Technicians have a name for people like that..'unemployed'.  Anyone selling you used equipment (sometimes a model will be in production for a few years, but if they no longer make it, that's a bad sign). You get enough complaints like that, and the managers either fire the guy, or go out of business.

The more recent AMD's have been better (I have a 2000), but components do go out over time.

It never hurts to do some research (on the web, or around town) to see what you want. On behalf of techs everywhere, someone owed you an apology. But it happens to the best of us. I had a hard drive problem on C:, took it to the place I bought it (backed everything up to D:), and ..let's sing along with Mitch..they formatted both drives. They never saw my shadow again..

 

I wish I'd said that.. The Staircase Wit

anahl nathrak uth vas betude doth yel dyenvey..;)