Ok. Yesterday I finally got me a name-branded PSU for something like $87 from the guy that built my system.
It’s an Antec GreenWatts 650W PSU. It’s one of those modern ones with the fan inside the case that blows hot air out and through a vent in the back of my system.
It too… didn’t fix my lock ups. Meh.. tried playing TS3. No sooner than 5 minutes, WHAM.
Now I’m beginning to suspect something I didn’t suspect before; my Motherboard. Even though it’s the exact same one that was replaced, it could also have the exact same issue with it that could be causing mine.
But finally I have decided to say “fuck it”. I’m going to start saving up for a new system. Why keep trying to upgrade and swap parts in this thing when I can get an entirely new one. Plus even if I tried to say “ok, maybe it’s the motherboard. Lets try to get a new one!”, it may not be compatible with the hardware in there.
So it’s best to just get everything new, except I’ll be able to salvage a few parts from my current system. Such as my DVD Burner, my primary HDD, and my Floppy.
I called them today and asked for prices. And as things currently stand, the new build will be $903 rounded up, alot more than my current one costed. This doesn’t include the $47.50 an hour installation fee, which will probably add up into the thousand dollar range.
Facepunch is telling me that it’s “so easy” to just build the system myself. Yes I could ‘cut out the middleman’ by building it myself, but not after that episode I had trying to get my 9400GT back in and the damn thing didn’t wanna seat right. I thought I had fucked my motherboard beyond repair. Yet, I didn’t. Still, my brain is recuperating from that.
If I had parents that build computers for a living who where willing to teach me how to build a computer, then maybe I could do it. But I have no experience with building a computer.
Saving the money isn’t going to be a problem. What is, will be the waiting. It could take close to a year to come up with that much money.
Anything could happen between now and by the time I come up $903. My secondary HDD could fail. My computer could suddenly not boot one day. I can only pray that will never happen. But there’s always the possibility.
The 2nd thing is knowing that if I play any game, there’s a guarantee it could lock up at ANY time. I may just have to uninstall games I can’t easily save in.
I’m probably going to commit suicide or have to see the funny farm before I come up with that much money. Though, yeah it’s stupid to wanna do that, since video games aren’t supposed to be your life.
But they’re the only fun I have anymore. Without video games, I got nothing else. Knowing everyone else is having fun but me just fuels the fire to my anger.
Maybe I should save up to get a Nintendo WII or something, or get my old Nintendo Gamecube out of the closet and go buy some more games for it.
But there’s no way in hell I’m buying an XBOX 360. Too many idiots, trolls, and … ehh. It reminds me of those Halo 3 videos I’ve seen. That just shows the majority of players on that system. Whiny little brats.
Well. This seems to be the only way to really fix my lock up issue. However, I still fear that even with this, once I got everything setup the way I want, I’ll put my old files on it, and it will start fucking up again.
I have no proof that it’s not a software-level issue. I wish there was a file scanner like an Antivirus, that will check each file and program and see if it would fuck up my games. That to me would be the only thing that would make me feel any better.
It could be the fact I’m using Service Pack 3. Or one of my old games. It could be ANYTHING. And I fear I’ll just recreate the issue if I just “go back to my old habits”.
But. That’s always a risk.
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There’s also another thing. A thing I wanted to do after I got the prices for my hardware. I wanted to write down all the names of the hardware, but I think I was pissing the guy off when I kept on trying to get him to repeat himself.
The reason I wanted the names, is to go to Facepunch, post the build and say “can you guys try to find me something better, or is this good enough?”. However my parents believe that I’ve bothered the guy enough, and won’t even let me walk up there to write down the names of the parts. They want me to just get up the money. And I’m supposed to have full confidence he won’t try to rip me off.
When if I went to Facepunch, I could possibly get a better deal, at a lower price. Just to see if I could. And I can’t think of a way to convince my parents of that.
I might still be able to do that. Just save up $900, and then.. well, when the time comes, I’ll ask them before I make my decision.