How long ago did you last assemble a computer?
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Re: so, I'm in the more than 8 yrs ago camp (Score:4, Insightful)
Tom's Hardware, & anandtech.com
Update cycles (Score:5, Insightful)
I build my own computer rigs. I have been doing that for over 15 years.
I just rarely do it at once. You have working sticks of RAM, old hard disk, case, PSU and GPU. You just swap the CPU and motherboard for better. Or buy a new graphics card when they get cheaper as the next Battlefield approaches.
The components of my PC are constantly evolving. But I don't see why I have to buy everything at once? Upgradeability is one of the main reasons I build my custom setup(s).
Re:Glad to see you use the term 'assemble' (Score:5, Insightful)
Re:Please don't take my nerd card (Score:4, Insightful)
This makes me wonder if Carl Sagan ever built his own telescope. If you don't grind your own optics, then the level of difficulty is comparable to building a PC since you're just assembling components. When I was into astronomy I never built a scope.
There is a quote that goes something like, "computer science is about computers like astronomy is about telescopes". Googling that is left as an exercise. Wait, maybe I should build my own search engine.
In other words, don't worry about it. The NC should remain in your possession.
Never (Score:4, Insightful)
Q: How many software engineers does it take to change a lightbulb?
A: None. That's a hardware problem.
I was a SOFTWARE test engineer for 30+ years and a programmer before that (starting in the early 1960s). I understand what many of the hardware components do, but that is the limit of my knowledge.