it's finished! (sort of)

[Capt. Insane]

Well, today I got all the parts for my new computer and put it all together. I bought everything from a MarketPro computer show in north Jersey, but it still ended costing essentially what it would have on NewEgg.com. Anyway, all I need is an OS and a quick one-over by our family friend who's a system administrator (who's also giving me a copy of XP he has from work). I need the one-over because the wires in the case (for the power button, etc) didn't match up with what the motherboard's manual said nor did it's manual do any good; I had to look it all up online. So hopefully it'll be working tomorrow, and I can start installing and transferring data.

Here are the specs:
Athalon 64 X2 3800+ dual core
2x1gb Corsair DDR400 RAM
e-Geforce 7600GT 256mb overclocked graphics card (over to 600mhz core, 1560mhz memory)
Gigabyte K8 SLI-enabled mobo
16x DVD-RW, etc drive (etc meaning it can read, write, everything to cds and dvds, except no light scribe and no DVD-RAM)
Antec 500W power supply
Cooler Master Centurian 5 CAC-T05-UW case

I was going to get a 400gb WD SATA drive, which was about $160, but I didn't have enough money and for that price it was probably a 5400rpm drive. Though, I didn't have money for any new HDD so I have to use my old Samsung 112gb IDE drive until I get a job.

Pics to come later!

[Capt. Insane]

Now with pictures!

The side of the case.
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Graphics card. Best I could do since I didn't want to take out out.
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Gigabyte SLI enabled.
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Front of the case without the cover on.
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Front of the case with the cover on.
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CPU fan and rear 120mm case fan.
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CPU fan on its own.
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[Soul]

Nice Capt!

I wouldn't wait for the sys ad to look at it, chances are it will be fine. I can't say I have had anything ever go wrong with those cables hooked up wrong, with the exception of it not powering on or the reset switch not working.

[Capt. Insane]

well, its all good now. i had some audio issues, but they're resolved. i cant wait to play d3. want to copy over important files first

[ChemicalWarrior]

D3? Pssh, at least play a game that has decent graphics.

Try out something like Oblivion, FEAR, and if you must go with a Doom 3 engine game then try the Prey demo, its sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooo good. Unlike Doom 3 which isnt really a game, but a enhanced tech demo.

[Capt. Insane]

D3 is the most graphically intense game I have; it plays well, but still scares the sh*t out of me so I didn't get too far before having to stop.

[{OF}RKT]

Looks like your on your way to a nice system there.

[Soul]

Download prey - I think it is a bit freakier then Doom