Hermits' little secret !

So, the other day I was at my friend's house, who is a PC gamer. We sit down to play some Street Fighter IV and just as I'm about to perform an ultra, this pops up:

(well not EXACTLY this but it looked similar)

I ask my friend what it was and he says it's the "Blue ScreenOf Death" and proceeds to explain it happens occasionally while you are using the Microsoft operative systems (that evening it happened three more times BTW).

I've heard countless times about the "Red Ring Of Death", and it honestly isn't a problem, because you get three years warranty, but I have never seen "Blue ScreenOf Death" take the heat it deserves, and it looks to me it's an issue which makes gaming on PC unbearable.

funny i never see that screen :)

He must have a ancient machine :P

These are rare and are usually very fixable, i haven't had one since my RAM was dodgy which was fixed by replacing it.JohnF111

i had that on my old PC, mind you that one had a PSU that blew up and pretty much turned its innards black.

Most likely your friend can´t overclock, it´s his fault that his PC is getting BSODs

[QUOTE="JohnF111"]These are rare and are usually very fixable, i haven't had one since my RAM was dodgy which was fixed by replacing it.razgriz_101

i had that on my old PC, mind you that one had a PSU that blew up and pretty much turned its innards black.

So, the other day I was at my friend's house

oillort

Okay, now I know you're lying.

He must have a ancient machine :P

crazyduckv2

weird i haven't gotten a blue screen since like 4 years ago. maybe he should upgrade defectuous software or stop installing every program internet ask him to.

Seen it once in the early days of the XP and never saw one again.

Your "friend" must be really unlucky...

[QUOTE="razgriz_101"]

[QUOTE="JohnF111"]These are rare and are usually very fixable, i haven't had one since my RAM was dodgy which was fixed by replacing it.JohnF111

i had that on my old PC, mind you that one had a PSU that blew up and pretty much turned its innards black.

haha it was the stock one that came with the tower and it was coming up for 4, something had to give im guessing it was just time for it to go :(

think i actually kept the tower incase i ever decided to build one at some point.

This is a secret?

It's been almost a decade since the last time I had a BSOD while playing a game. And all I had to do to fix it was restarting my system.

Haven't seen that in years...not since I had Windows XP. Those are also very fixable (usually costing nothing). With that said, I am on my 3rd Xbox 360 and 2nd network adapter. PC is far superior to the 360 in both performance and stability in my experience.

It's been almost a decade since the last time I had a BSOD while playing a game. And all I had to do to fix it was restarting my system.

RyuRanVII

... usually Blue Screens apear if you've done something wrong, I just saw it a few times when I got over the top with overclocking, but I don't get it while a bit or not overclocked, so here we go ...

I ask my friend what it was and he says it's the "Blue ScreenOf Death" and proceeds to explain it happens occasionally while you are using the Microsoft operative systems (that evening it happened three more times BTW).oillort

Well you're friend obviously knows what he is talking about.

All MS OS get occasional BSOD you heard it here first folks !:roll:

I've heard countless times about the "Red Ring Of Death", and it honestly isn't a problem, because you get three years warranty, but I have never seen "Blue ScreenOf Death" take the heat it deserves, and it looks to me it's an issue which makes gaming on PC unbearable.oillort

Yeah RROD is no problem at all, it only turns your console into a brick.

The few times ( I guess 2) a BSOD happened to me in the 15+ years I use computers it was fixed by simply restarting the PC, yeah RROD is much less severe :roll:

My mum was using my computer, not sure what she did but it then got blue screen (first time I had seen it in years) took about 4 minutes to fix.

RROD makes your console into a brick. You might as well make a thread about how if you throw your PCout of a window it might break.

Sorry, what was that?

I can't hear the console peasant rabble very well from my ivory tower.

I used to get that screen a couple of times per day, it stopped coming but now I can't start up my computer without restoring this and that, now I just suspend it, haven't shut down this computer for months :)

Whenever my old computer got a bluescreen it just restarted..... when my Xbox got a RROD it died and I had to replace it.

My mum was using my computer, not sure what she did but it then got blue screen (first time I had seen it in years) took about 4 minutes to fix.

RROD makes your console into a brick. You might as well make a thread about how if you throw your PCout of a window it might break.

toast_burner

Well clearly BSOD is not a problem this day and age if you haven't seen or heard of it before.

Kinthalas will be here soon armed with screenshots and a bottle of Pepto.

(that evening it happened three more times BTW).oillort

Seriously tho, BSOD doesn't happen much anymore.

My PS3 seems to freeze every other day and my 360 sounds like a helicopter because it was built in a factory where they had to install windowguards to keep workers from committing suicide.

So, the other day I was at my friend's house, who is a PC gamer. We sit down to play some Street Fighter IV and just as I'm about to perform an ultra, this pops up:

(well not EXACTLY this but it looked similar)

I ask my friend what it was and he says it's the "Blue ScreenOf Death" and proceeds to explain it happens occasionally while you are using the Microsoft operative systems (that evening it happened three more times BTW).

I've heard countless times about the "Red Ring Of Death", and it honestly isn't a problem, because you get three years warranty, but I have never seen "Blue ScreenOf Death" take the heat it deserves, and it looks to me it's an issue which makes gaming on PC unbearable.

oillort

I haven't seen this screen since I played unpatched Stalker Clear Sky back in 2008.

He must have a ancient machine :P

crazyduckv2

What I find funny is that almost everyone here has had a BSOD at least once, I thought it was rare?

What I find funny is that almost everyone here has had a BSOD at least once, I thought it was rare?

parkurtommo

1 BSOD (which only takes a restart to fix..) in 4 years is pretty rare.

lol

Pretty good thread.

[QUOTE="crazyduckv2"]

He must have a ancient machine :P

HarlockJC

I had BSODs before my old 8800 died. Reflow fixed for a short while but I had to get a new one.

What I find funny is that almost everyone here has had a BSOD at least once, I thought it was rare?

parkurtommo

Well I suppose alot of us and more so the PC gamers have been using computers before 2011.

I know TC's little secret too.

The next day he went over to his other male friend's house and as he sat on his lap looking to get comfortable, they tried to boot up an xbox 360, and this is what they got:

It's been several years since I've seen one, they used to be more common. Basically it amounts to a system crash, normally because of either a weak system or some sort of hardware fault.

I'll admit it, I've had it a few times on my old pc from 2002 BUT it was my fault from trying to OC my pentium 4 lol.

Blue screen of death is really rare. Usually it means that there is something wrong with your PC and you should check it before doing anything else. During last 5 years that I can remember I've never got that.

Last time I had BSOD was in 1999.

Do I win something?