Ugh.
Well I would like to say that last night was full of pleasures. Sadly it wasn't. It was a complete pig.
So the first thing to do was find the RGB splitter cable I bought. Could I find it? could I F. I spent two hours looking and then at 9pm I gave up. Packed everything away after running up and down the stairs several times. I was peed. Like, mega peed. I've not wanted to smash something in years but god it was close.
Sat down on my chair, pulled the bin over to put something in it there it is the C word. Ugh. 9pm get everything back out. Fitted the cooler realised a wire had come disconnected. Took cooler back out, replace wire. Do this three more times (wires kept getting caught so it was cooler out AGAIN) and then put the rig on the desk. I was hoping things would improve but NOPE.
Turned it on, noticed immediately none of the RGB was working apart from the NVME cooler. Whatever, decided to ignore it for the time being. Installed Windows, went somewhat OK. Got into Windows, started installing drivers. Got most of them on before installing the software for the LED screen (cooler). It didn't work. Nothing, nada. Spent two hours trying to figure it out, realised I had V1 which uses totally different software. Got that sorted, then opened up the Asrock RGB app. Refused to see the RAM. Updated BIOS which wiped all of my TPM settings so I then spent nearly an hour to change the pin. Running up and down the stairs to retrieve my phone so I could say "Yes, it is me". Hint - NEVER give these companies your mobile number. Eventually changed pin and got back in. RAM works, OK cool.
Take rig back down (now it was about 11pm). Fix RGB wire. I had to use selotape to keep them from pulling out. Whoever designed these connectors wants shooting. Attempted to refit cooler three more times but wires kept getting trapped. Eventually at gone midnight I got it back up on the desk.
Take the code sent to me from OCUK to Intel to activate game. I wanted BF6. Spent over an hour peeing around with accounts, confirming more BS before it finally gave me the code. Went off to "EA APP" or whatever they describe their dog toffee of an app these days, put in BF6 code and........ "Sorry the code has already been redeemed". Say what?!?!? Seems there is someone dishonest at Intel. So I will need to contact customer service at OCUK to get another.
So yeah. It was one of those things where absolutely every single thing you try and do just fights you to F for no good reason.
Pics later.
Well I would like to say that last night was full of pleasures. Sadly it wasn't. It was a complete pig.
So the first thing to do was find the RGB splitter cable I bought. Could I find it? could I F. I spent two hours looking and then at 9pm I gave up. Packed everything away after running up and down the stairs several times. I was peed. Like, mega peed. I've not wanted to smash something in years but god it was close.
Sat down on my chair, pulled the bin over to put something in it there it is the C word. Ugh. 9pm get everything back out. Fitted the cooler realised a wire had come disconnected. Took cooler back out, replace wire. Do this three more times (wires kept getting caught so it was cooler out AGAIN) and then put the rig on the desk. I was hoping things would improve but NOPE.
Turned it on, noticed immediately none of the RGB was working apart from the NVME cooler. Whatever, decided to ignore it for the time being. Installed Windows, went somewhat OK. Got into Windows, started installing drivers. Got most of them on before installing the software for the LED screen (cooler). It didn't work. Nothing, nada. Spent two hours trying to figure it out, realised I had V1 which uses totally different software. Got that sorted, then opened up the Asrock RGB app. Refused to see the RAM. Updated BIOS which wiped all of my TPM settings so I then spent nearly an hour to change the pin. Running up and down the stairs to retrieve my phone so I could say "Yes, it is me". Hint - NEVER give these companies your mobile number. Eventually changed pin and got back in. RAM works, OK cool.
Take rig back down (now it was about 11pm). Fix RGB wire. I had to use selotape to keep them from pulling out. Whoever designed these connectors wants shooting. Attempted to refit cooler three more times but wires kept getting trapped. Eventually at gone midnight I got it back up on the desk.
Take the code sent to me from OCUK to Intel to activate game. I wanted BF6. Spent over an hour peeing around with accounts, confirming more BS before it finally gave me the code. Went off to "EA APP" or whatever they describe their dog toffee of an app these days, put in BF6 code and........ "Sorry the code has already been redeemed". Say what?!?!? Seems there is someone dishonest at Intel. So I will need to contact customer service at OCUK to get another.
So yeah. It was one of those things where absolutely every single thing you try and do just fights you to F for no good reason.
Pics later.
