Thread:Deathstalker666/@comment-1496755-20180827202615/@comment-1496755-20190114182910

I've been thinking and I realized that I could turn this negative situation into something good. I am most likely going to get a new HDD within a few months and use this opportunity to get an extra upgrade too - like a new video card. I've been considering this for a while, but never went through with it because it never was urgent (I play mostly older stuff) and I was reluctant to go through the whole hassle of disconnecting the PC, taking it all the way to the store, waiting until the work is finished, then bringing it back and reconnecting it... but now I am going to endure the hassle anyway, so that would be the best time.

Yes, my interest in modern games is quite minimal, but there is a Wolfenstein I haven't played yet, plus a new Doom is on the way. These I can be interested in :)

The uncertainty is the worst aspect of the whole situation - it could be years before something goes wrong... or it could fail tomorrow. I would hate to be constantly nervous about this, so I won't postpone the upgrade for long. The end of March could be a nice time to do it - just in time to count as a birthday present.

Today there was a longish power cut at work - we used this time to put up some curtains. Normally not a hard thing to do, but it's very hard to climb up there because the furniture blocks nearly all access.