Son's main present major fail help!

[VillaMaria71]

Ds 13 got a new graphics card. His dad and me have no clue about stuff like that so asked the computer savvy expert in CEX where we bought it from. It was about £130. Dh asked specifically if it was right for our PC etc and how easy it was to fit. He was told really easy.
Fast forward to today old graphics card out, new 1 in but it won't work. Haven't a bloody clue. It won't connect to the monitor it says no signal. Now old 1 won't go back in so no PC at all. Poor DS is putting a brave face on but he was so excited for this. Evri lost 1 of his other presents so he's not got that much to be happy with arrghh!!

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Just saw it was resolved... Way before my reply! Must remember to check the whole thread.....

Glad it a works, bad news is you've now taken your first steps down the rabbit hole of pc upgrades.... It'll be a new ssd for birthday...

This is the bestest thread today.

Happy Christmas lovely people.

Yes!! The best thread, ever!!

What do a wonderful thread, so pleased for a positive outcome🥳

Reminds me of the year ds2 wanted to build a computer for his birthday. It obviously didn’t go well, I ended up doing it and the fucker had to be taken to a computer store to get it working and was never right!

I absolutely knew what would happen, really should have been an absolute no but ds2 was so keen to try.

I’m a nurse by the way, have to Google everything beyond cutting and pasting in word, I’m basically computer Illiterate🤣🤣

I've not read the full thread and I can see that you are now sorted, but for future reference there is a website called pcpartpicker. You can input the parts you have and it will tell you whether they are compatible or not - particularly useful if you are building a full PC. Also lots of brilliant forums (just google) where people are incredibly helpful and supportive. We once had a chap from Sweden helping us with an issue on boxing day!

Lovely happy ending hope he had great afternoon x

Yey! Mumsnet saved christmas!

Best thread ever - absolutely love that so many came through to make a child's Christmas! You're all bloody lovely

This is wonderful ❤

Just lovely xx

Me!

Love seeing that it all came together in the end. This is the best of mums net.

Just read this from start to finish - holding my breath till page 5!!

Happy Christmas - well done MN (not really a nest of vipers afterall!) 🎅

So pleased its sorted, Merry Christmas x

This thread is bloody lovely - the kindness of strangers! Well done MN!

Best thread ever!
Kinda restored my faith in Mumsnet.

This has made me teary, I love this viper ridden place sometimes.

Bloody brilliant thread! The pure kindness of people going out of their way to help make a boy have a good xmas day. I love it!

Aww how fantastic. Well done @rumship &@ZestFest. Awesome job.

What a lovely thread

Thanks so much for tagging both superstars! I don't know how to 🤣

So so gratefu to them and all other lovely people who helped 💗 l

This is Classics-worthy. What a fabulous thread

This is an example of the internet community at its best. Amazing. Now if the wider world was so selfless there would be far fewer problems!

Well done😊 fantastic thread!

Oh I love this thread! My ds is also a computer mad gamer and would happily have given instructions had we seen this. Lovely Mumsnet at its best!