Yeah. Microsoft would really rather have you buy a CD for each PC. Some vendors sell license pacs of like 5 or so, and that's why many small PC builders can provide the customer with a legal install of Vista and the product key on the side, but no installation media. Well your wood case is cool. Yeah I'm sure that system would do good with a Phenom II and a good heatsink with a good copper base. Let us know when it's all put together.