Case arrived yesterday. Started putting comp together.

Discovered my old video card is TWO generations old, not just one, and it won't fit on the new motherboard.

SO, ran all over today, got a decent one from walmart for not too much more than it should've been.

I went to work, Tom worked on my comp some more.

ALL THREE of the various power supplies we have in this apartment? Twenty pins. Pinholes on newmotherboard? Twenty-four.

It boots, and dies within a minute.

SO, here's hoping the one ittybitty computer place in town has an adaptor, because if not, Melissa's spending a buttload on rush shipping because MOTHERFUCKINGDAMNIT I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET THIS GOING FOR OVER A WEEK NOW!!! (Thank freaking goodness my tax refund from the state showed up the other day, my computer expenses piling up had my bank account a lil worried.)

So, might be another day or two before I'm online again much, we've taken too much from Lawrence for him to run just now... (and yes, oh god, it's paining me so much to say goodbye to my Lawrence...)

Lesson of the decade? HI DO NOT WAIT FIVE YEARS TO DO ANY UPGRADES ON YOUR COMP.