"Normal" folk get a mac or a dell and dont build their own ;) On Sunday, 24 January 2016, Greg Keogh <gfke...@gmail.com> wrote:
> That's what I was thinking. >> Could be a return or similar. >> >> Was the box all sealed when you got it? >> >> I've had an issue with a mobo before where I couldn't boot it. It turned >> out the bios version wasn't compatible with my ram, but elevated version >> was. >> > > Hello from my new PC! As I type, I'm installing VS2015, which is a fragile > experience because it seems to stall sometimes for hours, and I come back > and do something like cancel the install or reboot, and it redraws the > window and tells me it's finished okay. Some peculiar timing or rendering > "bug" there perhaps, but I've just overlooked it and never bothered to > search or ask about it. > > Everything seemed to be nicely sealed, so I certainly hope they were > virgin parts. My friend did update the BIOS after he got the video working, > but it just adds another layer to the confusion about what on earth caused > the video to be initially dead. > > The video misery isn't over, as the mobo doesn't support the 2560x1440 of > my DELL 2711 monitor and Whirlpool discussions explain all this and hint > that I will certainly need a video card. The details are boring and > depressing, but it's a tragedy that in this day and age I still have to use > a separate video card (more parts and noise). I get the impression the > standards about video aren't too standard. > > The weirdest things are happening though, like the EPSON scanner dialog > pops-up and all of the text in the modal dialog are question marks ??????, > so I guess there is some Unicode problem, but you can't make this shit up. > My wife asked me "what do normal people do to get a new PC working > properly", I said "I just don't know, I guess they finish up with a > non-optimal partly working mess full of bloatware, toolbars, shortcuts, > useless services and icons and they don't know any better". A strong > argument for an iMac and the Apple Store and it's vetting process. > > *GK* >
