I've had this replacement CPU sitting around in a box for like a year because it felt silly to disconnect everything and open the case for just one part when it wouldn't even make a huge difference on its own, and now that I've got two replacement parts it turns out I'm still going to have to replace them sequentially

the inefficiency of it all!!!

I'm going to be so tempted to just stop once I've got the GPU replaced and it boots properly again, I know it, but I gotta replace the CPU right then or else I know I'm not gonna do it!

ok I know what I said but also replacing the GPU was stressful enough that my hands are unsteady so I think maybe it is best not to fuck with the CPU tonight