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Pastimes : Dream Machine ( Build your own PC ) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Cheeky Kid who wrote (14687)	12/24/2005 3:35:35 PM
From: Cage Rattler	Respond to of 14778

Those Lian Li cases are awesome. They deliver with PS and what-ever they sell mounted. I've had one for two years -- black carbon front, brushed Al with a clear side panel -- love it. I must admit the price is just a bit ( :^) )more than the stamped steel crap that shredded my knuckles and fingers before. Lian Li is worth every penny IMHO. After the Christmas rush I plan to just replace the Intel P4-533 MB with the newer Intel setup with the new buss but use a slower chip until the chip price drops -- just keep on rolling along. Perhaps replacing my Creative SB Live Value card with their new sound card would be a good idea as well. By building your own, you never fall too far behind the cutting edge; cannibalizing and selling the replaced components keep your updating expense at a tasteful minimum.

To: Cheeky Kid who wrote (14687)	12/27/2005 4:12:59 PM
From: shadowman	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14778

You could do it Cheeky Kid. I found that when I built my first one that the best approach is a lot of reading and research on the compatibility of the processor and the motherboard. To a novice (first timer) the various socket types for MB's and processors can be confusing. Also it's nice to be able to take it slow and not be pressured by some arbitrary deadline. Choosing a case that's easy to work in also helps the build go easier. You're right about the motherboard being a little scary. The various electrical connections for the front panel electrical switches are particularly vague in a lot of motherboard documentation. Fan connectors are fairly easy to figure out..as are USB connectors. When you see all the various wires, plug sizes, sockets and pin configurations on the motherboard it can be confusing. Clearer motherboard schematics would make it a lot easier. Luckily plugging most of the led connectors etc. in the wrong way won't do any serious harm. I'm sure that if you gave it a try you'd succeed.. after the first build your confidence would grow and after that it would be a lot less daunting.