brandonh83
Banned
I was watching a friend play the retail version and his 360 kept locking up, he had no prior problems :lol
Epiphyte said:Literally, like shit blew up
I got the demo downloaded, updated to the latest drivers, and settled down to play the Bioshock demo. I wanted to set the proper mood, so the lights were off, the speakers turned up and the demo begun.
I was about 15 minutes into it, having very much enjoyed what I had seen so far, when I came upon the first Big Daddy encounter. I watch in rapt attention as he charges a splicer when suddenly BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM. It sounds as though a string of firecrackers has been detonated in my computer case, as well as each BOOM being punctuated with a bright blue flash coming through the case window.
For about half a second I sit there stunned. The first thought in my mind is "Holy Fucking Shit, that is the greatest effect I've ever seen. They should have given this game an 11." Immediately following this a sickening realization dawns on me as I look over at my tower. Blue Smoke! The magic blue smoke that makes electronics work is escaping from my PC.
What follows is a 30 second vaudeville act of me simultaneously cursing, falling as I try to leap out of my chair, and finally ripping the power cord from the wall. But the blue smoke was already out, and the smell of ozone in the air told me the bitter truth. Bioshock had fried my computer from the inside and blown the capacitors.
I took the victory into my living room and gave it some cursory revival attempts, but it was clear once the side panel was removed that it was gone. This all happened at about 8:30 CST, since which I've been endeavoring to bootstrap my old Pentium 3 back into working order. This involved a quick run to Walmart, as the damn thing is so old it doesn't have a built in NIC.
On the plus side, this errand allowed me to pick up a case of Fat Tire ale so that I might drink the pain away as I browse New Egg for a new computer.
A word of caution for anyone else planning on playing the Bioshock demo. THE GAME WAS SO FACE MELTINGLY AWESOME IT BLEW UP MY COMPUTER. Hopefully I can prevent further tragedies.
It's called a joke, son.ZombieSupaStar said:wut...
Ashhong said:does anybody have the link to the bioshock demo torrent? i dont want to wait on fileplanet and the thread is too big to find it.
:lolturtle553 said:Just hack it. All you have to do is get the pipes to line up.
It looks like the caps inside the power supply blew. Some of the capacitors on the motherboard have their foil seals bulged outward and may also be blown, just less spectacularly.8-bit said:And what exactly blew up ?
My guess would be some capacitors on your mobo, or maybe something on your gfx ?
Athlon XP 3200+zallaaa said:WTF was your configuration? I wouldn't like to live your intense experience by myself
That's pretty close to my config. Same processor, less RAM, better video card (7600 but not OC'd). After playing the demo tonight I've decided it's probably not the best way to experience the game so I've got choices to make.Epiphyte said:Athlon XP 3200+
2 GB RAM
6800 GT (OC'ed to Ultra Spec)
It actually ran decent at 1024
This is like Dad's Home, but for geeks.The Sphinx said:Oh god not another Bio-
That's fucking awesome! Not the fact that it blew up your computer, but that it blew up A computer.
:lol :lol you're all making me afraid of trying the demo! (it's still downloading)brandonh83 said:The DEMO just damn about near killed mine a few minutes ago. My PC literally started crying. Literally. It was making broken up sobbing sounds.
Epiphyte said:Athlon XP 3200+
2 GB RAM
6800 GT (OC'ed to Ultra Spec)
It actually ran decent at 1024
This is like a classic Jeff Green editorial.Epiphyte said:Literally, like shit blew up
I got the demo downloaded, updated to the latest drivers, and settled down to play the Bioshock demo. I wanted to set the proper mood, so the lights were off, the speakers turned up and the demo begun.
I was about 15 minutes into it, having very much enjoyed what I had seen so far, when I came upon the first Big Daddy encounter. I watch in rapt attention as he charges a splicer when suddenly BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM. It sounds as though a string of firecrackers has been detonated in my computer case, as well as each BOOM being punctuated with a bright blue flash coming through the case window.
For about half a second I sit there stunned. The first thought in my mind is "Holy Fucking Shit, that is the greatest effect I've ever seen. They should have given this game an 11." Immediately following this a sickening realization dawns on me as I look over at my tower. Blue Smoke! The magic blue smoke that makes electronics work is escaping from my PC.
What follows is a 30 second vaudeville act of me simultaneously cursing, falling as I try to leap out of my chair, and finally ripping the power cord from the wall. But the blue smoke was already out, and the smell of ozone in the air told me the bitter truth. Bioshock had fried my computer from the inside and blown the capacitors.
I took the victory into my living room and gave it some cursory revival attempts, but it was clear once the side panel was removed that it was gone. This all happened at about 8:30 CST, since which I've been endeavoring to bootstrap my old Pentium 3 back into working order. This involved a quick run to Walmart, as the damn thing is so old it doesn't have a built in NIC.
On the plus side, this errand allowed me to pick up a case of Fat Tire ale so that I might drink the pain away as I browse New Egg for a new computer.
A word of caution for anyone else planning on playing the Bioshock demo. THE GAME WAS SO FACE MELTINGLY AWESOME IT BLEW UP MY COMPUTER. Hopefully I can prevent further tragedies.
Epiphyte said:Athlon XP 3200+
2 GB RAM
6800 GT (OC'ed to Ultra Spec)
It actually ran decent at 1024
Might want to check your capacitors/PSU.probune said:Oh no this is close to what I'm running.
I fear for the welfare of my computer
Epiphyte said:[Blue Smoke! The magic blue smoke that makes electronics work is escaping from my PC.
Buttonbasher said:Mine reset at the second load screen as my bathosphere rose up. The computer reset itself.
I lol'd. 360 version ftw.
i love itWario64 said:You've been
The magic blue smoke that makes electronics work is escaping from my PC.
Epiphyte said:"The magic blue smoke that makes electronics work is escaping from my PC."
Epiphyte said:"Holy Fucking Shit, that is the greatest effect I've ever seen. They should have given this game an 11."
Epiphyte said:"Bioshock had fried my computer from the inside and blown the capacitors."
Epiphyte said:"THE GAME WAS SO FACE MELTINGLY AWESOME IT BLEW UP MY COMPUTER."
Epiphyte said:Athlon XP 3200+
2 GB RAM
6800 GT (OC'ed to Ultra Spec)
It actually ran decent at 1024