Well, I couldn’t stand it. I called GigaParts anyway, and they had the 92mm fan I needed in stock. (Mostly; I had to adapt the wiring.) Internal temperature, which had been (yipes!) 76ºC with the dead fan, is back to around 47ºC.
So now I have another fan coming for no reason. Oh, well. Maybe I’ll eBay it.
I tolerate most any aspect of my life in chaos better than my primary computer being down. I didn’t even sleep well last night. Man, that’s bent. It’s also behind the extra fan. See, I was doing something about it yesterday when I ordered that fan, so the dissonance was momentarily alleviated. Then, there was new dissonance when I learned GigaParts had the fan, so I took time off from work to alleviate that dissonance. (Aaron enjoyed riding with Daddy to “GiggleParts,” incidentally.)
For grins, I thought I’d price RAM upgrades while I was in poking around, and I’ve got something squirrelly that costs three or four times what everything else seems to. Seriously, it’s incredible. I’ve got 768MB (which used to be a lot); to double it to 1.5GB will cost me more than $400.
I think Santa might bring me a new box.
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Mrs. Chili: It feels worse than that. I have three computers; it was just my favorite that went down. I was denied almost no capabilities during its hiatus. But it was still unpleasant; irrationally so? 😉
Buzzregog: Exactly (the link is to a $230 PC, 1GB/160GB/DVD-RW). If I could double my RAM for $50-75 a GB or so, like the rest of the free fucking world can–not that I’m bitter–I’d be good with my current box for another 18-24 months, most likely.
I absolutely hate when my “main” computer goes on the kaput. I’ve got a couple of laptops that are fine, but there’s just something about the one I normally use at home. Weird.
Oh…and you know I just saw your picture on here and come to the conclusion that I saw you the other day at Viet Huong. Actually, the waitress “tried” to give your guest my soup! lol Maybe next time, I’ll know and say hey.
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That’s Melanie. She was my mentor and “work wife,” and is and ever shall be my close friend. And you’ll definitely run into me in VH again. In the past five years, I realistically estimate I’ve eaten there 300 times.
Yep, that was the joke you made so it definitely was you. I was there today but didn’t think to look around. A group of coworkers were there and we talked business all through lunch.
Well, we could have shared a laugh, then. I was there today with my actual wife, Lea.