Kaputt

My computer has been ailing for some time now, and it seems to have chosen to go fully kaputt today. That is most unfortunate. After checking it, it seems to me that the problem is caused at least in part by the thermal grease under the CPU which has hardened into something akin to hardened thermal gunk. It is clearly time for some servicing. This will be the first time I had to replace the stuff, but well there's always a first time for everything. I find it interesting that the average lifespan of my computers is around 3 years. After 3 years in my service, a computer will have some sort of critical failure that will require major servicing. After that, something usually fails altogether and that's when I call for a complete overhaul. By that time the system's usually sufficiently old that it needs some sprucing up anyway. The timing is a little unfortunate this time, seeing as how I am trying to save up for some major expenses, and I'd probably need to get on with real servicing rather than replacing the system altogether. Fortunately, I don't actually feel the need for a replacement considering how system requirements for games do not appear to have increased all that much in the recent years, so my system tackles the newer releases rather well.