the "experience" ***56K DIALUP WARNING!!!!!***

[stopthekilling77]

i'm so stoked! the "experience" is starting! i'm going to pick up my paycheck early today, deposit it at lunch, and then order my parts at home during my lunch break!

i sorta can't wait. but its okay. as soon as i get the parts, there will be pics posted here, as well as the before/during/finished of the construction process!

and of course, benchies after i get in there and tweak that E6750

i'm sure you guys know that feeling i have... now if only i could just afford next day delivery...

[Apoptosis]

kick ass... you'll love it! The E6750 is a monster and I'm sure you'll be able to hit 450MHz FSB x 8x milti for some 3.6GHz love.

[stopthekilling77]

i can't wait! i was in my band practice last night and the other guitarist was like "are you okay" and my brother (drums) laughed and was like "yeah he's being a nerd"

yep i'm the nerd.

i'll be re-re-reading that guide on overclocking in the next day or two, because UPS says the parts won't get here until Friday.
guess that eats my weekend up lol

[kenc51]

Sweet!
Feeling like christmas?
Santa is real, you just have to know where to find him ;)

I'm looking forward to the pics!

Slainte

[Bio-Hazard]

i'll be re-re-reading that guide on overclocking in the next day or two, because UPS says the parts won't get here until Friday.
guess that eats my weekend up lol

Isn't that what weekends are for............. Nothing more fun than putting together a new system, well, almost nothing, I can think of one or two things that are more fun than putting a new system together..........

[MakubeX]

i'll be re-re-reading that guide on overclocking in the next day or two, because UPS says the parts won't get here until Friday.
guess that eats my weekend up lol

Isn't that what weekends are for............. Nothing more fun than putting together a new system, well, almost nothing, I can think of one or two things that are more fun than putting a new system together..........

LoL, agree. It's an awesome feeling, especially when it's your first time.

[Indignity]

Offtopic: I hated my first time

Anyways, congrats there matey!!! Looking forward to the pics as well

Should we start up a thread with bets on how long it takes for him to start replacing components?

[stopthekilling77]

i don't know whether to laugh or be mildly offended lol

thanks though, i've been checking on the UPS status of the parts, and its just flying across the states... i wonder if it might get here today rather than tomorrow

oh and i picked up Test Drive Unlimited at gamestop yesterday so i'd have something to play with once i get this thing built

[DMB2000uk]

Be prepared for problems when you assemble it. Generally I tended to forget to do something when I first built a rig! It is advisable to reset your CMOS before you start, and check the BIOS settings are correct when you have assembled and booted

Dan

[stopthekilling77]

yeah, i plan on reading all the manuals before starting... sort of a torture session but i think it'll be worth it in the long run

[DMB2000uk]

You've got more self restraint than me

Manuals should be a last resort

Dan

[stopthekilling77]

lets just say my first memory of my dad losing it was way back when i was like 5 and he was building our first family pc... he didn't read the manuals, and what should have taken a half hour to an hour took like 4 days

i can't afford to waste that kind of precious time hahaha

[Zertz]

LoL, agree. It's an awesome feeling, especially when it's your first time.

I'm not too sure if we're still talking about building computers here.

[DaIceMan]

I'm not even sure my parts came with manuals. ;)

Good luck!

[Apoptosis]

just read the manuals when you get stuck... ;)

[stopthekilling77]

gaaaaaaaaaaahhhh the parts are gonna be at my house in an hour or two, but i'm not gonna be able to put it together for the next 7 hours >.<

oh well you gotta work, right?

there will be pics upon pics up later! i'll even show my old rig(s) hahahaha

[stopthekilling77]

its almost 4am and i'm still slaving away at building my new PC...

so many cables, switches, confusing manuals, and oh god i've got boxes and boxes to tear up and trash after all is said and done...

so much for my hopeful "home at 5, built before 9"

i'm thinking that i'm closer to being done than i realize, but i've been at this for almost 11 hours, save 2 hours for a break.

here's where i shrug and say that at least i know it'll be up and running sooner or later, right?

time for a nap, pics to come

[DMB2000uk]

Oh wow, 11 hours?

Was that including reading manuals? I'm inclined to wonder what you have been doing all that time >_<

Hope you get it done soon

Dan

[MakubeX]

its almost 4am and i'm still slaving away at building my new PC...

so many cables, switches, confusing manuals, and oh god i've got boxes and boxes to tear up and trash after all is said and done...

so much for my hopeful "home at 5, built before 9"

i'm thinking that i'm closer to being done than i realize, but i've been at this for almost 11 hours, save 2 hours for a break.

here's where i shrug and say that at least i know it'll be up and running sooner or later, right?

time for a nap, pics to come

Holy crap dude! Get some sleep before you start making mistakes. You gotta give your brain some rest so it can think clearly.

[stopthekilling77]

the reason it took so long was i wanted it to be perfect, and i don't want to jinx anything but i took my time and had NO issues.

posted first try, booted right up EXTREMELY fast

i now have the current nvidia drivers for my BFG 7800 GT OC, and it's running quite nicely, just not sure what the best possible settings i can get out of it are

pictures are on my camera right now, and i'll be posting some as soon as i unwind with some games hahahaha

the only issues i had were finding my p180's manual to figure out the proper way to install my PSU, and the one thing that almost drove me mad: the fan clips for the Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme.... they SUCK.

that is all for now.