New Computers! Crying and Bleeding Ensue!

Yep, it's NEW COMPUTER TIEM!! YAY!!!

So, I do pretty much all of my artwork on my tablet now, and my desktop has been relegated to the purpose of gaming and web browsing, and maybe some other stuff now and then. Mostly, games.

Problem with this is that you can't play games if the computer is a piece of shit. Well, not new games anyway. So it was time for an upgrade; it's been about three years and change since my last update, and it was high time to get something that works and can do stuff again. My wife needed a new machine as well, since hers is a piece of crap even worse than what I've been using.

So I hopped on newegg and ordered up a whole truckload of parts to build our new computers, since doing it that way can save a person hundreds of dollars and ensure that you get the best parts available and that the manufacturers don't skimp and give you crappy memory or a junk motherboard.

This practice is fine, unless something comes in DOA.

Yep, sure enough, there was a dead motherboard in the batch.

For those of you who've never put your own computer together, it's hard to explain the unbelievable aggravation levels that can be created when something goes wrong. See, debugging failed computer parts can be a pretty mysterious process, and there are sharp pointy metal fins on every god damn thing you'll be working with. It's sort of like automotive maintenance, only it's nearly impossible to tell if something is damaged just by looking at it. And if something is obviously dead from looking at it you've probably had to disable your smoke alarm and open the windows to air out the evil purple smoke of electronic death from your living space.

I'm not a person who handles frustration well; at least not form machines. Like I've said before, I expect people to disappoint me horribly, but machines should bend to my will as a superior tool using mammal. (HAHA superior! LOL!!). If you've never been so frustrated that you find yourself doubled over, feebly pounding on the case while tears stream down your face, begging it to 'Just work!! for fucks' sake WHY WON'T YOU WOOORRRRRK!!!!' then you've obviously not been doing this long.

Anyway, this time was just like the last time, and the time before that, and I wasted many hours debugging hardware and swapping parts in and out and leaving bits of valuable flesh all over the sharp jagged projections of the computer case. The motherboard is still en route, so hopefully the replacement will work.

The good news is that my wife let me use the working one to play games and putz around, since I don't think she could possibly tolerate me moping and grumbling for the next week or so as I wait for the replacement part to ship.