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Posted: **Sat Mar 31, 2007 1:15 am**

A big Thanks to everyone that gave me the confidence to build my first computer!

The remaining items arrived this afternoon and a few hours later I had it built. I was worried about getting DOA parts, so I said a few prayers before I fired it up, and the damn thing ran like a champ!

Corsair 520w PSU
ASUS CROSSHAIR AM2 nForce 590
AMD|A64 X2 5200+ 2.6G AM2 dual core
SAMSUNG SATA DVD Burner
320G Seagate SATA2 HDD
EVGA 7900GS KO 256
20.1 Sceptre Gamer LCD
2 GB Corsair DDR2 800
Cooler Master Centurion

The only hiccup was the cpu fan. I got the fan failure warning because the fan came with a 3 pin, and the MB had a 4 pin cpu fan connector. I just hooked it up to an alternate fan spot until I get an adaptor. Other than that, its a beast.

I have $1265 into the system, minus the $85 in rebates for a total of $1180...not too shabby for a mid-level gaming rig!

Now I just need to buy windows xp mce...the version I installed didnt validate. Anyone know where I can find an OEM for cheap? Best I found was Tiger Direct, $109. Damn Microsoft.

Posted: **Sat Mar 31, 2007 7:24 am**

post some pictures!

Posted: **Sat Mar 31, 2007 9:37 am**

How is the sata dvd burner working for ya???? I have been wanting to get one, but have heard stories of them not being compatible etc.....

Posted: **Sat Mar 31, 2007 2:45 pm**

Nice price! and $109 sounds very good also. The only thing that makes it a "mid level gamer" is the not having a Nvidia 8800 GTX but the 7900GS is a great card. Let's face it any thing over what you got for gaming with today's games is pissing your mommy's money away. Very nice set-up.

Posted: **Sat Mar 31, 2007 5:56 pm**

Dragon_Cooler wrote:How is the sata dvd burner working for ya???? I have been wanting to get one, but have heard stories of them not being compatible etc.....

No problems whatsoever, it works great! So far it has accomplished every task I throw at it quickly.

Posted: **Sat Mar 31, 2007 6:00 pm**

Apoptosis wrote:post some pictures!

Ya Im gonna post some pics as soon as I get a chance. I built this in between remodeling my bathroom, so I haven't had time.

I took a lot of pics as I was building it, but none with the digital camera, so all pics will be in the finished stage.

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