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  • Took it in last Tuesday, early this afternoon they called to let me know it was fixed
  • New processor was bad, did not work with known good machines
  • RAM was apparently loosely seated which was causing the lack of display. They said they were able to get it to POST (and installed the latest BIOS update)
  • I took it home. It does not POST.
  • I am taking the computer back tomorrow morning. If they can't get it working in front of me, I am giving up and buying a prebuilt PC online
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[-] LeeeroooyJeeenkiiins@hexbear.net 11 points 6 days ago

I am giving up and buying a prebuilt PC online

just remember cyberpowerpc puts their own proprietary BIOS on their motherboards and then never issues an update for it and you have to do some wonky shit to change it to the version that the actual motherboard manufacturer updates

other brands probably do that too but I don't know about other brands ot warn you dawg

[-] BeanisBrain@hexbear.net 4 points 6 days ago

The one I'm looking at is iBuyPower

I hope I'm not about to make a horrible mistake, I did a bit of research and haven't heard anything especially bad about them

[-] WokePalpatine@hexbear.net 11 points 6 days ago

I'm sure there are decent "pre-built that's actually good" reviews online from like Reddit and GamerNexus and stuff. I wouldn't look at it on a brand level but on a case-by-case basis.

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