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Ah. yeah, it was one of the pieces that got replaced. It was probably at least partially responsible *NM* lord-of-shadow Send a noteboard - 03/05/2011 08:12:50 PM
Glad the new one's working well, I was just wondering if, when you were having all those problems however long ago, you checked the power supply. Power supplies are often overlooked, yet are one of the surest causes for multi-component failure. Apparently, computer parts like to get the proper amount of electricity.
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New PC: to build or not to build LadyLorraine - 02/05/2011 04:16:46 PM 1205 Views
The advantages of building your own computer seem to be smaller these days. lord-of-shadow - 02/05/2011 05:19:09 PM 959 Views
I take satisfaction in tinkering with computers... LadyLorraine - 02/05/2011 06:40:12 PM 1312 Views
Also, one of the big savings for building your own computer... lord-of-shadow - 02/05/2011 07:27:37 PM 975 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 975 Views
It's not hard at all anymore. Link for Lorraine, too Jragghen - 02/05/2011 09:32:48 PM 1092 Views
I always buy Intel. Papa works there LadyLorraine - 02/05/2011 09:39:00 PM 1048 Views
Huh, small world. What site? Jragghen - 02/05/2011 10:36:55 PM 1174 Views
I have no idea what the name of his site is. Probably not that one LadyLorraine - 03/05/2011 01:50:38 AM 931 Views
small world or large company? *NM* Foxhead - 03/05/2011 10:48:11 AM 518 Views
Both? *NM* Bergioyn - 03/05/2011 02:35:57 PM 495 Views
I don't know about you... Fox and Ravens - 02/05/2011 08:21:41 PM 1031 Views
And you would have been getting a Dell. *NM* Ghavrel - 03/05/2011 03:27:44 AM 538 Views
Truth *NM* Fox and Ravens - 03/05/2011 04:38:36 AM 512 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 494 Views
Build it. Aemon - 03/05/2011 02:54:12 PM 1138 Views
Warranty/Troubleshooting lord-of-shadow - 03/05/2011 04:14:47 PM 967 Views
How? Aemon - 03/05/2011 05:04:27 PM 942 Views
Re: How? lord-of-shadow - 03/05/2011 06:47:56 PM 928 Views
Wow, I never heard about that. Aemon - 03/05/2011 07:10:07 PM 988 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 914 Views
Yeah, I meant the power supply of the problem machine. Aemon - 03/05/2011 08:10:04 PM 970 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 535 Views
I like how you seem to think I'd buy a Dell LadyLorraine - 03/05/2011 04:17:58 PM 971 Views
lol, I'm sorry, I didn't mean it like that. Aemon - 03/05/2011 04:37:18 PM 1000 Views
At this point, I'm looking at building thanks to papa LadyLorraine - 03/05/2011 04:59:07 PM 962 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 946 Views
#1 reason to build your own: no pre-loaded bloatware. *NM* Macharius - 03/05/2011 04:52:45 PM 513 Views
It's a plus, but I'm not sure about #1. Aemon - 03/05/2011 05:26:29 PM 967 Views
Re: It's a plus, but I'm not sure about #1. Macharius - 04/05/2011 02:14:20 PM 939 Views
Or just format when you get it. *NM* lord-of-shadow - 03/05/2011 06:48:47 PM 490 Views
With a pre-built you can't often do that. Aemon - 03/05/2011 07:19:28 PM 976 Views
for the record, sometimes stores will remove the bloatware for you LadyLorraine - 03/05/2011 07:28:58 PM 905 Views
They say they do. Aemon - 03/05/2011 07:46:19 PM 961 Views
Do prebuilts come without OS discs these days? That's bullshit. *NM* lord-of-shadow - 03/05/2011 07:43:39 PM 520 Views
Yah, they don't. LadyLorraine - 03/05/2011 07:47:36 PM 936 Views
Well, it's understandable, just annoying. Aemon - 03/05/2011 08:05:00 PM 928 Views
You really should just stop using Dell as your example LadyLorraine - 03/05/2011 10:51:10 PM 916 Views
Oh, hush. Aemon - 04/05/2011 12:50:15 AM 1103 Views
YOU SHALL NOT MALIGN THE HP!!! LadyLorraine - 04/05/2011 10:16:50 AM 951 Views
Re: YOU SHALL NOT MALIGN THE HP!!! Aemon - 04/05/2011 04:55:49 PM 991 Views
huh. fair enough! *NM* LadyLorraine - 04/05/2011 05:43:19 PM 468 Views
My anecdotal evidence has HP failures being rare but spectacular. Ghavrel - 04/05/2011 08:19:52 PM 959 Views
I had a Compaq laptop (built after HP had bought Compaq). Aemon - 04/05/2011 09:13:54 PM 920 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 919 Views
Yes, almost without exception. Aemon - 03/05/2011 07:58:32 PM 1085 Views
I think build your own L0gan - 17/05/2011 07:55:30 PM 1366 Views
Have you made your decision yet? Two Wongs - 28/05/2011 02:19:36 AM 1099 Views
I'm going to be building one with my dad LadyLorraine - 01/06/2011 02:42:35 AM 880 Views
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