Matter of fact, I have.

Just built a new computer from parts. Yesterday.

Case: [link|http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811209002|Atrix cool-lookin' thing]
CPU: [link|http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103443|AMD Athlon 3200+]
CPU fan: [link|http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835106038|Big-ass thing with knobs that go to 11]
RAM: [link|http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820223041|1GB DDR SDRAM]
HD: [link|http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822148065|Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 250GB]
CD/DVD: [link|http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827106008|Lite-On combo drive]
Video: [link|http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130241|eVGA GeForce 6200 w/128M on-board]
Monitor: [link|http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16824021020|Rosewill 19" LCD], and the most expensive part of the get-up.

Sub-Total, excluding tax and shipping: $771.

But you don't see a motherboard. NewEgg was outta stock on 'em, so I got it here:

Motherboard: [link|http://store.yahoo.com/directron/k8n4edeluxe.html|Asus K8N4-E Deluxe].

Sub-Total, excluding tax and shipping: $90.

Total, excluding tax and shipping: $861.

There are a couple of things about this set-up that are worthy of note. This is experience speaking here.

The heat sink will not contact the CPU directly unless and until you remove the four small plastic nubs at the corners of the big black plastic thing that surrounds the CPU area on the motherboard. Greg recommends nail clippers. I say skip 'em and go with the razor blade.

The current version of Windows XP you have won't install. Setup has detected many many errors while setting this thing up. I still don't have it completely cleared up. I'm downloading the trial version of the 64-bit Windows XP from MS right now. Cost: $Free. Time remaining in download: an hour and change. Time remaining till kids return: 2 hours and change. Nothin' like cuttin' it close.

I'll have to update again once that download finishes...

And here's the aforementioned update.

Wow, that was a pain in the ass. Had to download the latest revision of the motherboard BIOS, along with the Award BIOS updater program. Had to format a bootable flop...Waitasec. I've got 3 computers in the den. I've got one floppy drive. And it's in my Linux server.

I'm very happy that I run my computers with the cases off, cuz that saved me at least 10 minutes.

A little bit of floppy drive disco, and I've got a bootable floppy with everything I need on it to install the BIOS update.

Boot the new PC from the floppy. Update the BIOS. Get some freakin' error that says I don't have the right BIOS.

WTF?

Google on the error text. Find out that I need to add a /f parameter to the commandline for the BIOS-update utility (no help on it, but probably force.) So I do. It works. Windows installs without a hitch.

Le woo, le yay, computer's finally up and running, about a week late.

Post #239,407 by Yendor 12/25/05 4:30:56 PM 12/30/05 10:56:38 PM Reply	Matter of fact, I have. Just built a new computer from parts. Yesterday. Case: [link\|http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811209002\|Atrix cool-lookin' thing] CPU: [link\|http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103443\|AMD Athlon 3200+] CPU fan: [link\|http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835106038\|Big-ass thing with knobs that go to 11] RAM: [link\|http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820223041\|1GB DDR SDRAM] HD: [link\|http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822148065\|Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 250GB] CD/DVD: [link\|http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827106008\|Lite-On combo drive] Video: [link\|http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130241\|eVGA GeForce 6200 w/128M on-board] Monitor: [link\|http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16824021020\|Rosewill 19" LCD], and the most expensive part of the get-up. Sub-Total, excluding tax and shipping: $771. But you don't see a motherboard. NewEgg was outta stock on 'em, so I got it here: Motherboard: [link\|http://store.yahoo.com/directron/k8n4edeluxe.html\|Asus K8N4-E Deluxe]. Sub-Total, excluding tax and shipping: $90. Total, excluding tax and shipping: $861. There are a couple of things about this set-up that are worthy of note. This is experience speaking here. The heat sink will not contact the CPU directly unless and until you remove the four small plastic nubs at the corners of the big black plastic thing that surrounds the CPU area on the motherboard. Greg recommends nail clippers. I say skip 'em and go with the razor blade. The current version of Windows XP you have won't install. Setup has detected many many errors while setting this thing up. I still don't have it completely cleared up. I'm downloading the trial version of the 64-bit Windows XP from MS right now. Cost: $Free. Time remaining in download: an hour and change. Time remaining till kids return: 2 hours and change. Nothin' like cuttin' it close. I'll have to update again once that download finishes... And here's the aforementioned update. Wow, that was a pain in the ass. Had to download the latest revision of the motherboard BIOS, along with the Award BIOS updater program. Had to format a bootable flop...Waitasec. I've got 3 computers in the den. I've got one floppy drive. And it's in my Linux server. I'm very happy that I run my computers with the cases off, cuz that saved me at least 10 minutes. A little bit of floppy drive disco, and I've got a bootable floppy with everything I need on it to install the BIOS update. Boot the new PC from the floppy. Update the BIOS. Get some freakin' error that says I don't have the right BIOS. WTF? Google on the error text. Find out that I need to add a `/f` parameter to the commandline for the BIOS-update utility (no help on it, but probably `force`.) So I do. It works. Windows installs without a hitch. Le woo, le yay, computer's finally up and running, about a week late. -YendorMike "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Benjamin Franklin, 1759 Historical Review of Pennsylvania Edited by Yendor Dec. 30, 2005, 10:56:38 PM EST Expand All History
Post #239,447 by drewk 12/26/05 12:18:26 PM Reply	Nifty handle on the case === Purveyor of Doc Hope's [link\|http://DocHope.com\|fresh-baked dog biscuits and pet treats]. [link\|http://DocHope.com\|http://DocHope.com]
Post #239,924 by pwhysall 12/31/05 6:30:41 AM Reply	That's a unique take on "cool-lookin'" I've no doubt that it's a fine box to put the bits in. But it's hideous. Peter [link\|http://www.no2id.net/\|Don't Let The Terrorists Win] [link\|http://www.kuro5hin.org\|There is no K5 Cabal] [link\|http://guildenstern.dyndns.org\|Home] Use P2P for legitimate purposes!
Post #239,928 by Yendor 12/31/05 9:53:40 AM Reply	Cool-lookin' == more interesting to look at than Beige Box -YendorMike "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Benjamin Franklin, 1759 Historical Review of Pennsylvania
Post #239,929 by pwhysall 12/31/05 10:30:51 AM Reply	You wanna lian-li, then. V2000 is nice: [image\|http://lib1.store.vip.sc5.yahoo.com/lib/xoxide/pcv20004.jpg\|\|\|\|] Clearly inspired by the G5, but hey. Better than beige boxes. Peter [link\|http://www.no2id.net/\|Don't Let The Terrorists Win] [link\|http://www.kuro5hin.org\|There is no K5 Cabal] [link\|http://guildenstern.dyndns.org\|Home] Use P2P for legitimate purposes!
Post #240,039 by folkert 1/1/06 8:38:43 PM Reply	Economy. Case w/PS, Mouse, Keyboard and Speakers for $55.99. Reasonable. LianLi would have been [link\|http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811112053\|$259.99] I guess, since you are making all that extra money now you can tell people how to make a machine. -- [link\|mailto:greg@gregfolkert.net\|greg], [link\|http://www.iwethey.org/ed_curry\|REMEMBER ED CURRY!] @ *i_wethey* Freedom is not FREE. Yeah, but 10s of Trillions of US Dollars? SELECT * FROM scog WHERE ethics > 0; 0 rows returned.
Post #240,068 by pwhysall 1/2/06 12:11:26 AM Reply	Economy was not the issue at hand, Greg. Aesthetics was. I know that Lian-Li cases are expensive. But they're good to look at. Peter [link\|http://www.no2id.net/\|Don't Let The Terrorists Win] [link\|http://www.kuro5hin.org\|There is no K5 Cabal] [link\|http://guildenstern.dyndns.org\|Home] Use P2P for legitimate purposes!
Post #240,075 by boxley 1/2/06 1:14:54 AM Reply	take a phot of yer favorite stripper and paste on case Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free american and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 50 years. meep
Post #240,078 by pwhysall 1/2/06 1:28:30 AM Reply	May have unfortunate domestic ramifications Besides, I don't have a favourite stripper. Honest. Peter [link\|http://www.no2id.net/\|Don't Let The Terrorists Win] [link\|http://www.kuro5hin.org\|There is no K5 Cabal] [link\|http://guildenstern.dyndns.org\|Home] Use P2P for legitimate purposes!
Post #240,079 by Andrew Grygus 1/2/06 1:46:22 AM Reply	'Honest' he says - just in case [link\|http://www.aaxnet.com\|AAx]

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