If I can't get my aunt and uncles computer to at least show me one light by tomorrow, I'm ordering them the parts for a new desktop and building it myself because fuck that slow piece of garbage. I'm sick of working on it!
EDIT: fuck it, I ordered them a new computer.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/mrgrCJTotal was $309.12 cuz I had some Amazon gift cards which shaved 15 bucks off my order. Thanks Bing!
I have a win7 64bit ISO ready to be installed on it. The CPU also has a built in GPU, and it should be plenty for what they use it for. If not, I'll order a dedicated graphics card with my next paycheck which will free up a core or two on the cpu.
8gb ram cuz I'll be damned if I'm gonna be letting this thing slow down in the coming decade.
And I have a 250gb 7200 RPM WD Black laptop HDD I can put in it so I saved some money there. I think all I'll need for it is a cable or two to plug in. Maybe a caddy. Not sure yet. Will find out on the 12th when the case arrives.
Speaking of cases, the one I chose comes with 2 fans built in for maximum cooling!
This things gonna be a bit overkill but it will last a while and that's what I care about.