That if you do your research and listen to instructions, that building a custom computer is a piece of cake

Got my memory today and I had zero problems with anything.

Whoop!

Only bad thing was that I couldn't use my hard drive with Windows Server 2003 because it gave me a stop error (probably the chipset drivers and whatnot).

But hey, I can just put it as secondary

Your right, buliding a PC really is cake!!!! So many people are misconsevied (like Investors), they think its really complicated, but its really not. Its like building legos - all you gotta do is put the blocks together. Its no rocketscience

Next is the Western Digital Raptor drive That'll speed things up quite a bit.

wow, give us a progress report on how that goes. i hope i could afford a raptor. lucky....

I would add that it DOES take some skill in determining what parts to order, and matching the system as a whole. Once you have the parts however, a little patience and diligence are all it takes to have a successful build...I remember 10 years ago, I thought anyone who built their own PC had to be a genius...

Yeah he does make a good point! Ordering the correct parts, making sure they work well with your other components, or are compatible at all You gotta have your facts strait and not end up with a 400MHz FSB 3200+ when your mobo will only take a 333MHz 3200+/3000+.

However the actual assembly is pie, the second time around. First time its not too rough, just do what I did, and stop by the 3dspotlight IRC channel and they can hook you up

The easy stuff is building one. The hard stuff is troubleshooting. Both true... the good stuff comes with the bad.

Hey mom,

Can you pass throught pc-chips-store when you come back from work. Get me an Athlon XP procesor 3200+ plus a socket a mobo supporting 400mhz ram. Also remember to get an 9600xt or maybe a 9700 pro if they still have one. An atx power supply a nice case and a screw driver...

My mom would come home with ..... TACHAN! - A ULTRA-SOPHISTICATED DELL SYSTEM

Lets admit it, it takes little to build a computer, a little more to troubleshoot it, but 90% of the people don't care, want, would like, give a **** about computers. Thats why technical support is there, cause it's easier to call someone else, as it is easier to buy a dell system and plug it in than build a custom system.

AND, we have to be HAPPY this is like this, because it would be no fun if my mom had an overclocked pc with watercooling, neons and 8 3000rpm fans rolling inside, it would make us (the ones inside this hard-world) loose the spotlight of the show