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[augie]

Yup, a real bummer! I'm going to get one of these debit cards tied into Visa( bank is associated with Visa). This eCheck thing sucks big time.

[augie]

OK, after all my hassles with Paypal delays and having to order a proper PSU, it's all together now and working very nicely!! CPU is at a comfy 37C @ no load, obviously the internet is working though I still have to fool around with the screen res as my 7600GT is not set at the right res for my 19" widescreen plus I still have to get the sound working but at least I'm finally up and running!:)

All I have left to do hardware wise is transfer the 2 SATA's from my older AMD X2 rig to which I'll transfer my real old PATA drives to and use it as a server and folder, add two fans since I want to fold on all 4 cores, for a total of 5 fans.

Only thing that I don't like is the noise coming from the stock Intel HSF as the rest is whisper quiet though when I load the CPU up I'm sure it'll be a tad noisier.

OK, so this is the final rig so no one has to hunt for the specs:

ASUS P5Q Pro
2X1GB Buffalo RAM, 5-5-5-15 IIRC w/heat spreaders
7600GT (for now, going to go for an 8800)
Antec Earthwatts 500W v2.2

BTW, I loaded XP using a really old 15" green CRT as I didn't want to start moving too much stuff. Aah, the bad old days! I'll post the pic later to tease the young'uns!:P