Hi guys ! I finally got my first custom built computer up running and stable. Many thanks to LGW, Mad Monkey, Garhar, and company here at PCHF for helping me !

In any case, here's my rig. I put it together myself from scratch.









Okay , specs.

Case : Cooler Master Elite 330 ATX/Micro ATX case - 'bout $60 @ compusa.
Lighted case fan : Antec 3 speed LED Tricool 120 mm - $20 @ compusa
Power supply : Dynex 400w w/ 1 PCI E 6 slot connector along with the standard stuff. -$80 Best Buy
Monitor : Standard Dell 19" Flatscreen LED - $400 @ Aarons Rent to Own.
Webcam : Logitech Communicate STX - $50 @ Circuit City
Speakers - Standard dell stereo speakers w/subwoofer - came with my old dell... Id say they are worth about.... 40-80 bucks.
Keyboard : Generic Dell keyboard
Mouse : Logitech G7 wireless - $65 w/ free 3 day shipping @ newegg.com
Mousepad : Ratpadz GS - $20 w/ free 3 day shipping @ newegg.com

Now for the interior.
Motherboard : MSI K9VGM-V* - $80 @ compusa *Temporary backup while my ASUS M2R32-MVP Crossfire Xpress 3200 is getting inspected and repaired for a bad bios chip. M2R32-MVP - $150 @ newegg.com ($6 for 3 day shipping)
Ram : 2x 256mb DDR2 Corsair Valueselect 533 mhz ram (512 mb dual channel kit) - $70 @ newegg. 1x 512 mb Kingston DDR2 533 mhz ram - $80 @ best buy
Video card : X1900 GTO 256 mb PCI-E - $152 3 months used @ ebay.com
Processor : AMD Athlon X2 4200+ Socket AM2 Dual core w/ 2.2 ghz on each core. Stock Heatsink/fan - $150 Newegg.com
HDD - Maxtor SATA 80 gb Hard drive - estimate 40-80 bucks. Came with dell @ Aaron's Rent to Own.
CD/DVD drive - 1x Generic DVD rom drive. 1x Generic DVD-RW Drive.
Floppy : Generic
Sound : integrated.
Operating system : Windows XP Home edition - uh... heard you could get a copy of this for about 70 bucks nowadays. not sure. I have an OEM copy.

Its a work in progress. Ill be adding more to it in the future. I think I covered everything.

Nice specs. Pretty colors.

Not bad Night,

Just a couple of suggestions however...I notice the hard drive in the bottom of your case is "upside down"...i recommend turning it around so the circut board is facing the bottom of the case (so dust doesn't get on it).

Second and final...invest in some cable ties. Tie all those loose cables up into a nice neat bundle, and you'll have better airflow and ambiant case temperature

EDIT: Just noticed the 2 cd drives as well...i'm guessing you've installed these from the inside of the case? Remove them and and slot them in from the front of the case, it gives it a more flushed finish

*embarassed* I thought it was supposed to be that way for heat dissapiation. Ill look into those cable ties as well. Im planning also on making something to where I can "see in surround sound" where basically, I take several neon light tubes and wire them into some 5.1 headphones, to where they light up in various intensity depending on where the sound is coming from and how loud it is. Thought it would help in counterstrike with my hearing impairment. This is only the beginning Ill post updates on stuff added and price tags in the future. The big item in there is my monitor, which is worth 400 bucks. Im leasing to own it from aarons for 50 bucks a month. Replaced my old 17" (15" viewing area) crt.

Learned a lot while building this. I had a ton of frustration and problems, but I think my second project in the future will be perfectly streamlined and price efficient. This thing can handle any game that is out right now btw. Plays oblivion ok at maxed settings w/ 16 AF and 6x AA at 1280 x 1024. Will probably run it at jaw dropping speed in crossfire w/ more ram and a better AMD processor (am3 release). Im planning on two x2900's in crossfire in the future ^_^ , Im just really happy with this build's upgradability, what I have here is just the basics. Who knew building pc's was so addicting ! I'd be a happy guy if I could make a career out of building custom gaming machines.

lol night,

i was like that...i can build 22 pc's in 8 hours...with operating systems installed.
However....it does get boring after 2 months


And upgrading is addictive...you'll never be happy anymore

Yep it is addictive

One other note, where you have your multicolour fan I see it as a bit pointless without a window, invest in a window (or mod one yourself) so you can see your case lit up with the fans