Okay. I think I understand enough about computers to know my current machine is *spit* HP "blackboxed." Model s5310y. [I asked a tech at BestBuy and he seemed to think that HP dicked around with the Power Supply making it difficult to use an aftermarket one for my (already known difficulty for getting a new vidcard) slimline case. Unless I was misunderstanding him and he was stating that HP has asked Best Buy to not do the power supply mods for people.]
I'm contemplating getting the parts to assemble a modest system on my own, hoping to spend... not terribly much. See If I can do better than what I got for $500 - 600 or so.
What is my "You're a ****ing idiot if you don't have THIS" list?
In before "make it a Linux system/buy an Apple" a-haha, no.
Unlike last year, I may actually follow through on advice.
''We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat
them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary.''
-- James Nicoll
I'm contemplating getting the parts to assemble a modest system on my own, hoping to spend... not terribly much. See If I can do better than what I got for $500 - 600 or so.
What is my "You're a ****ing idiot if you don't have THIS" list?
In before "make it a Linux system/buy an Apple" a-haha, no.
Unlike last year, I may actually follow through on advice.
''We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat
them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary.''
-- James Nicoll