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@RRF: Yeah well it's bloody pathetic if you ask me :x

Stu, how much did they charge for the out of warranty repair, and what was wrong/needed to be replaced?
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SykomantiS wrote:@RRF: Yeah well it's bloody pathetic if you ask me :x

Stu, how much did they charge for the out of warranty repair, and what was wrong/needed to be replaced?
A short caused the D-Sub port on the back (poor installation issues), and since that is the only port we used for our purposes we needed to get it repaired. We initially tried replacing only that particular connection, but as it turned out once one thing blows the whole logic board needs to be replaced.

It was R1.5k for a new logic board. Repaired same day. Although I could only collect it the next day because they called me to say it was ready too close to closing time for me to make it there.

Edit: The TV is a 32" HD-Ready LCD TV.
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En EPIC FAIL for Cyberdyne :x

They have a special on DDR3 Ram, so I mailed them the following:
Good day,

I just downloaded the newest pricelist off the Cyberdyne website. However, I see you only have MSI boards for Intel processors listed.

I am interested in an MSI 890FXA-GD70 motherboard for AMD socket AM3.
Any assistance would be appreciated.
And, their reply:
Good Day,

Please be advised that CyberDyne no longer supplies any AMD motherboards.

Yours Sincerely,
Now, here's why:
1 They sell (only) MSI motherboards (for Intel)
2 They sell (only) MSI gpu's (nVidia only)
3 They sell a range of X2 / 3 / 4 Athlon and Phenom II AM3 cpu's

4 But no MSI boards for AMD? :? :facepalm:

Someone please explain this to me :|
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SykomantiS wrote:En EPIC FAIL for Cyberdyne :x
What do you expect from a shop that posts this on their website:
This promotion is valid until:

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Yes, bit of a date Fail there too. I'm guessing it should be the 3rd. But oh well. Some other retailer will be getting my money then.
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I think I have to nominate our local pc store (compu serve) for a fail.

I asked the guy what would a NVIDIA geforce gtx460 1gb ddr5 (I said that whole sequence) cost me? (I knew it would be quite expensive since it it a small town but I did it just to show my father that it is expensive here because he believes in buying here.)

The guy said he would check but it would be around R600-R700 ?!?!?!HUH

The real price came. He told me the next: All the cheap (R600-R700) nvidia geforce gtx 460 1gb ddr5 cards have been sold out. But there are still very expensive nvidia geforce gtx 460 1gb ddr5 card left for R1250.

ps. I gave him ALL the info on the card as specified above.
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Cyberduke wrote:I think I have to nominate our local pc store (compu serve) for a fail.

I asked the guy what would a NVIDIA geforce gtx460 1gb ddr5 (I said that whole sequence) cost me? (I knew it would be quite expensive since it it a small town but I did it just to show my father that it is expensive here because he believes in buying here.)

The guy said he would check but it would be around R600-R700 ?!?!?!HUH

The real price came. He told me the next: All the cheap (R600-R700) nvidia geforce gtx 460 1gb ddr5 cards have been sold out. But there are still very expensive nvidia geforce gtx 460 1gb ddr5 card left for R1250.

ps. I gave him ALL the info on the card as specified above.
Guy there sounds like an idiot and customer-conner (???). Where does he get a 460 for 1250 and make a profit?

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Natural News wrote:Half a billion US citizens lose their life to cancer every year.
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the sheer amount of woo present in the piece, along with the number, makes this an insta-fail of epic proportions...

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Epic win nomination from Jamin for Ahzure for this post
http://forums.pcformat.co.za/viewtopic. ... 2#p1621162

Seconded by me.
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Are you jamin's secretary now? Please don't tell us what he makes you do after hours.
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Why is this in the The non-PCF Fail/Win Thread?
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Because I clicked on the wrong link?
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Stuart wrote:Please don't tell us what he makes you do after hours.
Dictation :twisted:
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jamin_za wrote:
Stuart wrote:Please don't tell us what he makes you do after hours.
Dictation :twisted:
:lol: Win! :lol:
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Bwahahahahahaha that is very clever :twisted:
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Win nomination for Ron2K's posting of a link to The Oatmeal blog in the spam thread.
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Oooh Birdie - you made the same mistake I did
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I nominate our HR Manager for a fail. [at the very least]

Reason: He forwarded a hoax email [purportedly from SAPS and the Hawks] warning us not to consume "DEW" bottled water (it was claimed that said drink contains a poisonous chemical that supposedly killed 180 people in Tanazania) to the entire company.

/I did the merciful thing and introduced him to Snopes and the benefits of checking the validity of what one reads.
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Well done Birdie. Had to show my mom Snopes too or we would have had a falling out. Now just the religious stuff and superstitious stuff we need to stop.
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Tribble wrote: Now just the religious stuff and superstitious stuff we need to stop.
There's a difference? :whistling:
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Yes - the superstitious stuff tells you how many days / years you are going to have good / bad luck for if you do / don't send this to X no of friends instantly.
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I am going to nominate the women in the Citroen C2 who was in front of me as I left the university for a FAIL. She drove straight into the back of the car that was waiting to turn left :shock: , what was she doing that she did not see the car that was right in front of her......or was she just too used to not stopping at the stop street??

//I did find it rather funny though :lol:
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lol I will second that.
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