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Asked about this in another forum, but I figured the people here would provide a supplement 
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This is what I have so far. I'm amenable to suggestions!
(see following post. I messed up copy/paste)
I'm pretty sure I like the monitor (I don't need anything insanely nice--this one will do) and the video cards, but I simply don't know enough about computers to gauge the quality of the other products. I'm a little iffy on the processor and motherboard especially.
If anyone'd be willing to help me out a little, it'd be awesome . Feel free to offer suggestions regarding ANY part. Keep in mind that I'm replacing everything.
Message edited by Smooge on 09-16-2008 at 06:29:24 AM
I don't know why we don't maintain a sticky here with instructions. I would volunteer to edit it.
I would write up something today but I'm typing at 1/3 speed due to a Crysis related finger injury 
As I recall there are some good guides over at Maximum PC. There are also some good Youtube videos.
Whatever you do though, go to the arctic silver website and get the right instructions... after that you can look at the small write up I did specifically for HDT coolers at the bottom of this thread:
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/ [...] 1283-e8400
Heheh, good to hear
Maybe, but not for a while. I really don't have the knowledge and would rather get the damn thing up and running well. I'm not a hardcore gamer -- I just wanted a rig that'd play modern games (and games 1 or 2 years down the road) adequately.
Anyway, thanks for the confirmation . Like I said, I've done a lot of research, but I wanted to make sure everything was compatible.
Well, it's ordered! You have all been invaluable sources, so.. thank you! Now, to learn how to get this up and running 
. All the problems people have with homebuilts on this forum are scary.
Hey all . I'm now on the new comp! Vista 64 wasn't the nightmare I thought it'd be. (Well, so far, anyway.) Heatsink was the most difficult to install. The two sticks of Mushkin also seemed to prefer a specific slot. Had to move the sticks, installing one in one slot, another in another, one at a time, etc. Good news is they both work. Also had some trouble getting the OS to find my HD, but that's obviously worked out. Didn't have to enter BIOS once -- for anything. Now I guess I just need to decide on an antivirus. Shouldn't be a proble. Thanks for the help, everyone!
Good to hear it's mostly OK You should check that your memory is running at the correct voltage and timings though.
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