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    Dead computer

    Hi all,
    Got some bad news. The new expensive computer I bought last spring died on me. Of course it expired just after the warranty did. Lost 3 good detecting days between working on it myself, dealing with charitable tech support, and then taking it in for repair. Luckily I have a Best Buy service contract, so labor is free. I suspected a bad motherboard, so ordered better aftermarket board.
    Well, turns out I was right. 3 of the 4 ram sockets are kaput. The 4th is questionable at best. But the kicker is the new board arrived damaged as well. At least Amazon stands behind their stuff and is risking it back. But now have to wait for another board to arrive, then take everything back to the geek squad and hope it all works out. Then hopefully I'll be able to get more detecting videos out this year.
    In the mean time since I have nothing better to do at night I've been putting together a list to build a much better system for doing videos. Planning to build around the 32 core threadripper 2 CPU, 128 Gb ram, quad RTX 2080 Ti watercooled GPUs, and dual custom water loop. Pricey, but reliable. Maybe need a cheaper hobby for when the sun goes down....
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    Bummer that it died right after the warranty expired but that seems to happen a lot! Hope you get repaired and back to normal soon. HH, Dave.
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    Quote Originally Posted by DaddyDigger View Post
    Bummer that it died right after the warranty expired but that seems to happen a lot! Hope you get repaired and back to normal soon. HH, Dave.
    Thanks Dave! Have it back at the shop as of today with another new board. ETA of Monday, but hoping it will be done sooner.
    Equipment:
    Minelab: CTX 3030, GPX 4800, X-Terra 705. Whites TDI SL.

    2023 Silver: 1 Gold: 0

    Best finds: 28 silver dime spill, 1800s Dutch customs seal.
    Oldest/best coins: 1837 Upper Canada large cent, 1877 Seated Dime
    Oldest find: 1800 Sailors Luck token
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    Quote Originally Posted by Digger_O'Dell View Post
    Hi all,
    Planning to build around the 32 core threadripper 2 CPU, 128 Gb ram, quad RTX 2080 Ti watercooled GPUs, and dual custom water loop. ....
    Sounds like a powerhouse. Don't laugh but I remember upgrading a home unit back in the 1980's to 128 "Kb" of ram and thinking I had a beast of a machine. I think the MB had four slots. 64 Kb ram had just come out but I couldn't afford it and had to settle for the 32 Kb sticks.
    Your machine has a million more times ram.
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    Thats funny, I was talking to someone at work the other day about our first computers. Mine was a Commodore Vic 20. 20K memory, and had to type programs into it in hex, then saved them on cassette tapes.
    Equipment:
    Minelab: CTX 3030, GPX 4800, X-Terra 705. Whites TDI SL.

    2023 Silver: 1 Gold: 0

    Best finds: 28 silver dime spill, 1800s Dutch customs seal.
    Oldest/best coins: 1837 Upper Canada large cent, 1877 Seated Dime
    Oldest find: 1800 Sailors Luck token
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