>wake up
>turn on PC
>CCP crypto miner deluxe (PiTool) boots on launch and a droplet of sweat falls off my forehead as the the heat from my PC adds into the temperature during current heat wave
>alright time for some vr games
>nevermind the headset thinks it's stuck on top of one of the base stations and only tracks rotation, doesn't track position at all
>spend two hours troubleshooting by unplugging base stations and changing base station channels
>spend another hour yanking out and plugging in the cable leading to my chinese headset until tracking issue is finally fixed
>alright time to play some vr games
>uncomfortable face gasket nearly digs into my eyes and immediately begins to press down painfully on my nose
>take off headset to discover a bright red line across my nose from having worn the headset for five minutes
>change headset settings from 144hz to 90hz
>from high fov to medium fov
>from 100% resolution to 20% resolution
>can finally play vrchat without crashing when I interact with a mirror
>everyone is lagging for some reason, a network problem?
>troubleshoot for hours
>restart some service from task manager
>somehow works
>have to restart a service from task manager every time you get in VR to play online games
>take off headset to discover the serial number having faded off to a barely readable mush after only a week of use
to be continued in the sequel: China RMA adventures