My dad had the same problem with his old laptop. Thermal damage, picture was all colored stripes on the LCD and outputs. It was a known issue from nvidia so dell replaced the motherboard under warranty.

u/DarkestEx June 24, 2015, 01:48:35 PM

Quote from: Streetwalrus on June 24, 2015, 01:45:20 PM
Quote from: DarkestEx on June 24, 2015, 12:30:01 AM
Quote from: Streetwalrus on June 24, 2015, 12:23:22 AM
It's the forum's auto censor engine. You can turn it off in your profile.

Can't you send the laptop in for repairs ?
The Notebook was already in repair for a dead LCD. I don't want another repair. BTW. the GPU is soldered to the mainboard. It is not replaceavle sadly

My dad had the same problem with his old laptop. Thermal damage, picture was all colored stripes on the LCD and outputs. It was a known issue from nvidia so dell replaced the motherboard under warranty.

Oh, nice.
I sadly can't do anything but buy a new one. Any suggestions?

u/novenary June 24, 2015, 01:50:19 PM

Whatever fits you, specs and price wise I guess.

u/Dream of Omnimaga June 24, 2015, 10:50:03 PM

IMHO you should get a desktop PC if you don't absolutely need the mobility of a laptop/notebook. Laptops and notebooks break after 2 years if you use them regularly, especially the hard drive, battery or screen, and it costs much more to repair it than buying a new one.

Regardless of what you choose, don't get your notebook repaired a second time. You're better off buying a brand new computer, even if a lower end one (it's unlikely to be lower end if your notebook is old).

u/CKH4 June 24, 2015, 11:01:58 PM

Toshiba satellite with amd onboard and an a8 2ghz. Works great for me we got an open box deal of < $300.

Edit. Rip computer

u/DarkestEx June 26, 2015, 10:35:04 PM

Quote from: CKH4 on June 24, 2015, 11:01:58 PM
Toshiba satellite with amd onboard and an a8 2ghz. Works great for me we got an open box deal of < $300.

Edit. Rip computer

Nice

Quote from: DJ Omnimaga on June 24, 2015, 10:50:03 PM
IMHO you should get a desktop PC if you don't absolutely need the mobility of a laptop/notebook. Laptops and notebooks break after 2 years if you use them regularly, especially the hard drive, battery or screen, and it costs much more to repair it than buying a new one.

Regardless of what you choose, don't get your notebook repaired a second time. You're better off buying a brand new computer, even if a lower end one (it's unlikely to be lower end if your notebook is old).

I do actually have two modern desktop PCs.
But I need the mobility of a notebook and one of my desktops is so horribly slow.
I already gutted out the laptop and gave the case to my little sister so that she can pretend to have a real laptop.
I would like to have something with 6 or 8GB of ram and something like an Intel i3 or i5.
I am willing to pay a maximum of 400€.
I saw a nice Lenovo notebook with that specs in this price.
Any other suggestions?