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The framework is pretty expensive for what you get and there's so guarantee that it will work once put together.

A few years ago I bought a new PC by buying components. When I put it together it didn't work, I took it to a computer repair shop and then couldn't figure it out either. Not knowing which part was broken or if it was something I did wrong, I ended up throwing everything in the trash.

Since then I just pay the $200 for it to be assembled and get 5 year warranty. IMHO self-assembly makes no sense unless you're a youtuber earning money from making videos doing it.

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I’ve been building my own computers for over 15 years now. The idea of throwing all of it in the trash because it didn’t work made me laugh out loud at how absurd it is. Many people successfully assemble their own computers all the time, while never sharing it on YT. These days it’s as easy as it’s ever been.

As for the repair shop, kind of sounds like they just didn’t want your business.

Thanks for "hnsplaining" my own experience to me. I had no way of testing which part was faulty, or if it was faulty in a way that caused other components to fail.

I said there was no point in doing it, not that it can't be done. With a top Elonesque mind such as yours you should probably know the difference. Tips fedora.

The point to do it is to save money.

You certainly have plenty of disposable income and lack of environmental care to just buy parts without checking compatibility and then just trash everything. Don't diss the entire field of custom PC building just because you got it wrong once.

Also as, machinestops said, you can get the Framework laptop prebuilt.

It's hard to believe that a computer repair shop couldn't figure out how to assemble a computer.

I’ve been custom building PCs since I was a child and I’m not the hawking of computers. It’s not nearly as hard as you making it out to be.

Next time I would suggest selling the parts to someone with more patience rather than "throwing everything in the trash".

The situation you described does suck, but I've built several machines, often from cheap used parts, and been lucky enough to never run into it. Most of the time self-assembly makes sense, you can't really "do it wrong" easily if you pick compatible parts and follow manuals. If it doesn't work getting used RAM stick or PSU for testing is usually cheap, if those don't fix it then it's probably either CPU or motherboard. Any computer repair shop should probably have those lying around anyway.

That's not what the Framework is.

It a computer you get in parts and if it doesn't turn on after you put it together your recourse is a long back and forth begging a company half-way around the world to diagnose the issue and send you replacements. Did I get it right?

No you didn't. You can get it prebuilt.

Maybe you should RTA. OP is talking about the DIY version.

Weird take. The assembly process was dead simple and impossible to screw up if you follow the clear instructions. There are threads on the forum for memory compatibility. Pretty sure they assemble and test every device (even diy ones) before they leave the factory.

A tip for next time - pcpartpicker has a compatibility matrix when choosing components to let you know if what youre doing will work once youve found what you like

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