So my PC was making weird noise so I took it to my local computer shop and had the guys there clean it (it was full of dust) and when I came back they said that the computer's video card's fans had gotten damaged because of all of the dust and that the video card would just break completely at some point. They also said that repairing it would cost much more then buying a new one. "Ok" I said. "so I should just buy a new one?" I asked.
They said that I could not because my video card was old (I think I got it about 2 1/2 years ago) and that newer cards did not work with my hardware. They also said that the card that I have (some Nvidia card which name I don't remember) wasn't sold anymore and that my only option was to simply buy a whole new PC.
Now, I have dealt with these guys before. My current PC was bought from them (technically I made them upgrade my even older one with lots/mostly new stuff, so it wasn't a completely new PC) in the first place, and when I did I had lots of problems. I had to re-take my PC to them many times because they kept making mistakes that caused problems and required me to buy new hardware that they never originally said that I would need. This made me very pissed at the time.
Because of this, I am having a problem with trusting these guys. I don't really buy the "this card isn't sold anymore so you can't just replace it" and "all new cards don't work with your hardware so you will just have to buy a whole new PC just cus your video card is broken" bullshit.
So perhaps THEY don't sell this card anymore, but that doesn't mean its not sold anywhere. Now, I don't remember exactly the name of the card that I have, but its a Nvidia card from just 2-3 years in the past, so its not exactly ancient and can run most modern games just fine even in high quality.
Speaking of quality, I am also dubious about their claims about my PC in that regard. After they said I should by a new PC I asked them how my own PC compares to average machines being sold today. They said that mine was rather poor and below average and that ALL machines that they were selling were better then mine. This is were I started to smell bullshit, because while I know PC hardware ages fast, my PC can still run all modern PC games and the majority of them run in high quality just fine. So while I am sure good modern machines being sold today are no doubt better, to claim that ALL machines being sold at their store at the moment are better then mine is something that I know can't be true.
Personally, I can't help but feel that I am being scammed here. Are they correct in their claim that my only option is to buy a whole new PC, or should I just look for another copy of my card (perhaps even a used one?) and ignore their claims that I can't?
Thoughts?
Actually, after doing a bit more research it hasn't even been 2 and 1/2 years. I found out that the card was released on march 2011, so its barely even 2 years old. I also now remember buying the card and most of my current PC hardware (INCLUDING) the motherboard about a month or so before the release of RAGE, which was released in October 2011.