Had to buy a GAMING computer tower....well, sort of "had to"
My computer shut down unexpectedly the other day…..wouldn't let me log in, said I had attempted too many times even though I had not. So, a few days passed and it happened again this morning. My brother said it sounds like a hardware issue and he'd look at it when he has time. For now, my trust in this machine is gone, so I ran out this morning to buy a replacement.
It turns out the days of runing down the road and buying a tower is gone….you can buy sets of "stuff" with the monitors, crappy keyboards and such. You can order something….but in stock the only towers they have they call GAMING machines. Its so they can charge you more. Its got a better video card, bigger hard drive…..but the MAIN thing is the ridiculous tower with the clear side, so you can see the fancy lit up guts of the thing.
I'm somebody now guys……
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my son built this one and I believe it is water cooled.
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"So you're tellin' me I'm surrounded by nerds? Is that what I'm hearin'?
Kidding guys. I have a lot of respect for folks that can keep these confounded machines on the tracks."
yes @NeoBlackdog pretty much what I'm saying! LOL! in all seriousness, we have a few regular members that I know are techie types that some would call Nerds or they may prefer Geeks… However making a living in something that pays or in my case "paid" the bills to be able to retire and do other things like buy guns, tractors, land, and play at ranching/ farming whatever floats your boat doesn't necessarily define us as one thing, I have raised my own beef like you do and have some land and still grow hay for my friends that are anything from oil field workers to farmers using computers to guide their tractors to truck drivers and even some medical doctors and everything in between. Just cause I spent 30+ years in communications/IT industry doesn't mean I still don't do redneck crazy stuff! For example this is what I was doing when my phone beeped saying you had replied. Oh and yes beer was involved with the changing of the little riding mowers blades… LOL!
Oh and the first computer I built for myself in the early 80's required the use of a soldering iron and individual components (no FRUs available at the time) to kinda get back on the threads original concept. 😂
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my son built this one and I believe it is water cooled.
https://us.v-cdn.net/6031683/uploads/K4ZNZFT3BUF1/image.jpeg
I've built systems like this. Of course it was my job for about 11 years.
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I've been using computers since the Vic 20 and Commodore 64 era. I've been in the field since 1998 professionally and another 5 on the side before that. As a few longtime forum members may remember, I hurt my back and had to have multiple back surgeries. It was at that time when I realized I needed a lighter duty career and after thinking about what I had some skills and a reasonable interest in, I got into I.T. Now, I am a systems administrator where I don't work as much on desktops or laptops, but rather servers that affect our whole corporate network and to a lesser extent, the website.
I am definitely a high-tech redneck. Love the outdoors and simple life. I live in the country but work in the city. I hope to retire before usual time and move further into the remote parts of the country.6 -
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I've been using computers since the Vic 20 and Commodore 64 era. I've been in the field since 1998 professionally and another 5 on the side before that. As a few longtime forum members may remember, I hurt my back and had to have multiple back surgeries. It was at that time when I realized I needed a lighter duty career and after thinking about what I had some skills and a reasonable interest in, I got into I.T. Now, I am a systems administrator where I don't work as much on desktops or laptops, but rather servers that affect our whole corporate network and to a lesser extent, the website.
I am definitely a high-tech redneck. Love the outdoors and simple life. I live in the country but work in the city. I hope to retire before usual time and move further into the remote parts of the country.There was a night crew that was on here real late. Interstatepawn, Iconoclast, you and a few others. Don
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Have been an AMD CPU user for a few years but decided to go back to Intel, excited for these parts to arrive tomorrow.
Also, in regards to building a pc, it's actually really easy. As in: if you can field-strip a gun or completely dismantle it for deep cleaning, you already have the skillset needed to put together a PC. You literally only need a screwdriver to put together all the separate components. I understand it can be overwhelming to get started, but if you know how to put a gun back together (receiver goes there, trigger housing goes there, bolt goes there…) you're just one youtube video away from learning where the PSU goes, where the motherboard goes, how to seat in a CPU, etc.
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"in regards to building a pc, it's actually really easy."
Correct sorta, you are describing assembling field replaceable units (FRUs) not building… to go along with your gun analogy of field stripping cleaning and putting back together, unless you are starting with the raw, un-milled materials, you are not building anything just putting components together or changing parts. I learned back in the 80's that that would eventually happen in computers and other IT equipment which is why I switched my focus from the hardware side to the Operating system/security/networking/software side of things whilst still understanding and teaching admins the Hardware pieces also. Most things these days are not built, they are just assembled or reassembled by the end users…
My 2 cents, worth more than you had to pay😁
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So you're tellin' me I'm surrounded by nerds? Is that what I'm hearin'?
Kidding guys. I have a lot of respect for folks that can keep these confounded machines on the tracks.
You are indeed surrounded by nerds of the best kind: guns and tech with the occasional recipe for BBQ.
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@Ruger4me, I think that is splitting hairs a bit. By that definition, a vehicle isn't built since it is assembled using pre-made assemblies. Yes, compared to bread boarding a computer from scratch like one could do 35 years ago, it is assembled. But, that type of build isn't practical in this day and age except for things like the Rasberry Pi which are simple and low-end. Now things are so plug and play that it is simple (unless it messes up). It beats dip switches or jumper shunts.
Personally, I use the term built/build when something is created that didn't exist before with those materials. For instance, I built a shop, but I didn't shape the tin, forge the i-beams, or create the formula for the concrete. So by that definition, I assembled it. If it were a kit in a box like an entertainment center, I'd agree with you.3 -
bambihunter well that kinda was my point of why I said correct sorta! If you want to say you built a shop I'm fine with that if you designed it, but if it was from a kit then you assembled it. My point was the referencing of the following " if you can field-strip a gun or completely dismantle it for deep cleaning, you already have the skillset needed to put together a PC." (bold added by me) comparing this to the first part of his post using " building a pc". yes splitting hairs and being nitpicky I know, but I was bored and this forum traditionally has to give the new folks a hard time for a short while to see if they can take it! In all seriousness we can build, assemble or tear a part whatever floats our boat. As long as no one is being mean constantly on purpose,
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