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Wow, I never heard about that. Aemon Send a noteboard - 03/05/2011 07:10:07 PM
First things first, repeatedly shipping back pieces and waiting weeks for the replacements is not nearly as easy, relaxing, or fun as you seem to think


I was asking about the money. I know it's not easy, relaxing OR fun to send in a bunch of computer parts. I was just saying that I couldn't see how you could lose the amount of money you apparently did, even in the worst case scenario.

In my case, I had a motherboard problem that broke several other components... maybe? Over a period of about 3-4 months, I replaced every single part in my computer, more or less. One at a time. Each time, it would seem to fix the problem for a short while, then start breaking again. Never did quite get to the bottom of it.


That sucks. Did this happen to the computer that you were asking for help building on Facebook a few months back, or was that one the replacement for your problem box?

About half of the time, I was taking it to a computer shop for them to look at. Most of the money I lost was from those service fees, as opposed to actually purchasing parts.


I see. That makes more sense. Oh, and out of curiosity, did you ever replace the power supply?
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New PC: to build or not to build LadyLorraine - 02/05/2011 04:16:46 PM 1350 Views
The advantages of building your own computer seem to be smaller these days. lord-of-shadow - 02/05/2011 05:19:09 PM 1093 Views
I take satisfaction in tinkering with computers... LadyLorraine - 02/05/2011 06:40:12 PM 1450 Views
Also, one of the big savings for building your own computer... lord-of-shadow - 02/05/2011 07:27:37 PM 1112 Views
yah that's part of the problem. I don't have a desktop right now. Not even a case LadyLorraine - 02/05/2011 07:37:45 PM 1104 Views
It's not hard at all anymore. Link for Lorraine, too Jragghen - 02/05/2011 09:32:48 PM 1240 Views
I always buy Intel. Papa works there LadyLorraine - 02/05/2011 09:39:00 PM 1165 Views
Huh, small world. What site? Jragghen - 02/05/2011 10:36:55 PM 1292 Views
I have no idea what the name of his site is. Probably not that one LadyLorraine - 03/05/2011 01:50:38 AM 1052 Views
small world or large company? *NM* Foxhead - 03/05/2011 10:48:11 AM 597 Views
Both? *NM* Bergioyn - 03/05/2011 02:35:57 PM 571 Views
I don't know about you... Fox and Ravens - 02/05/2011 08:21:41 PM 1172 Views
And you would have been getting a Dell. *NM* Ghavrel - 03/05/2011 03:27:44 AM 615 Views
Truth *NM* Fox and Ravens - 03/05/2011 04:38:36 AM 587 Views
Just get a pre-made and add a few components (ie: graphics card) to make you feel like you built it. *NM* TaskmasterJack - 02/05/2011 08:53:07 PM 572 Views
Build it. Aemon - 03/05/2011 02:54:12 PM 1277 Views
Warranty/Troubleshooting lord-of-shadow - 03/05/2011 04:14:47 PM 1106 Views
How? Aemon - 03/05/2011 05:04:27 PM 1070 Views
Re: How? lord-of-shadow - 03/05/2011 06:47:56 PM 1072 Views
Wow, I never heard about that. Aemon - 03/05/2011 07:10:07 PM 1111 Views
Nah, it was years ago. The one you gave me advice for was the replacement of the replacement, hah lord-of-shadow - 03/05/2011 07:41:24 PM 1054 Views
Yeah, I meant the power supply of the problem machine. Aemon - 03/05/2011 08:10:04 PM 1115 Views
Ah. yeah, it was one of the pieces that got replaced. It was probably at least partially responsible *NM* lord-of-shadow - 03/05/2011 08:12:50 PM 611 Views
I like how you seem to think I'd buy a Dell LadyLorraine - 03/05/2011 04:17:58 PM 1094 Views
lol, I'm sorry, I didn't mean it like that. Aemon - 03/05/2011 04:37:18 PM 1130 Views
At this point, I'm looking at building thanks to papa LadyLorraine - 03/05/2011 04:59:07 PM 1090 Views
If you like tinkering, then build one. Quality control is all on you, but it's "yours" then. Zalis - 03/05/2011 03:00:21 PM 1079 Views
#1 reason to build your own: no pre-loaded bloatware. *NM* Macharius - 03/05/2011 04:52:45 PM 590 Views
It's a plus, but I'm not sure about #1. Aemon - 03/05/2011 05:26:29 PM 1098 Views
Re: It's a plus, but I'm not sure about #1. Macharius - 04/05/2011 02:14:20 PM 1089 Views
Or just format when you get it. *NM* lord-of-shadow - 03/05/2011 06:48:47 PM 569 Views
With a pre-built you can't often do that. Aemon - 03/05/2011 07:19:28 PM 1120 Views
for the record, sometimes stores will remove the bloatware for you LadyLorraine - 03/05/2011 07:28:58 PM 1032 Views
They say they do. Aemon - 03/05/2011 07:46:19 PM 1088 Views
Do prebuilts come without OS discs these days? That's bullshit. *NM* lord-of-shadow - 03/05/2011 07:43:39 PM 592 Views
Yah, they don't. LadyLorraine - 03/05/2011 07:47:36 PM 1061 Views
Well, it's understandable, just annoying. Aemon - 03/05/2011 08:05:00 PM 1064 Views
You really should just stop using Dell as your example LadyLorraine - 03/05/2011 10:51:10 PM 1035 Views
Oh, hush. Aemon - 04/05/2011 12:50:15 AM 1264 Views
YOU SHALL NOT MALIGN THE HP!!! LadyLorraine - 04/05/2011 10:16:50 AM 1082 Views
Re: YOU SHALL NOT MALIGN THE HP!!! Aemon - 04/05/2011 04:55:49 PM 1133 Views
huh. fair enough! *NM* LadyLorraine - 04/05/2011 05:43:19 PM 551 Views
My anecdotal evidence has HP failures being rare but spectacular. Ghavrel - 04/05/2011 08:19:52 PM 1097 Views
I had a Compaq laptop (built after HP had bought Compaq). Aemon - 04/05/2011 09:13:54 PM 1055 Views
Huh. I have a Compaq too. It shipped with bad RAM, but once I fixed that it's worked like a charm. Ghavrel - 05/05/2011 12:43:48 AM 1043 Views
Yes, almost without exception. Aemon - 03/05/2011 07:58:32 PM 1229 Views
I think build your own L0gan - 17/05/2011 07:55:30 PM 1517 Views
Have you made your decision yet? Two Wongs - 28/05/2011 02:19:36 AM 1237 Views
I'm going to be building one with my dad LadyLorraine - 01/06/2011 02:42:35 AM 1010 Views
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