So you bought your computer from Best Buy, you say?

I feel so bad for the people who get conned into this kinda of stuff.
At all costs, i make sure to let everyone know to let me recommend/or choose out a computer for there needs on-line @ newegg / maybe compusa. If they really insist on buying at a store I tell them to tell me to go and see it. I have a voice that commands attention ( like an asshole but one that knows what he is saying). I actually get a kick out of it and they usually stop. I've helped out at least 20 people in 2 years and only messed up twice.

When i go to the store ie. Best buy since I like to test out mice/trackballs and notice someone being conned, once the salesman/girl? walks away i walk and talk the customer (since i overhear) and tell them to stop and let me help them. I got to help 4 people and 2 later called and said i was correct (gave my #). Gotten banned from 1 best buy since i was interfering with there business.

Do any of you guys try to help people when your at the store?

Exactly why I built my new gaming PC, not these useless excuses for technology. If only I can find a decent barebones chassis, I'm building a new laptop too. These stores should be extinct. No PSU specs, no RAM timings, no motherboard info, no information about the junk they preinstall, and 99% of the time for the average desktop PC, a useless GPU.

pparks1 said:

Frostmourne said:

Exactly why I built my new gaming PC, not these useless excuses for technology. If only I can find a decent barebones chassis, I'm building a new laptop too. These stores should be extinct. No PSU specs, no RAM timings, no motherboard info, no information about the junk they preinstall, and 99% of the time for the average desktop PC, a useless GPU.

Building a laptop from scratch is a far more challenging endeavor. Your choices for parts is extremely limited.

For the majority of PC users who buy prebuilt systems, they really aren't that concerned about RAM timings, PSU specs, etc. In addition, if they aren't into gaming...most don't care for the GPU installed either.

I cannot even imagine the debacle it would be if most PC users had to buy parts and assemble their own PC's.

i could just see it now.

husband - honey why do i have these parts left?
wife - i think that one is what they call the cpu. i believe it was suppose to be put in before that big fan thingy.

pparks1 said:

Frostmourne said:

Exactly why I built my new gaming PC, not these useless excuses for technology. If only I can find a decent barebones chassis, I'm building a new laptop too. These stores should be extinct. No PSU specs, no RAM timings, no motherboard info, no information about the junk they preinstall, and 99% of the time for the average desktop PC, a useless GPU.

Building a laptop from scratch is a far more challenging endeavor. Your choices for parts is extremely limited.

For the majority of PC users who buy prebuilt systems, they really aren't that concerned about RAM timings, PSU specs, etc. In addition, if they aren't into gaming...most don't care for the GPU installed either.

I cannot even imagine the debacle it would be if most PC users had to buy parts and assemble their own PC's.

As for a laptop finding the parts is hard enough - the chassis has the screen, keyboard, and motherboard - you need to pick the right chipset and then the rest. Still isn't too hard.

Not really, the 100+ page motherboard manual is pretty clear - if they actually read it.

Frostmourne said:

Not really, the 100+ page motherboard manual is pretty clear - if they actually read it.

how about this.

Manuals for Dummies

A manual to teach people how to read manuals