Never ever build your friends PCs

[Ornery]

Now his internet doesn't work, & the ISP claims it's the ethernet card.

Couldn't you verify that over the phone, one way or the other?

 

[NiKeFiDO]

should have made him make it himself

 

[Kaieye]

In the past two weeks, ,I have repaired one computer where the capacitors were bulging and the cooling fan on the radeon video card stopped spinning. I had to change both components but the other three computers had software problems. Even if I tell the other neighbor or friend to buy a dell, 80% of the time most likely it is going to be viruses, worms, spyware or other related software problems that Dell won't touch or able to support.

Oh well...

 

[lokiju]

Originally posted by: Rastus
When people ask me what computer they should get, I just tell them to get a Dell.

Same here, I will never built a PC for someone ever again.

 

[Juno]

always have backup parts ready.

i have several parts laying around cause friends come to me complaining their computers don't work or are having problems. i bring my backup parts to solve it.

 

[jadinolf]

You've learned a good lesson.

 

[IGBT]

..I tell em go to costco. If it fugs up they can gring it back.

 

[MustangSVT]

all the computers I've ever built are rock solid. they NEVER call me for support.

my secret? I shop from tigerdirect!




















:roll:

 

[13Gigatons]

If you charge and they are closeby then it's no big deal. Always, Always, Always have a contract what will be done, what time of day it will done and never build a super low end machine. If you don't like the parts someone picks out then do not build the machine.