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I'm pretty happy with this one as well. The weight doesn't really bother me and the internal setup is very user friendly.

A small addition point, based on my recent build experience: Plan ahead to gather good documentation for your components before you start to physically put your comp together. :) A lot of components come with just about zero docs and I was forced to go online to get directions on just about everythi...

Slightly off subject, be sure and confirm that whatever cpu cooler you plan to use in your build will fit physically fit with the memory sticks inserted into your motherboard. I made the mistake of buying a cpu cooler that blew up but was too wide to fit on my motherboard since I was using Corsair D...

Sucess! After gathering up the parts I finished building the computer three days ago and have been testing it since. So far its been solid and I haven't had any issues with it. Now to details. I did hit a few snags with the hardware side that mostly dealt with physical space between components and a...

Recieved most of the parts and digging through the documentation. The Corsair Case does not come with a manual, you have to download it from the web. Personally, considering the cost, I find that to be a disservice to the customer. Of course, I just noticed that a new guild has come out for builds.....

Given the cost of the Intel 510 as compared to the Crucial M4 and their relative performance as compared to each other , one could debate if the Intel drive is worth the premium. The warranty lengths on both drives are the same, so you'd have to be sold on Intel providing better build quality, firm...

I actually picked up a HDD that was on sale from Best Buy today - $79.99 Western Digital retail box 2TB green drive (cost me $84 with sales tax). The exact model I purchased is $139 shipped on NewEgg at the moment - and even the bare drive is $129 shipped! Would never have thought of Best Buy until...

Grrrrr... Newegg was out of the video cards that I wanted to get so I ordered them from two other online retailers. They charged me, sent me receipts and emails, and then neglected to mention that they didn't ACTUALLY have the items in stock and they would ship them eventually... at some time in the...

Yeah, some people have issues with getting motion sickness when gaming at that screen size and resolution. Other people complain that it hurts their eyes, or they get headaches. If you are the type that never get motion sickness or get headaches from watching on a 60" TV right in front of it.....

A good 24" 1920x1200 monitor is fine. If you're shopping for a 30" 2560x1600 model, the UltraSharp U3011 is appealing. It's available for as little as $1124 +tax . If you're really wanting to drop another kilobuck or more on this system, you could consider some of the 3D LCD shutter glass...

I was wondering about that as those drives were listed for around $80 when the latest Tech Report builder guide came out. Reminds me of trying to get my Intel E8400 3 Ghz processor when I built my last machine. The price for that processor kept skyrocketing and was very difficult to find. Guess I be...

I think you're correct. I did some more poking around and from what I've read the 24" monitor is still pretty solid for gaming; to be fair to my current NEC one, it's still in great shape. No bad pixels or odd screen errors. And it won't kill me to wait and look again in a few months. :) Looks ...

Thank you everyone who has posted comments and suggestions! Okay, after doing some research this is what I am thinking of going with: Processor Intel Core i7-2600K 3.4GHz $314.99 Motherboard Asus P8Z68-V Pro $199.99 Memory Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 (x2) $60.99 Graphics MSI Radeon Twi...

Interesting info on keeping the tower cool;I will do some more research on the vid cards and get back to everyone. Thanks! EDIT: While reviewing Tech Reports article on the Corsair's Obsidian 800D tower that it mentions intenal fans sized at 140mm. Does this mean that only 140mm fans will fit? Don't...

Afternoon Everyone, A few years ago I built my own Sweeter Spot system and it was rock-solid until last week when my primary and backup HDs both suicided on me. While I have some tech geeks trying to recover the data from the backup I figure its time for a new machine. :D I've got a budget of an eas...

Hi Everyone, I just wanted to give you all a "Thanks!" for your comments and threads about building your own system. Even though this is my first post, I've been reading these forums over the last month while putting together a new machine. I ended up using the advice from this article: ht...