   It is done!!!!!
  My hand built computer is now running! I am using it now. It is the first computer I have built. The specs are:amd athlon64 3000+msi k8t neo moboliteon 52x cdrwdvd-romradeon 9200 128 mb gfx500 watt power supply512 mb ram8 usb ports6 channel surround soundacrylic case that glows blue und uv raysand tons more!I will post a pic of it soon.   My Homepage | My Forums Please Register | Google
  If I may ask, how much did you pay for all of the components?  "Next time a terrorist gets freed after ten months of red tape, I’ll be sure to thank [the democrats]. I guarantee you that if someone is put in prison with the Patriot Act, even in the rare chance they are not a terrorist or have connections to terrorism, they are sure as hell guilty of something." -- A True Die-Hard American Patriot   [edited by - Mscgamer on February 15, 2004 5:50:25 PM];  HA, a hand build computer?mine is foot built ;  No water cooling?  For shame!!Oh and I built mine with the power of my mind.  That's why it is all lop-sided and strange colours.EDIT: Only half a gig?? You're mad.   [edited by - JuNC on February 15, 2004 5:59:21 PM];  Well i spent 800 dollars on it and that was my money limit. I would love to have gotten water cooling, maybe I will later and i am defenately getting more ram later   My Homepage | My Forums Please Register | Google;  I built ALL computers I owned (except Amstrad PCW512 and Amiga 500) myself.  It''s much cheaper and I can decide the parts I want to have. ;  how much cheaper? assuming top of the line everything would be purchased? ;  wow 800 dollars thats not bad next computer i buy ill probably build by hand now that i kown more about what im doing. ;  How much does something like water cooling though?    Pumpkin Pieman - [Blogger]Go to war again, blood is freedom''s stain, But don''t you pray for my soul anymore. ;  I costed water cooling for the next pc I''m gonna build at around 100 - 150 pounds (sterling), thats CPU, GPU and Northbridge.Worth it?  For the cool factor - yes, for the silent factor - possibly, for any other reason - probably not And I figure:i) Skimp on GFX card or sound card over mother board and memoryGet matched pair DDR of at least 1 gig to be future proof, buy a cheap GFX card and wait a few months until you can afford a better one.ii) Skimp on CPU over GFX card (depends on your gaming needs)Basically, a stable and very fast mobo/memory combination seems to be becoming far more important than the exact graphics card or CPU. 