Total newb.! Will these here parts work?. First time build. My dad and I will be taking this little project on. I got a list of parts picked out and was wondering if I could get some of ya'll's input on if they are any good, will be compatible with each...

even of the groucho marx glasses/moustache type?) * ice pick and mountaineering gear * ball of string (for exploring Minotaur-infested labyrinths) * more use of maps/documents (see above) * chalk for marking walls * wire cutters (see 'fences' above)...

what a shunt mode protector does. Earth the transient before it enters the building. Lightning is a path from cloud to earth. One good path is from cloud to wires down the street, into your building via AC electric, incoming through computer, outgoing...

disks, etc. I've made a few changes to the list: Memory: (doubled the memory ) Wireless: (less expensive wireless card to use until I get the walls wired) The one thing I'm really having a hard time deciding on is the HTPC case. Anyone have input...

Extension cords for speakers.. Just got me a set of Logitech X-540s from Futureshop ($64.49CDN after price matching with Best Buy...SWEET deal!) and I want to mount the two back speakers to my wall but the wires aren't long enough. My question is..what sort...

bright idea' worked. Then he posted a pic. The MB was mounted on the closet wall with wires hanging loose in evey direction. I don't know how He walked in that closet without jerking every wire off the thing and stepping on the PSU. I assume you've...

up about 900 bucks? Or forget the computer case just build you system in the old system. I got an amazing idea for everybody, maybe without case just hang all those parts on the wall or wire them up in the air as decoration aswell! I think I'm going...

shop is probably a good idea. If you are willing to be bold and daring, take the monitor apart. I had a loose cable, that required me to push the computer against the wall to get the wires to connect, otherwise the screen was all purple. My dad brought...

than nails and the like, most of your house is probably neither. I used a stud finder to map the power wiring in a concrete slab. Someone routed the wiring for almost every circuit for my house through that slab, and I needed to attach a subfloor to it....

Wiring up for network. I have 2 modular wall plates(IDCn 8p8c RJ45) and 10 meters of Cat5 cable. Now I know how to wire up the jacks on the ends of the cable but how do you wire the wall plate? <b><font color=red>Facts speek for themselfs</b></font color...