Well, if we're gonna split hairs here, then let's truly split hairs:
Saying the GPU fan broke from a CPU overclock
is incorrect. It's not necessarily a lie. Like I said, maybe your buddy is a complete noob and simply doesn't know better. That is simply ignorance, he can't be blamed for not knowing and offering a foolish theory.
However, if your buddy knows a fair bit about computers, then it
may be a lie, because he tried to overclock the GPU and broke something.
NOW, let me give you a pearl of wisdom that has nothing to do with computers. I'm not your father, so I'm not gonna lecture you. But I will try to teach you something very valuable right now:
$H!T happens and people make mistakes. And people get embarassed. And people get ashamed. And people lie. It happens, we're ALL HUMAN. Have you never made a mistake or done something foolish? I SURE HAVE. So, the question you need to ask, is whether your friendship is worth $50 (the price of a vid card)? That's the real story here. Can you talk to your friend without blowing a gasket, and get him to tell the truth, regardless of whether he broke it or not? Are you willing to look past something that may or may not have happened and decide that you'll both learn from this and will that make your friendship even stronger?
Sorry to sound preachy or something, but trust me kid, $50 ain't worth it. There's far bigger problems to come in your life, with far more than $50 at stake. Trust me. Been there, done that MANY TIMES.
So HOW you approach this and what you DO is far more important that the trivial details. Remember that. Time will pass, circumstances will change, dates will differ, people will vary, but your attitude and how you move forward in life will make the difference. Not a vid card. Remember that.
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