Self-built computer users; share here!

[fumduck]

Mines in my sig.. and it was my first one.. It was fairly easy.. No big troubles even did a little overclocking.. I enjoy it and would build more if I needed too.

[Spike-X]

Gigabyte somethingwithlotsoflettersandnumbers motherboard
AMD Athlon64 3200 processor (single core)
Gigabyte-branded nVidia GeForce 6200 video card
1 Gb Kingston RAM
Western Digital IDE 80 Gb HD
Western Digital 250 Gb SATA HD
Samsung 500 Gb SATA HD
Pioneer DVD R/W

Hardest part was trying to get the BIOS to recognise the SATA HD I'd installed so I could install WinXP (Linux was just a possibility for the future back then). Eventually gave up and salvaged the old Maxtor 10 Gb IDE drive out of my old computer to use as a boot drive until I could get a new one to replace it.

I plan to build myself a new computer shortly. I want something with a faster processor, and as AMD have decided to no longer make socket 939 dual-core processors, upgrading isn't an option. When I have my new one up and running (with Ubuntu only!), this one will go to my son.

[ahaslam]

http://forums.extremeoverclocking.co...93#post2785993

Making a neat job of the sound insulation was a b45t4rd. Seriously though, the memory upgrade was not worth it - it burnt out. Crucial are honoring the lifetime guarantee but I'd stick with Corsair in the future - capable of the same clocks, while remaining cooler.

PS, Never skimp on a psu. The one that came with my case lasted a couple of months before it sounded like a hamster wheel

[mmb1]

Hey guys, I've been considering buliding my own system for a little while now, do you guys buy your parts, salvage them from old/dead systems, or both?

[-grubby]

well I would've built a new system (i've built computers before) if I didn't find this in a junk yard. It looks to be only about 3 years old too. Score!

[Toffeeapple]

Mine is in my sig.. basically.

I've been building my own since the mid 90's.. it could be said that the PC I have now is still 'basically' the same one.. just keep upgrading bits... a bit like Triggers broom in only fools and horses..

[Techwiz]

well I would've built a new system (i've built computers before) if I didn't find this in a junk yard. It looks to be only about 3 years old too. Score!

Nice!

[Techwiz]

Hey guys, I've been considering buliding my own system for a little while now, do you guys buy your parts, salvage them from old/dead systems, or both?

I bought my parts.

[Red Shift]

Processor: Intel E2160 @ 3.0 GHz
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L
RAM: 2x G.SKILL 1 GB DDR2 800 MHz
Video card: MSI NX7300LE-TD128RH GeForce 7300LE
Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 320 GB SATA, Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 160 GB SATA
Power supply: ENERMAX Liberty ELT400AWT 400 W
Optical drive: LG DVD±R Super-Multi DVD Burner
Case: LIAN LI PC-60B Plus II
CPU cooler: ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro

The most difficult part was attaching the CPU cooler. I don't like Intel's plastic pin connection set-up because the pins may not lock and can break due to fatigue.

The easiest part was attaching the SATA cables to the motherboard and hard drives.

Hey guys, I've been considering buliding my own system for a little while now, do you guys buy your parts, salvage them from old/dead systems, or both?

Both.

[Warpnow]

Ultra Microfly
160gb IDE Hard drive
DVD Burner
ECS G31T-M
Intel C2D e6750
2x1gb OCZ Gold Rev 2
Antec Basiq 350w

Bargain shopped for the parts and reused from my old build. The hardest part for me was installing the heatsink...it just makes me very nervous every time I do it. Especially the kinds where the rods punch through the holes in the motherboard because your essentially pushing against the motherboard...