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Usually I get left alone at the 'local' regional computer chain (not Worst Try, I gave up on them awhile ago). It's rare for some of the employees to see a female in the DIY section, but I must give off the techie vibe as I don't get bothered. Or didn't (back when I was active in the overclocking community years ago).
My desktop needs a rebuild, and I quickly found that it would be cheaper to buy all new core parts rather than max out the existing memory (and have maybe that not be enough--the board is from 2006). I can reuse a few parts, the rest is fine and can probably be resold (the store needs a motherboard trade-in program or something).
I get to the store and see they have a combo deal on the motherboard and processor I want...ironically buying the board with one of the newest chips is cheaper than the slower processor I was thinking of thanks to the bundle pricing.
A salesman comes up and asks what I'm looking for; shows me two boards. He's a bit thrown by my initial questions (max memory and type, northbridge chipset, etc) but most of that info is on the box. That's fine, I haven't gotten a chance to read the box yet. I explain that all I can buy today is the board and processor and I'll think about things. Maybe that was the wrong thing to say, as I end up waiting around for 15 minutes to get a processor. Eh, the section is full of people who aren't sure what they're doing. Still, there needs to be more than one person working the section especially during BTS and a sale. I did get to drool over their watercooling gear which I had no idea they had.
I'll need a gaming heatsink. Thank you, but not today. I won't be building it immediately, I have a tight budget and the stock cooling is fine for now (they don't have a great selection and he had to Google the brand name of the one I was using). I will pick up some thermal paste though, my tube of Ceramique is from 2005 and I don't know how long that stuff lasts before degrading (if it does). Why are you getting thermal paste if you're not getting a heatsink? I don't know exactly what I'm going to do yet and I always like having some around. Better to have it now and not need it till later than realize mid-build that I don't have anything usable. No, that's permanent adhesive. I need the paste. The one you took out of my hand.
Even with the bundle pricing, I only had 3 cents left over from the money I earmarked (I did bring extra, but was trying to be good).
Overall the interaction was pleasant enough, it just took forever and I hadn't experienced an upsell in awhile (I know what I need, what part of "I'm on a serious budget" do you not get?). Although they probably cater to a LOT of students who want/need to build something fast. They've also changed things around; the processors in the (locked) case on the floor are just for display. Why do they have to get one from the back if the case is locked?
My desktop needs a rebuild, and I quickly found that it would be cheaper to buy all new core parts rather than max out the existing memory (and have maybe that not be enough--the board is from 2006). I can reuse a few parts, the rest is fine and can probably be resold (the store needs a motherboard trade-in program or something).
I get to the store and see they have a combo deal on the motherboard and processor I want...ironically buying the board with one of the newest chips is cheaper than the slower processor I was thinking of thanks to the bundle pricing.
A salesman comes up and asks what I'm looking for; shows me two boards. He's a bit thrown by my initial questions (max memory and type, northbridge chipset, etc) but most of that info is on the box. That's fine, I haven't gotten a chance to read the box yet. I explain that all I can buy today is the board and processor and I'll think about things. Maybe that was the wrong thing to say, as I end up waiting around for 15 minutes to get a processor. Eh, the section is full of people who aren't sure what they're doing. Still, there needs to be more than one person working the section especially during BTS and a sale. I did get to drool over their watercooling gear which I had no idea they had.
I'll need a gaming heatsink. Thank you, but not today. I won't be building it immediately, I have a tight budget and the stock cooling is fine for now (they don't have a great selection and he had to Google the brand name of the one I was using). I will pick up some thermal paste though, my tube of Ceramique is from 2005 and I don't know how long that stuff lasts before degrading (if it does). Why are you getting thermal paste if you're not getting a heatsink? I don't know exactly what I'm going to do yet and I always like having some around. Better to have it now and not need it till later than realize mid-build that I don't have anything usable. No, that's permanent adhesive. I need the paste. The one you took out of my hand.
Even with the bundle pricing, I only had 3 cents left over from the money I earmarked (I did bring extra, but was trying to be good).
Overall the interaction was pleasant enough, it just took forever and I hadn't experienced an upsell in awhile (I know what I need, what part of "I'm on a serious budget" do you not get?). Although they probably cater to a LOT of students who want/need to build something fast. They've also changed things around; the processors in the (locked) case on the floor are just for display. Why do they have to get one from the back if the case is locked?
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