Frankensteined my primary and spare computer together with a luckily found ethernet card and I am back in business.

The fun part is that I actually did all of the set up myself and it is done properly 100%. Had a GREAT computer guy but every machine I have been on for quite some time had one or more work arounds to get them to function.

This machine is a little faster, it fully utilizes a better graphics card. It has the PRECISE driver to make it run, which has made a WORLD of a difference, instead of just one that makes it run. Not used to being in three D environments where sound lags but graphics don't. It's kinda nice.

I haven't put together a computer from a box of parts in a long time. Back in the Win 3.X era I was pretty good but that was years if not decades ago.

Faster processor and much better graphics card now. Everything properly installed except for the generic sound driver but that is good enough for what I need.

Downloaded a trial of Manga Studio 4.0.

Kicking the tires on that very soon.

YAY and stuff!!