nice work....

general rule I follow? I do heavy research into a board before I buy it. Keep in mind what you want it to be capable of now and in the future. Personally , for me, if it has less than 5 stars on newegg , I ain't gonna get it. I'm always one of the unlucky ones that ends up with a DOA or a defective model. (like my M2R32) Had to get my board replaced twice, then sent to asus to get fixed. Asus fixes the bios chip , but now idle board temps are 50 to 55c O.o'

Just google your board and do some research. Check the manufacturer forums for posts by users with issues. You can get an idea of what to expect from there.

As for my tutorial , I know its a mess *laughs* its my first one. I expect by the time I finish my second year of college I'll have a "perfect" one for you guys here (in layman non techie terms of course). I'm happy I'm getting such great reviews here.

I would base the build around the motherboard - as in pick that first and then choose compatible components

Thanks man, this might just be what I'm looking for. I'm still in the 'shopping' process, should start getting my first parts...hopefully within two weeks.

Added to Index of Tutorials.

hi, is their a way to know ir you're RAM is of DDR2 667 or 533?