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I was an utter fool, just a young boy, thirteen, longing for a gaming computer. My excuse for a “gaming PC” was a feeble HP laptop. I pleaded and begged for a real computer, ignorant of the art of building one. Then, in my naïveté, I found it, an Alienware, a so-called “VR ready, gaming pc” on sale for around 800 bucks. How pathetically misguided I was. That fateful Christmas, I received precisely what I had wished for, perfectly capable of the simple games i had asked of it. and here I am today, years later, imprisoned with this very same accursed contraption.
I’ve grown, learning the intricacies of computer components and other technological sorcery. I attempted to upgrade my Alienware, a journey that plunged me into an abyss of despair. It took me an entire month to coax it into accepting a better graphics card, a month of maddening torment. Any attempts to introduce components Dell didn’t “recognize” turned into a descent into the depths of technological purgatory. I’m a shattered soul, and if I could journey back in time armed only with a cold metal baseball bat, I’d relentlessly pummel my younger self to oblivion. No matter how tirelessly I strived to optimize that infernal machine, nothing bore fruit. I’ve resorted to hard resets in a desperate bid to eke out a modicum of speed, but it’s a futile endeavor. If anything, it moves even slower.
Have you ever dared to launch Spotify on an Alienware? Want to bask in the simple pleasure of music? Prepare yourself, for it’s a Sisyphean task. Open a book, complete it, and perhaps then, you might savor a couple songs. Ever contemplated a simple computer restart, hoping to rejuvenate its spirit? I’ve resolved that it’s easier to abandon gaming altogether for the day. A restart on my computer is akin to forcing a frail, geriatric grandmother to partake in a marathon – she’s running on fumes, and she won’t be moving anywhere for a long, long while.
My Steam library, a testament to unfulfilled dreams, lies dormant, waiting for the elusive day when I can afford a new computer – a day that may never dawn. Many handbuilt computers age like a fine wine, enduring the test of time, still capable of playing the latest games. Did you purchase a prebuilt computer in 2017 without a shred of research? Well, enjoy your hardcore Roblox machine, my friend. Does my experience account for every single alienware computer? of course not. But heed my words, love yourself, buy something you know will last you.
Thank you for enduring my lamentations and melancholic musings.
