Well I had a little problem with my i7-930 over the weekend. It looks like I killed the 930 AND my UD3R. Not currently having a job, I called my loving grandmother and asked her to help me get my comp up and running again. A little explanation may be in order for the story:
My grandparents are very wealthy. My grandfather is the most generous man I have ever met, but also very frugal. He gives enormous amounts to charities, but probably wouldn't replace my i7-930. He can be a very hard man to deal with, and my grandmother has to deal with him. This puts her in a very comical position of having very large bank accounts with her name on them and getting a sense of joy out of pissing off my grandfather by spoiling her kids and grandkids rotten.
When my older 15" Macbook Pro got vandalized, she dragged me to the store against my will and made me look at the Macbook's. When I lingered in front of the 17" a bit longer than the rest, she told the BBY employee, "We'll take the 17." There was no discussion or argument allowed.
So when I call my grandmother looking for some money help with my CPU she asked me how much it would cost, I told her I wasn't sure(I was trying to remember the price for the 950 or whatever the equivalent is to the 930) and she asked, "$2000?" I said that $2000 was way high and that the best CPU available only cost about $1000. So that's how she decided how much my CPU would cost. She wanted me to have the very best and told me to get 'that one'. I decided instead to order the 970(she doesn't have to know I saved her $100 right?) and it got here yesterday.
At that point I was pretty sure it was just the chip, but I took the board and CPU to a local shop to see if they could take a look. They told me it was very likely the board, but were not sure on the CPU. This wasn't a very helpful diagnosis, but I went ahead and ordered an ASUS Sabertooth X58, which should hit my doorstep in a few minutes.
Now I'm wondering if maybe I should hold off on opening boxes and consider returning for Sandy Bridge. I would likely look at the 2600K because I want HT. I also don't know if the 930 is actually dead. If it is in fact working, I could hang on to the Sabertooth and give my little sister an early upgrade and still move to SB.
What would you guys do?!?
My grandparents are very wealthy. My grandfather is the most generous man I have ever met, but also very frugal. He gives enormous amounts to charities, but probably wouldn't replace my i7-930. He can be a very hard man to deal with, and my grandmother has to deal with him. This puts her in a very comical position of having very large bank accounts with her name on them and getting a sense of joy out of pissing off my grandfather by spoiling her kids and grandkids rotten.
When my older 15" Macbook Pro got vandalized, she dragged me to the store against my will and made me look at the Macbook's. When I lingered in front of the 17" a bit longer than the rest, she told the BBY employee, "We'll take the 17." There was no discussion or argument allowed.
So when I call my grandmother looking for some money help with my CPU she asked me how much it would cost, I told her I wasn't sure(I was trying to remember the price for the 950 or whatever the equivalent is to the 930) and she asked, "$2000?" I said that $2000 was way high and that the best CPU available only cost about $1000. So that's how she decided how much my CPU would cost. She wanted me to have the very best and told me to get 'that one'. I decided instead to order the 970(she doesn't have to know I saved her $100 right?) and it got here yesterday.
At that point I was pretty sure it was just the chip, but I took the board and CPU to a local shop to see if they could take a look. They told me it was very likely the board, but were not sure on the CPU. This wasn't a very helpful diagnosis, but I went ahead and ordered an ASUS Sabertooth X58, which should hit my doorstep in a few minutes.
Now I'm wondering if maybe I should hold off on opening boxes and consider returning for Sandy Bridge. I would likely look at the 2600K because I want HT. I also don't know if the 930 is actually dead. If it is in fact working, I could hang on to the Sabertooth and give my little sister an early upgrade and still move to SB.
What would you guys do?!?