Building a new PC

[Frazod]

Originally Posted by BleedingRed

Honestly building them can be as easy as following lego instructions and can be real rewarding. (For me anywyas)

Maybe it's easier now that it used to be, but the last time was a ****ing pain. Keep in mind, I'm not the brains of the operation, just the helper. Much like working on cars, if I get beyond doing basic stuff, I'm lost, and I've learned over the years that having a little knowledge is at times more dangerous than having none. A man's got to know his limitations, and I know mine. So I have to either haul my PC over to my buddy's house or get a window when he has the time to come to me - he's pretty much constantly on call (high level data storage guy with billion dollar clients) and can get sucked into a work issue at any time. Then there's the matter of component issues; sometimes RAM sticks don't work with a particular motherboard even though they should. And last time, one of the RAM sticks was defective, so we had to return it. Of course, all you know is that the goddamn thing doesn't work, so it's a trial and error process to determine the problem. Then factor in that the nearest store that sells the components is a half hour away, and boy, the time burns quickly and the PITA factor increases exponentially. We made three round trips to Fry's that day before we finally got everything we needed and he got the ****er up and running.

I really didn't want to go through that crap again. This worked out perfectly.