I did the dumbest tech thing I have ever done yesterday...

[photon]

Heh, yeah I think "building" computers is kind of an overstatement, assembling might be a better word. You can't even really get it wrong, the plugs and slots and stuff are all such that if you shouldn't plug something in somewhere, you can't plug something in somewhere.

[keratosis]

Originally Posted by photon

Heh, yeah I think "building" computers is kind of an overstatement, assembling might be a better word. You can't even really get it wrong, the plugs and slots and stuff are all such that if you shouldn't plug something in somewhere, you can't plug something in somewhere.

Years ago, when I did tech support. You'd have been
surprised what people managed to plug into where.

[Displaced Flames fan]

Originally Posted by Hack&Lube

There is a reason Best Buy pays kids minimum wage to build computers in their back room. It's not rocket science.

I'm guessing the Best Buy teenagers aren't turned loose and free to buy whatever components they decide they need to add to the system they are assembling.

I'm also guessing Photon knows what he needs, where to get it and what kind of performance he should expect from the various components.

That's ok though...don't let me compliment the guy.