My First Build... Done!

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Well, it's been a long trip form conception to realization to construction. My comp is finally done. Here are the parts:
Athlon XP 2600+ "Barton" (333FSB)
ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe nVidia nForce2 Ultra 400
Sapphire Radeon 9800 Pro
52x32x52x16 CD-RW/DVD-ROM
80GB Seagate SATA HDD
Enlight 420W PSU
2x256MB OCZ Enhanced Latecncy Series Platinum DDR400

Here are some Pics: (Sorry for the crappy quality pics, my digi cam is eons old...)
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This is the temporary setup with the temporary floppy, monitor, keyboard, mouse, adn speakers. Note whats on the screen! :D

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Here is another angle. As you can see, the case is very shiny! I love the case! You can see the window in the reflections!

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This is the side fan slot. There is also one on the top of the case. You can really see the reflections here!

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Another angle with my sister in the background...

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There is my ballet of cables. It wasn't too confusing to hook up, I have everything on the same circuit.

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There is my AMD HSF. I had troubles hooking it up.

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Another Interior Shot. Note the shiny heat shields on the RAM. It makes the inside of my case look bigger! :D

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Front CD Shield up

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Front CD Shield down
 
Wow, that turned out pretty nice there, bud.

If I were you, I'd take it to the next step and clean up the wires. It helps a little in cooling the hardware, which is really nice. :D
 
Unfortunatley, my Radeon isn't working right. I Aquamarked it at 22,7xx. That is horrible. My bro's Mobility 9700 pro got 27,000 stock and 33,000 OC'd.
 
I laready upgraded to Catalyst 4.7. See []ciBoys[]'s post! :D
 
Dont worry Horizon, I believe your problem is its reading your video card as a PCI. This has happened to me before and I think the fix is downloading the AMDAGP update and a BIOS update for your motherboard. Nice setup btw.


Btw. I have made peace with ATI and Nvidia, I just started to think this argument is gettings stupid :)
 
I fixed my problem. I had to install the Chipset drivers (i needed nVidia drivers to make an ATI card work... :odd:
 
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I had to install the Chipset drivers (i needed nVidia drivers to make an ATI card work... :odd:
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That would be because your motherboard is an NForce 2 chipset which is a standard that nVidia designed. My DFI LanParty NFII Ultra B is based on this also and I have a 9600XT.

I especially like the paint job on your case. It makes me wish mine were reflective. The fan in the side of the case is a nice touch too. It's there but you can't see it.

Clean those wires up and it will look even better than it does already.
 
I might get a new HSF later and will clean up the insides. Plus, I can't figure out how to hook up the front USB ports...

I've discovered something cool with my case, I can watch TV in the reflections! :D
 

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