I’ve been pretty excited about getting a new desktop ever since my last one decided to stop working. But of course - I’m not the kind of person to buy a ready-made system, I want to pick my components a little more carefully and really know what I’m getting. I’ve never had problems doing this in the past (ever since my 386, I’ve been building my own PC’s. Actually, that’s not completely correct - I once built an IBM 8088 system out of spare parts, which I used for a long time). This time around has been quite - educational - I guess. And extremely frustrating.

First of all, let me get this out of the way: The Worst Computer Store I’ve ever attempted to purchase something from. I say “attempted” because I’ve paid, but as of today (14 days later), I still don’t have anything. Maybe I’m spoiled by the “normal” way I expect online stores to work: you pick what you want, you pay, and then they ship it to you. Sounds simple, but I guess it isn’t always - like in this case.
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