God I hate when shit goes wrong… You wanna know when it’s the worst? When there is a multiple YEAR build up to the moment. And then you get fucked.
I FINALLY saved enough money, compiled a parts list, and ordered it all online. Funny enough, shipping estimates were off in my favor and all my stuff arrived a day early. ((hurray for rush shipping!))
Guess my good fortune was offset by THE FUCKING CASE HAVING A CROSSTHREADED PANEL SCREW!!
FUCK you, whoever assembled this thing. Sincerely. Fuck you all the way with a flaming acidic cactus on a stick covered in feces!
Now I have to wait until FRIDAY, fucking FRIDAY to build my rig you goddamn asshole. I hope you’re satisfied with yourself. I hope your spouse cheats on you and has a baby with another person while your house burns down and your car gets vandalized.
Seems silly to me. Like I’m just begging for shit to happen. I might, though. At least to get it set up and everything downloaded. Then chuck it in the case and cable manage on Friday.
It’s gonna look ghetto AF like that, though, hahaha.
A lot of people build outside the case to make sure everything is good prior to putting it in its finals location. Only time its not advisable is custom loop
The screw is captured in the panel and the thread on the case is what’s ‘screwed’. Believe me, I tried forcing it. It’s a no go. Amazon has already set up shipment of the replacement. I’ll keep this one as parts for the next one in CASE it’s messed up as well.
I might do the mobo box build, but IDK. Worried my cat my ‘investigate’ it. Though she hardly investigates anything… My next concern would be her barfing on it… She usually barfs on the floor somewhere…
IDK, guess I’m procrastinating now. I’m really just a bit depressed that it happened this way. And out of time as far as today goes. I’ve got work tomorrow and still have to eat. My current PC will let me watch shit on youtube for tonight, at least.
Plus I still have to setup a windows ISO download and find a 100% reliable resource for a product key that isn’t exorbitantly expensive. I had my PC wig out a few days ago saying it wasn’t activated, and that watermark drove my OCD insane. Does that shit show up on everything? Like, in games, too? Movies?
Stop being a baby and use a thread chase. 99% Of the time you can fix the threads. Unless the threads are extremely coarse and deep like a wood screw. But if its a machine screw, very fine grain, its an EZ fix.
Can’t get the screw out? Use an EZOut. Usually in the same isle as the thread taps/chases. Is there nobody in your life with fabrication experience?
