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Thanks mate (-:

I still need to get a nother SSD for Rad 0 and a new Monitor
and maybe watercooling but i think it is ok for my first build

Just did a mid-range computer

AMD-II Phenom 550 & Gigabyte MA785GM-US2H , Seagate 1TB HD

Installed with win7 Ultimate w/ SP1 from TechNet Download on USB Flash.

Everything installed smoothly

Doc,
The budget builds are just as much fun as any....IMHO. It's the un-boxing, installation and care loading everything that makes this so addicting. Once you've built one you'll never go back to store bought corporate brand stuff anymore. Did you take any pictures of the inside?

The budget builds always give me an excuse to change something later. An ongoing science experiment My cable management is terrible, because I am always moving components around frequently

linnemeyerhere said:

Once you've built one you'll never go back to store bought corporate brand stuff anymore. Did you take any pictures of the inside?

On the flip side, once you've built enough computers, sometimes you want to just get something and get right to work. I've built, bought, built, bought, and built. All depends upon what I have going on at the present time.

I do agree with building mid range computers though. This way, you can upgrade in a few years and keep your budget on track. Usually buying high end means way more dollar spent and a couple of years later, both are obsolete.

Ya I started with an old P-3 600mghz and we were off building systems and fixing then for friends and others. In fact just built two budget builds that I would use myself, but I am not ready to move to the next level and I have enought system to keep me busy, one has been up and runniign24/7 since early 2006. I do upgrades from time to time on my systems but usually am happy with then the way they are when I first build, my bro - in -law tells me I have it down to a fine art for glitches and reinstalling the operating system and programs.

linnemeyerhere said:

... It's the un-boxing, installation and care loading everything that makes this so addicting. Once you've built one you'll never go back to store bought corporate brand stuff anymore...

Agree'd. Its the thrill making something out of nothing other somthing's spare parts stuff, and making it work.
Doesnt matter if it ends up being a Ferrari, Chrysler, or even a Honda, just as long as you're happy with the result.

Keep up the good builds everyone.

I've got a new one too, coming soon!

I upgraded a Packard Bell with a 486SX-25 to a Pentium Overdrive chip running at 63Mhz. That upgrade was around $300. I also upgraded the 4MB of RAM on the mobo with a 16MB SIMM chip...that had just dropped in price from $300 to $200. That got me up to a Pentium 60 give or take with 20MB of RAM. The 2x CDROM drive was fabulous at the time.