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my super CAD computer takes a dump!!!! Twice in the last 6 months!!!!! first time was registry errors, much needed maintenance & defragging....
This time it was the $1200 ATI FireGL video card went TU!!!!!! thank goodness my super computer Guru had a stock HP 7000 series spare (an adequate replacement since I no longer do CAD drafting and do not need a $1200 video card)... AAAUUUUGGGGGHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!
Did I mention that I hate technology because it costs me many cave clams!!!!! (hangs head in shame for being computer illiterate)
I became COMP TIA A+ certified because I couldn't stand being at the mercy of computer repair store personnel who decided what was important and what wasn't worth their time to "get to."
From there started building my own systems, and though that worked as an exercise it resulted in "driver roulette" where manufacturers didn't apparently keep up with OS changes and as time went on, driver hangs and malfunctions would start interfering with proper functioning.
Anymore? I use Acer pre-built systems and can do my own upgrades (such as additional RAM or HDDs) without relying on some "computer guy" and without having to spend unnecessary money on OEM higher tier machines.
No matter what we do these things are like cars, they're gonna get you, either at the showroom or in the repair shop.