Thanks... I was really fishing for compliments in this occasion I was feeling a bit annoyed with all the problems... and trying to find out if moving in the right direction.
What motherboard should I buy? any opinions are welcomed. That means you too Vincent DDR2 please... not going to buy any more memory.... just dreading to having to re-activate Vista...
Now there is something I have been avoiding doing ... let's see:
VADIM
AKASA SATA 2 Cable UV Blue 45cm (3x)
Asus P5Q Deluxe (Intel P45 - 1600 FSB Conroe/Penryn)
Coolermaster Real Power M850W Modular PSU
Bitspower Cable Ties 20pcs UVBlue
G.Skill DDR2-800 MQ 2x2048MB CL4 Dual Channel Kit (2x)
Windows Vista Ultimate 64 bit DVD OEM
750Gb Samsung SpinPoint F1 HD753LJ 7200 32mb Cache SATA II
Akasa TWIN CCFL cold cathode kit 2x30cm Blue
Blastflow Soft Tubing - 1/2 ID Clear(1m) (2x)
BlastFlow Extreme Single 92mm Radiator
XSPC 5.25" Bay Reservoir - Black
Nickel hose connectors 1/4" thread to 1/2" ID (2x)
Swiftech Apogee GTX Universal CPU 3/8" and 1/2" ID
Swiftech MCP655 Laing D5 Vario 1/2" ID pump
ICY DOCK MB-453SPF (black)
Thumbscrews Black 4pcs (2x) (not used)
Innovatec 5.25" Internal/external Radiator Mount (not used)
3,5'' to 5,25'' converter for Lian-li case (black aluminium)
Jubilee Clips 12-20mm (20x)
BlastFlow Extreme Single 120mm Radiator
Blastflow Soft Tubing - 1/2 ID Clear(1m)
XSPC HelixCoils Clear 5/8" OD (1m)
BlastFlow Extreme Single 92mm Radiator
2nd hand
P5N-T
Q6600
OCZ 6400 2x1024Mb (800Mhz)
£876.51 so far with Vadim... plus £100 on the first motherboard that I am swapping before the end of the project and £34 on the OCZ memory that I removed from the spec... add £100 for the CPU... I hope the issue I am having is with motherboard...
£1,110.51
Case is an old case I had and the PSU was unnecessary but a good move.
Well, some more costs to that but not now. Just to let you guys know that I am currently setting up my new machine on a 64bit ultimate Vista build and with a couple of niggles.
I found out that if I leave my Samsung 750Gb in the ICY Dock it all works. If I put any of the 120Gb HDDs it just stalls... hmmm that was the problem I had before and I had done the same unsuccessfuly. Even so it is now a consistent thing.
When I get around getting it all running and good with it I will post more pics though it doesn't look much different except the board is slightly different and decided to splash on a Creative Titanium...
Well, I had tried booting up with only one hdd and out of the ICY Dock before I went on a buying spree... and had the same sort of problems.
I am downloading some testing software as well as 3D Mark Vantage Pro so that I can test most of the machine and see its performance. It is the first time I am stable in the PC and it is since last night.
Still trying to understand what the hell is happening. It feels I have gremlin that is eluding me.
I am now looking at testing severely my new HDD (samsung F1 750Gb... ) any good software suggestions?
I have 2x120Gb HDDs that I was hoping to re-use. One of them is knackered as it seems.
Whenever I connect it the PC just dies. Funny as I had never seen anything like it. Usually when you have an HDD with problems the PC boots up and works normally with the exception it can't read or write in the disk... so far, everytime I connect this particular one the PC starts throwing woblies... . I need to check this better but I am really surprised. The funny thing is that I had tried just the 750Gb with the previous mobo. . This has been the strangest thing I have ever seen.
More later or another day.. at least I can start the PC and have now all drivers in and working.
in this occasion I was feeling a bit annoyed with all the problems... and trying to find out if moving in the right direction.
just dreading to having to re-activate Vista... 
... let's see:
