any computer geeks in da house?

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Originally Posted by ThyTempest

I used to be in love with Alien's casing....no longer!

That is the coolest case I have ever seen, good luck.

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Thanks! I likez it too.

This is a long time coming.

The build is technically done, but I am having some issues. The system is stable as can be, but I hear wierd sounds. Like, the video card makes the most awful whining noises when booting games. It seems to go away after a few minutes of play time, and I see no performance issues from it. I am told that other experience this (and have since the 8800 series). I Think I notice it a lot more because I have nothing to buffer the sound. It's in the open, and in mah face.

If I start having performance issue with it, I will send it back .. but for now I am fine with it.

The other issue is my Motherboard is not liking my RAM. I can only use 4 gigs out of the 6. I have (through many troublshoots) determined that the RAM is good, and the Motherboard is good. It is a dislike between the two that is causing the issue. I amd living with it for now, but I think that new RAM will need to be ordered.

Anyway, here are the pictures. I have some more of the finished product, but I need to make sure that those a good pictures .. and not like the ones I have already.

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Which OS did you go with on this?

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Originally Posted by brainman1000

Which OS did you go with on this?

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64bit Vista (bleh). I can not WAIT for Windows 7

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Originally Posted by cuda

I understand that, but I never .. NEVER keep file where my OS is installed. never. Well, at least nothing I am not willing to lose. I have extra HDD's that will be keeping that stuff, so if I corrupt my OS install, its not a big deal to just reformat and go again.

I keep images of my fresh install as well, so I should be good to go.

Trust me, I work in IT. I have seen how unstable RAID setups can be, I come prepared with first hand experience.

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If an entire drive fails, it wont matter where you keep something, save for an external device.