EggXpert

Thanks for the vote of confidence!    You might want to check out a few other places, too, and not just use my list.  I usually take 2-3 weeks planning out components for a new build. I'd stay away from Creative; i don't appreciate their business practices.  They purposely disabled some features on existing Audigy cards when ...

You should not have any problems fitting these components into that case, with the possible exception of the video card.  I have a GTX 260 that would not clear the drive cage in my Thermaltake mid-tower case.  I had to use a dremel to cut a notch in the aluminum drive cage, and the video card blocks two drive bays. My suggestion for ...

wow, was i confused or what?  linking to the same freakin post that i was on!  Doh!!

I always have trouble sharing lists!  Here it is: Intel Core i7-960 Bloomfield 3.2GHz LGA 1366 Quad-Core Processor Model AT80601002727AA - OEMModel #:AT80601002727AAItem #:N82E16819115216Return Policy:CPU Replacement Only Return PolicyOut Of Stock   Auto-Notify19-115-216 Note ...

Congrats!  You can build a sweet machine for $2,000.  since it is your first build, you might want to avoid multi-card GPU solutions (SLI or crossfire).  Assuming you are not interested in overclocking, you don't need to spend a lot extra on the motherboard or memory, either (two mistakes I made with My first build - the money ...

It should work with no problems, but know you would be more comfortable if someone with your mobo/gpu combo says ''yes, it worked for me!''  The only issues I could confirm were some very early VIA chipsets (PCIe v1.0a) having trouble with the earliest PCIe 2.0 cards (specifically, nvidia 8800GT's).  Here is a sticky on this very ...

What kind of parts?  Flat parts, such as panels and covers?  3-D objects? A 3-D printer should be able to do about anything, but i don't think they are cheap.  http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/industry/4224759.html http://www.popularmechanics.com/automotive/jay_leno_garage/4320759.html In my junior high shop classes we ...

I feel your pain with the lost CD code and the outrageous prices for replacement. Unless you are doing a lot of photo editing or something, Windows 7 will run fine with 4GB, such as this OCZ Reaper for $53 after rebate.  You could get 2 kits if your heart is set on 8GB, but there really is no need to spend $160 for memory. In all the ...

My testing has always involved putting the hard drive in the computer and turning it on to see if it is recognized by the BIOS and that it works.  :)  Seriously, I have never done any sort of testing before trying to use the drive, whether new, refurbished, or pulled out of another PC.  I always do a ''long'' format the first time I ...

You might try just one stick of RAM at a time.  It will probably run slower than ever, but may let you know if it really is a RAM module.  I replaced a motherboard on a relative's computer recently, only to have the same issues until i tried different RAM.  By going one at a time i found the bad stick.  (The RAM worked fine ...

Call me crazy, but i really did like Me.  I did not have any of the compatibility or stability issues people always harp about, and this first iteration of system restore seemed to work more successfully for me than XPs.  My heyday of gaming was using Me from 2000 to 2005, when i built a new PC with XP. XP was good; i still have it on ...

I agree.  I would rather interact with a  game, using my mind and hand-eye coordination, rather than be a mindless zombie in front of the TV.

Finished the clean install yesterday; it is amazing how much faster this rig boots and responds!  I've never seen such a big improvement without hardware upgrades, especially on an install less than a year old.  I think it contracted some malware a while back, so maybe either i didn't get it all removed, or it did some other lasting ...