KaBone
Member
First of all, many thanks to all who offered advice and suggestions. I doubt I could have done it without your help. Although I still have some fine tuning and more applications to install, for the most part it's done. I can say that the experience was satisfying. I decided to share some of my thoughts regarding the build process.
The most time consuming part was researching which components to buy, compatibility, what to spend money on to get best bang and still stay under budget. That took 2 weeks. My budget was $1000 delivered, not including rebates. I spent $1002. Hopefully the $20 MIR will come through.
The easiest part was assembling all the parts together, all in all about 3 hours. The interior metal edges are quite sharp. I cut my arm and scratched the plastic case of the hdd pretty good while installing.
The most frustrating part was getting the OS to load. That's probably because I was using a first issue of XP and did not purchase a new one.
If I had to do it all over again I would have spent more money on the case. I thought I read the product description accurately, but instead of 2 case fans it only came with one. The front panel is a bit loose in the top corner from opening a few times. When you plug in headphones to the front jack it feels like I have to force it. I think a solid, very well built case is a good investment.
Thanks again, I'll probably be back with more questions. Now I can add my specs to my sig and make everyone jealous -
The most time consuming part was researching which components to buy, compatibility, what to spend money on to get best bang and still stay under budget. That took 2 weeks. My budget was $1000 delivered, not including rebates. I spent $1002. Hopefully the $20 MIR will come through.
The easiest part was assembling all the parts together, all in all about 3 hours. The interior metal edges are quite sharp. I cut my arm and scratched the plastic case of the hdd pretty good while installing.
The most frustrating part was getting the OS to load. That's probably because I was using a first issue of XP and did not purchase a new one.
If I had to do it all over again I would have spent more money on the case. I thought I read the product description accurately, but instead of 2 case fans it only came with one. The front panel is a bit loose in the top corner from opening a few times. When you plug in headphones to the front jack it feels like I have to force it. I think a solid, very well built case is a good investment.
Thanks again, I'll probably be back with more questions. Now I can add my specs to my sig and make everyone jealous -