My computer's fried itself into an endless boot cycle, and while I was initially worried that I might have caused this by poking about inside a little too enthusiastically, it turns out that my former "£900 gaming pc" was unaccountably fitted with a
motherboard so unreliable they don't make them any more.
Sadly I was only able to find exactly
one (reliable) motherboard with both a compatible CPU socket and form factor (where the screws go in). Still, at least there's someone not too shady
selling them cheap on eBay.
Oh wait, my Dad, in that helpful fatherly way, wants to make it known that he doesn't want me refitting a motherboard under his roof. In case, you know, I accidentally set fire to the carpet in the process of twisting in four (4) screws. And then proceed to stare at the blaze, slack-jawed, while it consumes the house. As any family unit knows, age trumps logic in an argument, and as a compromise, my father said he'll pay half the fees if I take it to a shop that my Dad's "mate told him was alright once". High praise indeed.
Bit of a weird compromise though; considering we'll both end up paying more money, I'll have to wait twice as long for my PC, and Dad has to ferry back and forth to a shop 20 miles away.
Oh, the stinging, first-world injustice.
Anyway, since all my work is on my personal PC and I can't install any software on this one, anyone got any browser games capable of distracting me for a full two weeks?
