Subj : Upgrading my computer
To   : poindexter FORTRAN
From : niter3
Date : Tue Apr 02 2024 14:07:58

 pF> My son keeps complaining that his computer is too slow, he's got
 pF> something like an 8th gen i7, 64 (!) gigs of RAM, an SSD and a fairly
 pF> decent video card.
 pF> 
 pF> When he was 15 or so, I sent him to a computer camp at the local junior
 pF> college. They spent the week going over computer components and built a
 pF> couple of PCs, did basic troubleshooting, and learned a lot. He
 pF> unfortunately forgot it all and lost his mind trying to upgrade an OEM
 pF> PC with a new video card. Had to buy an adapter cable for aux power,
 pF> then the power supply wasn't big enough. Proprietary power supply mount
 pF> meant an off-the-shelf PS needed tweaking to fit.
 pF> 
 pF> I convinced him to put it back together, sell it, and use the proceeds
 pF> to buy a standard case, power supply and motherboard. That's worked out
 pF> pretty well.
 pF> 
 pF> I just buy off-lease Dell Optiplexes. But, I'm playing DOOM II, mostly.
 pF> 
 pF> 

This is exactly what I did. I had a old Lenovo server with proprietary PSU, USB 3, Panel switch adapters.

Pain in the ass, but this got him into a new case so he can start building...

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