Parts I have bought:
Case: Cool Master Stacker 830
Power Supply: Thermaltake 1200W
Harddrive: Hatachi 750Gb
CDDrive: LG SuperMulti Blu-Ray reader and dual layer dvd burner
Monitor: Samsung720p 20"
Keyboard/Mouse: Basic Microsoft one (with cords)
Anti-Static Mat
Non-magnetic PC tool kit
Parts I am going to buy next week:
Motherboard: eVGA 790i
Video Card: BFG 9800GTX 1GB
Processor: Intel Quad 2.66Ghz
RAM: 2x2GB Patriot Viper 1333Mhz DDR3
CPU Fan: Freezer 7 Pro
Artic Silver
Cooler Master Case Fans
Any input would be great in terms of actually building it. I have never done it before, but I have been researching. I figure I will have to change my stock bridge voltage for my DDR3 for my MB to read it.
I will be installing another harddrive soon after it is built if all goes well
I would like to know how my fans should face.
How will I know if my fan blows air in or out?
Also what way should my PS fan face? I have it facing out of the case (blowing the hot air created by the PS out of the case??) but I have seen some with the PS fan side facing in. I am especially concerned about the CPU fan direction as well.
Any other tips would be greatly appreciated.
ALSO,
How do I go about installing a triple boot system consisting of:
Windows XP Black 32 bit
Windows Vista Corporate 64 bit (or whatever you recommend)
Ubuntu or Fedora Core (I am a half-noob...can't install Arch-Linux)
XFX and EVGA used to both be market leaders in technology and performance, but lately the quality of EVGA products has dropped sharply with a number of reports of faulty components. XFX have had far fewer complaints.
