/burninated

O, the glorious spectacle that was my new rig o' doom! the blue haze emanating from its sleek, black exterior, the intricate cabling job that i toiled over for three hours, the raw awesomeness of its choice components. minas morgul was lit up for the first time last night at 0030 hours . . . and at the introduction of power [after a lot of praying and crossing of myself] into its silicone innards, i was greeted by fireworkds. no flashes, mind you, just a loud *SNAP* followed by a hell of a lot of blinking red lights on its mobo and the front led's.

it's not like i wasn't careful:: i spent ten hours straight checking and rechecking every header, jumper, and molex connector. the mobo was a bit warped [almost imperceptible upon unpacking], an ailment which only worsened during the lengthy install. intel - your stock heatsink is a piece of shit. for the love of god and all that is holy, if you're going to make something monstrously huge and heavy, at least design it to achieve comparable monstrous performance. also - retention clips are the WORST. IDEA. EVAR. meh.

so the damned thing 'splodied. needless to say, i was not happy. actually, self-hating emo kid that i am deep down inside, i violently cussed the piece of shit out and proceeded to sleep on the couch. seriously, even mentally picturing a chipset or PCB made me feel ill all day. yarrrrrr.

not much drama, elsewise. i'm pissed that i'm still unable to play thief III, though. eh well.

/narutos