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It's not something I want to do all the time. The last one I did reminded me that it can still be a hassle when dealing with someone else's build. Thankfully
by soylentcola 10y ago
It's not something I want to do all the time. The last one I did reminded me that it can still be a hassle when dealing with someone else's build. Thankfully he was receptive to my advice regarding reasonable budget for what he expected (no more requests for high-end gaming PCs under $600) and where to put his money.
Still, a few months later it's like "hey, so there's sometimes this "ticking" sound in the back of the PC. I think it's the power supply but I'm not sure."
"OK, well see if you can blow some canned air in there in case some bit of plastic or paper got sucked in."
"No, it's not that."
"OK, well if it's defective, I still have the receipts so you can RMA it."
"Nah, that's too much of a hassle. I'll just order one. When can you swap it out?"
Then I proceed to realize that he has no interest in doing this and I have no free weekends to spend taking apart this PC and rebuilding it with another PSU. It's one reason why small-time PC building businesses have always been tough to run and why I never bothered to do it professionally. Any time something is not working, I'll fix my own setup but when you build something as a favor, it becomes your responsibility for life :/