I'm Building A System

[CRLocky]

Alright, I've seen people post asking for peer review on their choices for computer components, so I figured I should do the same, and see what you guys think about what I've chosen. My laptop finally died on me, so I've decided to build a system. Keep in mind this is just a tentative list, hopefully I will have everything ordered within a week. I kept with one source for all my choices, it being newegg.com. Though I still did a little cross referencing for better prices, but I still have a little bit more of that to do before I follow through with everything. I've posted other components too, but the one's with the asteriks* are my first choices. Well, here's everything.


Mobo:
-$117.00 ASUS ''P4P800-E Deluxe'' I865PE Chipset mobo Intel Socket 478 CPU
-$162.00 ASUS "P5GDC-V Deluxe" 915G Chipset Mobo Intel LGA 775 CPU
(used to be first choice)
***$180.00 ASUS ''P4C800-E DELUXE'' I875P Chipset mobo Intel Socket 478 CPU
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproductdesc.asp?description=13-131-508&DEPA=0
Processor
***$184.00 Intel LGA 775 Pentium 4 530 3.0 GHz, 800MHz FSB, 1MB L2 Cache, Hyper Threading Technology - Retail
(LGA775 Socket only) L1: 12K+16K L2:1MB
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=19-116-184&depa=1
-$215.00 Intel Pentium M 725 1.6GHz, 400MHz FSB, on-die 2MB L2 Cache
socket: 478 L1:32k+32k L2: 2MB 1.6Ghz
??This one is socket 478, but will it still be usable in a 775 socket??

Disk Drive
***$68.00 Samsung 16X DVD±RW, Model TS-H552B/WRCH Black, Retail
Write Speed: 2.4X DVD+R DL, 16X DVD+R, 4X DVD+RW, 12X DVD-R, 4X DVD-RW, 40X CD-R, 32X CD-RW
Read Speed: 48X CD-ROM, 16X DVD-ROM
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproductdesc.asp?description=27-151-055&DEPA=1
-$35.00 Samsung Black 52X32X52X16 DVD/CD-RW Combo Drive, Model TS-H492A/WBGH, OEM
Write Speed: 52X CD-R, 32X CD-RW
Read Speed: 52X CD-ROM, 16X DVD-ROM


Case
-$37.50 POWMAX 702 MATRIX Silver ATX Mid Tower Case With Side Panel Window & 450W PSU, Model "CP702-2"
450Wpower supply
-$39.00 CODEGEN Black ATX Mid-Tower Case with 400W Power Supply, Model "C-6209-CA-38C" -RETAIL
400W P4 Ready ATX w/ 120mm fan power supply
-$40.50 Linkworld Black/Silver ATX Mid-Tower Case with 400W Power Supply, Model "Q319-C2628-P4" -RETAIL
P4-400W power supply 2 Firewire front ports
-$49.00 Rosewill Black ATX Mid Tower Case with 400W Power Supply, Model "R114A Black" -RETAIL
400W single fan 2 usb 2 audio frontal ports
***$50.50 MGE ATX Mid Tower Case With 450W Power Supply & LCD Control Panel, Model "CAG-H1-BL" -RETAIL
MGE 450W power supply 2 USB 2 Audio 1IEEE1394 frontal ports
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=11-171-035&depa=1

Video Card
*$121.00 ATI RADEON 9550 Video Card, 256MB DDR, 128-Bit, DVI/TV-Out, 8X AGP, Model "100-437105" -RETAIL
S-Video + DVI
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-102-428&depa=1

DDR RAM
-$275.00 Corsair XMS Extreme Memory Speed Series, 184 Pin 1GB DDR PC-3200 PRO
1GB stick
-$193.00 Corsair Value Select Memory 184 Pin 1GB DDR PC-3200, Model VS1GB400C3
*$227.00 CORSAIR VALUESELECT 240-Pin 1GB DDR2 PC2-4200, Model VS1GB533D2
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=20-145-525&depa=1

Hard Drive
-$124.00 WD High-Performance 160GB 7200RPM EIDE Hard Drive Kit, Model WD1600JBRTL
1 year warranty Buffer: 8mb
-$104.00 Seagate 160GB 7200RPM IDE Hard Drive, Model ST3160023A-RK, Retail
5 year warranty Buffer: 8mb
-$123.00 Seagate 200GB 7200RPM IDE Hard Drive, Model ST3200822A, OEM
5 year warranty Buffer: 8mb
*$142.50 Seagate 200GB 7200RPM IDE Hard Drive, Model ST3200822A-RK, Retail
5 year warranty Buffer: 8mb
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=22-148-036&depa=1

Keyboard
*$85.00 Microsoft Wireless Optical Desktop Elite - RETAIL
mediacenter cushioned palmrest
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=23-109-131&depa=0
-$83.00 Microsoft Wireless Optical Desktop Pro -RETAIL
sleep and logoff hotkeys mediacenter

LCD/Monitor
-$186.99 CMV CT-522A 15" LCD Monitor w/ Speakers -RETAIL
500:1 brightness:450 built in speakers 15"
-$288.00 Megavision MV173V 17" LCD Monitor -RETAIL
450:1 brightness:250 17"
*$245.00 AVIDAV (Made by Jetway) M1731D-F 17" Active Matrix LCD Monitor w/ Speaker & DVI -RETAIL
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=24-004-005&depa=1


There's what I have so far. I haven't looked into a network card yet, but that shouldn't be a thang. I'm open to any suggestions/tips/questions, feedback is greatly welcome! let me know what you think.

[rebirth]

oh, I was thinking homeya when I read the thread title. nevermind. I'll go back to trolling elsewhere.

[SanDiegoKid]

That motherboard doesn't seem to have an AGP slot, which would make that video card unusable.

You'll have to use the onboard video (bleck), get a new-fangled PCI Express video card, or get a motherboard with AGP.

Even if you could use it, that video card is old news anyway. Advanced lighting and shading effects will choke it out.

If you switch things up make sure your motherboard and CPU sockets match.

[CRLocky]

thank you! that's a large oversight on my part, i'm much obliged. i'll go with my second choice then.

[A-Team Van]

I would recommend a better video card... at least a Nvidia 6XXX or a ATi X700 or higher... maybe 2 sticks of RAM as well... way cheaper and such

[CRLocky]

like two 512MB sticks of RAM? why not just the one stick at a Gig?

[Malakai1911]

Hmm,
Mobo ($189): MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum [nForce4 Ultra]
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=241158

Processor ($208): AMD Athlon 64 3200+ [Socket 939]
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=80701-2

RAM ($239): Patriot PDC1G3200+XBLK 1GB Kit [DDR400 @ 2-2-2-5]
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=83705

Video Card ($195): XFX GeForce 6600 GT [PCI Express]
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=321017


I'd prolly go with a Lite-On DVDRW, and use that handy OmniPatcher to patch the firmware to really get the most out of a DVD drive. Case is really a personal choice, so whatever you feel like obviously. Same goes with keyboard, though I typically advocate a Logitech KB/Mouse combo. You may also want to try getting two smaller hard drives (SATA, perhaps?) and running RAID-0 for the heck of it.

edit: Oh, also notice I used ZipZoomFly, they have no tax in my state, and they have free 2 day fedex shipping on most everything, so they end up being the best option for me.

[nukehella]

like two 512MB sticks of RAM? why not just the one stick at a Gig?

He means two 512's are cheaper than one 1GB.

[Malakai1911]

Two sticks of ram also enable the extra bandwith afforded by running them in "dual channel" mode.

[CRLocky]

If you switch things up make sure your motherboard and CPU sockets match.


so sockets must be a strict match? I saw one processor was LGA775 only, but others don't say that they are strictly 775 or 478 and such, so i was confused... but i'll make sure they match.

I've switched a few things up with thanks to the wonderful suggestions, thank you by the way.

[Potato]

I have two sticks of 512MB ram, it's good for me (seeing how I fried that other one I had)... Go with two, because if something happens to one, you're not entirely fucked. :)

[SanDiegoKid]

Nothing warms my heart more than building myself a new PC.

My last one was only in July '04.. and I'm still jealous.

[Undying Wizard NHD]

Mobo: ASUS- anything that does not have on-board video, and does have a AGP slot with a socket LGA 775 ( Gigabyte is nice also )

Processor: Intel LGA 775 Pentium 4 530 3.0 GHz, 800MHz FSB, 1MB L2 Cache, Hyper Threading Technology - Retail

Disk drive : Samsung 16X DVD±RW, Model TS-H552B/WRCH Black, Retail
Write Speed: 2.4X DVD+R DL, 16X DVD+R, 4X DVD+RW, 12X DVD-R, 4X DVD-RW, 40X CD-R, 32X CD-RW
Read Speed: 48X CD-ROM, 16X DVD-ROM

CAse: MGE ATX Mid Tower Case With 450W Power Supply & LCD Control Panel, Model "CAG-H1-BL" -RETAIL
MGE 450W power supply 2 USB 2 Audio 1IEEE1394 frontal ports

Vid card: I hate ATI, I suggest a Geforce Fx but thats just me

DDR RAM: Corsair XMS


HDD : any thing 7200 RPM , seagate ,maxtor, WD in that order ( seagates tend to run hotter yet last longer )




Keyboard : screw that microsuck , get the LogiTech DUEO wireless mouse and wireless keyboard package they go from $50 to 100


Monitor: I prefer CRT better picture quality but alot more heat and space takin up, View Sonic is nice

[CompuGeek]

Hmm,
Mobo ($189): MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum [nForce4 Ultra]
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=241158

Processor ($208): AMD Athlon 64 3200+ [Socket 939]
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=80701-2

RAM ($239): Patriot PDC1G3200+XBLK 1GB Kit [DDR400 @ 2-2-2-5]
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=83705

Video Card ($195): XFX GeForce 6600 GT [PCI Express]
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=321017


I'd prolly go with a Lite-On DVDRW, and use that handy OmniPatcher to patch the firmware to really get the most out of a DVD drive. Case is really a personal choice, so whatever you feel like obviously. Same goes with keyboard, though I typically advocate a Logitech KB/Mouse combo. You may also want to try getting two smaller hard drives (SATA, perhaps?) and running RAID-0 for the heck of it.

edit: Oh, also notice I used ZipZoomFly, they have no tax in my state, and they have free 2 day fedex shipping on most everything, so they end up being the best option for me.

I just want to put in my two cents for ZipZoomFly.

I've bought a lot of hardware from them over the years and highly recommend them.

Great selection. Great prices. Free 2 Day shipping.

:sw

[g-smooth2k]

Motherboard:
Asus K8V SE Deluxe Via K8T800 AMD Athlon 64 Skt754 DDR ATX Motherboard w/Audio, Gigabit LAN, RAID/Serial ATA Retail (http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=240326)
MSI "K8T Neo-FIS2R" K8T800 Chipset Motherboard for AMD Socket 754 CPU -RETAIL (http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-130-434&depa=1)
SOLTEK "SL-K8AN2E-GR" NVIDIA nForce3 250Gb Chipset Motherboard For AMD Socket 754 CPU -RETAIL (http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-180-061&depa=1)
DFI "LANPARTY UT nF3 250Gb" NVIDIA nForce3 250GB Chipset Motherboard For AMD Socket 754 CPU -RETAIL (http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-136-147&depa=1)

Processor:
AMD Athlon 64 3400+ Processor Socket 754, 512KB Cache Retail (http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=80704-R)

Corsair XMS is a really good investment

Optical Drive:
Lite-On 16X DVD Dual Drive, Model SOHW-1633S Black (http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=27-106-962&depa=1)
Write Speed: DVD+R9 2.4X, DVD+R 16X, DVD-R 8X, DVD+RW 4X, DVD-RW 4X, CD-R 48X, CD-RW 24X
Read Speed: 48X CD-ROM, 16X DVD-ROM
NEC 16X Double Layer DVD±RW Drive, Black, Model ND-3520A BK, OEM (http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=27-152-035&depa=1)
Write Speed: 16X DVD+R, 8X DVD+RW, 4X DVD+R DL, 16X DVD-R, 6X DVD-RW, 48X CD-R, 24X CD-RW
Read Speed: 48X CD-ROM, 16X DVD-ROM

Lite-On Black 52X32X52X16 Combo Drive, Model SOHC-5232K, OEM Bulk Pack (http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=27-106-932&depa=1)
Write Speed: 52X CD-R, 32X CD-RW
Read Speed: 52X CD-ROM, 16X DVD-ROM

Video Card:
Sapphire Atlantis Radeon 9600 XT AGP 8X 128MB DDR Video Card w/TV-Out, DVI & CRT (http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=320723)
EVGA and BFG Technologies makes good nvidia based graphics cards.

Keyboard:
Logitech Cordless Comfort Duo BLACK USB/ PS/2 105keys -RETAIL (http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=23-126-121&depa=0)

Logitech Cordless Desktop LX700 Keyboard and Mouse -RETAIL (http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=23-126-159&depa=0)

LCD Monitor:
NU QL-711V 17" LCD Monitor with Speakers -RETAIL (http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=24-198-001&depa=1)
SONY SDM-S73/B 17" 16ms LCD Monitor –RETAIL (http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=24-006-067&depa=1)
SAMSUNG 710N-2-Black 17" LCD Monitor -RETAIL (http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=24-001-171&depa=1)


Stores to check out:
ZipZoomFly (http://www.zipzoomfly.com/)
Directron (http://www.directron.com/)
Mwave (http://www.mwave.com/)

[motch6]

I don't know if you have already gone out and bought your stuff yet but I thought I would put in some info. for you:

I will give you what I have because that is what I would recommend anyway. You can take it or leave it. I recently built my own as well.

First of all I bought half my stuff from Newegg.com and the other half from Zipzoomfly.com .... ZipZoomFly had a lot of better prices. They were both great to work with.

ASUS P5AD2 Premium for Inetel 925x (Ehthernet Integrated, with Wireless integrated as well)

Pentium 4, 3.4Ghz 800Mhz FSB, 1MB L2 cache, LGA 775

Corsair XMS, 2 x 512MB DDR2 675Mhz (I recommend you go with DDR2, even though right now they haven't prooved it to be faster) Although make sure you motherboard takes DDR2

74GB Western Digital SATA Hard drive @ 10,000rpm (this is to run OS)
200GB Western Digital SATA hard drive @ 7,200rpm
200GB Western Digitial SATA hard drive @ 7,200rpm
I chose western digital for their stability, but you have to pay a little extra for extended warranties. And Serial ATA (SATA is the way to go, everything is switching to this and it is faster than EIDE).

Plextor 716A DVD+/-RW DL (was fastest a few months ago: 4x DL, 16x DVD+/-R, 8x DVD+RW... you can see the rest of the specs here: http://www.plextor.com/english/products/716A.htm ) Don't be fooled by the price though, you can find it cheaper, even at Best Buy!

Sony DVD-rom 16x

Thermaltake 480w powersource (This is nice for the power, but to tell you the truth I haven't even tapped into all that power with what I have) The thing I like about it is that I can control the fan speeds, the thing I don't like is that when I turn up the fans, it gets loud!)

Creative Audigy 2 ZS sound card (7.1 capable surround sound)

ATI X700 Pro PCI-e (PCI-express) NOT AGP! (your motherboard has to be compatible with this as well, but I would definatley get one with PCI-e slots on it since this is a major conversion that is taking place as well) I got the X700 pro because i'm waiting for the All-in-wonder version to come out. (X700 AIW)

Thermaltake ( Water Cooling system ) I chose this over the regular CPU fan, mainly to different, but it works great!

Thermaltake Tsunami Sliver case with window. It has some of the best features, Quick release/screwless installation. Locks, fans, etc.

Dell 2005fpw 20" Ultra Sharp Flat Panel (Wide Screen) 600:1 contrast Ratio. Digital, VGA, Composite, S-video, 4 USB ports.

So, in any case, there ya go. If you have any questions let me know.
Best of Luck!

[Sephiroth]

so sockets must be a strict match? I saw one processor was LGA775 only, but others don't say that they are strictly 775 or 478 and such, so i was confused... but i'll make sure they match.

I've switched a few things up with thanks to the wonderful suggestions, thank you by the way.

Yes you really MUST make sure that the sockets and slots on the motherboard match with the parts you want to put in them. Like your memory, video card, hard drive and so on.

Samsung now has a zero dead pixel policy, which i dunno if the brand you are getting does or not, but if your getting a LCD then a zero-dead pixel policy is very good.

For network card, get one thats onboard, those work just fine, especially if they are intel based.

I agree with others you should get a better video card, especially if you are going to do some gaming. And sound card too, if you dont plan on using onboard or if you want anything over a 2.1 system.

Keep in mind that a high price or a brand name really means its better than something else.

If you need help in deciding some things i suggest you look at review sites like www.tomshardware.com if you look at the benchmarks keep in mind that the whole things are cut off, and the differences inbetween are more important than the number or size of the graph. Paying alot more for 10 more frames or 100 points in some synthetic benchmark out thats in the thousands range when you probably wont notice the difference. So keep that in mind.

[CRLocky]

Thank you everyone for the tips, they were a big help. I've finished my ordering, and I have pretty much everything to start construction. If you'd like to know, here's what I've gone with:

MOBO:
ASUS ''P4C800-E DELUXE'' I875P Chipset mobo Intel Socket 478 CPU
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-131-464&depa=0

PROCESSOR:
Intel Pentium 4/ 3.2E GHz 800MHz FSB, 1MB L2 Cache, Hyper Threading Technology - Retail
socket:478 L1:12k+16k L2: 1MB 3.2 GHz
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=19-116-172&depa=1

DISK DRIVE:
Samsung 16X DVD±RW, Model TS-H552B/WRCH Black, Retail
Write Speed: 2.4X DVD+R DL, 16X DVD+R, 4X DVD+RW, 12X DVD-R, 4X DVD-RW, 40X CD-R, 32X CD-RW
Read Speed: 48X CD-ROM, 16X DVD-ROM
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproductdesc.asp?description=27-151-055&DEPA=1

VIDEO CARD:
ATI AIW RADEON 9800PRO Video Card, 128MB DDR, 256-bit, DVI/CATV/VIVO, 8X AGP, Model "ALL-IN-WONDER 9800 PRO" -RETAIL
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-102-297&depa=1

DDR RAM:
CORSAIR VALUESELECT Kit 240-Pin 1GB(2 x 512MB) DDR2 PC2-4200, Model VS1GBKIT533D2 - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=20-145-526&depa=1

HARD DRIVE:
Seagate 80 GB Barracuda 7200RPM SATA II with NCQ Hard Drive, Model ST380817AS, OEM
5 year warranty Buffer: 8mb
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=22-148-040&depa=1

KEYBOARD/MOUSE:
Logitech Cordless Desktop LX700 Keyboard and Mouse Rechargeable mouse
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproductdesc.asp?description=23-126-159&DEPA=0

CASE:
MGE ATX Mid Tower Case With 450W Power Supply & LCD Control Panel, Model "CAG-H1-BL" -RETAIL
MGE 450W power supply 2 USB 2 Audio 1IEEE1394 frontal ports
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=11-171-035&depa=1

MONITOR/OS: TBD

I'll probably end up getting a flatscreen, it'd be sweet if I could get a hold of one through those free offers everyone's talking about, but I doubt I will, I don't trust em. And most likely I'll put XP or XP Pro on there, maybe experiment with Linux, I'll have to see.
Let me know what you think.

[mountain_rage]

If I were you I would stay away from asus although I do know alot of people that like them I would avoid them. At my old school where I was a computer technician taking care of about 60 computers we had 30 asus mobos. Out of those we kept having ram slots fry (about half the machines had one fried slot) and 3 of them were totally dead within 2 years (the processor wasnt reading anymore).

[infringer]

OPERATING SYSTEM:
WINDOWS XP MEDIA CENTER 2005 & LATEST MANDRAKE LINUX DUAL BOOT


SOUND CARD:
SOUNDBLASTER AUDIGY 4 PRO * THE BEST *

SOUND CARD: if needed to cut price:
SOUND BLASTER AUDIGY 2ZS PLATINUM PRO
LOWEST END AUDIGY 2ZS Platinum

VIDEO CARD:
ATI X850 XT PLATINUM * THE BEST *

VIDEO CARD (if needed to cut price):
ATI RADEON ALL IN WONDER X800 XT
Verto GeForce 6800 Ultra Video Card, 8x AGP, 256MB DDR3

HARD DRIVES:
PRIMARY MASTER - Enterprise Serial ATA Hard Drive Kit, WD Raptor® 74 GB, 10,000 RPM, 8 MB Cache
SECONDARY MASTER - Enterprise Serial ATA Hard Drive Kit, WD Raptor® 74 GB, 10,000 RPM, 8 MB Cache
External USB2.0 4 WDCAVIAR with 8MB Buffer 250GBs

CD/DVD DRIVES:
PRIMARY MASTER - DVDRW LITEON DUAL LAYER 16x
SECONDARY MASTER - DVDRW LITEON DUAL LAYER 16x

FLOPPY:
A DURABLE 3.5 floppy drive not a cheapy.

MOTHERBOARD:
MSI with on board USB2.0 and firwire as well as 8x AGP and NEW PCI supports Fastest DUAL CHANNEL DDR. 4GB's of
if possible 2 or 3 will take.

RAM:
2-4GB of DUAL CHANNEL DDR 400MHZ or faster

PROCESSOR:
PENTIUM 3.6GHZ with hyperthreading .

EXPANSION CARDS:
Five port USB 2.0 CARD
Five port IEEE 1394 Firewire CARD
10/100/1000 INTEL ETHERNET NIC
56k modem
SATA CARD

CASE & POWERSUPPLY:
If possible external gauges for Tempurature display and such.
Neon lit case with easy access.
Clear Case.
ATX form factor. full tower.
NEON Intake and exhaust fans for cooling.
500watt powersupply.

Theres a computer that may be worth your money ;)

Hit up newegg and start charging :P

-infringer-

[infringer]

Hell if you have all the parts sent my way I'll build the SOB and ship it to you providing you pay the shipping for like 200bux...

:P

-infringer-

[Potato]

I could build it for you. And I live in the town next door. No shipping! Just buy me food.

[cpugeniusmv]

I could build it for you. And I live in the town next door. No shipping! Just buy me food.
potato the computer builder :-D

[CRLocky]

lol, thanks for the offers, but i spend a little bit putting it together last night.. though i missed the part about DDR2 240 pin RAM not fitting in the 180 pin DDR RAM slots...lol, that and i need to figure a way to connect my disk drive to my SATA HDD's

[infringer]

Wah Oh this does not look like it was the greatest of ventures but hell sometimes the bestway to learn is to be baptised by fire :P~

-infringer-

[Potato]

lol, thanks for the offers, but i spend a little bit putting it together last night.. though i missed the part about DDR2 240 pin RAM not fitting in the 180 pin DDR RAM slots...lol, that and i need to figure a way to connect my disk drive to my SATA HDD's
Isn't that the best way to learn though? When ya screw up?

*nods*

How do you think I know stuff? Infinite knowledge? Hell no.

[SanDiegoKid]

I've gained some of my most intimate PC building knowledge by frying expensive components.

My suggestion: wear some fuzzy bunny slippers, rub 'em all over the carpet, then start making out with your CPU and RAM sticks.

[Mels_Smileys45]

I like to touch random stuff inside the case to see if it sparks or not. I found a little fan in there too! Now I use it to keep my toes cool. I think my computers jealous now because it keeps shutting off as soon as my toes are chillin'.

[DwarfBaby]

Nothing warms my heart more than building myself a new PC.

My last one was only in July '04.. and I'm still jealous.

Building a new PC, I still remember my first. It was the Summer 99.

God I'm hard.

[CRLocky]

It Fuckin Worked!!!!!!!! Hell Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 It Feels Soooo Good!

[Potato]

Just don't drop it, okay?

;)

[infringer]

It Fuckin Worked!!!!!!!! Hell Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 It Feels Soooo Good!

Always good to see a post like that good job happy computer times for you.

-infringer-