First computer build. And nothing blew up!

[runner pat]

Which for me is quite an achievement. ;)

Thanks to all the advice in my planning thread (http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=541591), it was appreciated and used.

I did go with a different case (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119161) as the one I wanted was out of stock.

This thing screams! Even with DSL, some sites were very slow to open, now they pop open without a hitch.

I like Windows 7, even the Aero stuff. Amd what I'm going to do with all this monitor space, I just don't know. :D

Case
Cooler Master 335

PSU
Corsair tX 650W

Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3

CPU
Intel i5-750

OS
Windows 7 64-bit OEM

RAM
Kingston 2X 4G

Drives
SABRENT Internal card reader
2-LG DVD/burner
Western Digital Blue 250G
Western Digital Blue 500G

Video Card
Gigabyte Radeon 5770

Monitor
Asus 23" LCD

Speakers
Logitech S-220 2.1

Input
Logitech Trackman and standard keyboard

56k modem(for faxing)

Blue LED fan (to prove I'm hip)

[RalfCoder]

Congratulations, Pat!

Although it's always a bit exciting when there's a mushroom cloud coming out of your computer...

It REALLY gets people's attention when it happens in the server room!

[Cicero]

Okay. Don't be smug. Fly out here and instruct me how to do it!

[runner pat]

Okay. Don't be smug. Fly out here and instruct me how to do it!

This is what I used plus other research online for little details. The manuals(ha!) that come with the parts are remarkably devoid of useful information.

Toms Hardware (http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/build-your-own-pc,2601.html)
The Tech Report (http://techreport.com/articles.x/13671)

Mostly be very careful when plugging in connectors that they're in the right place. Most are keyed to go only one way.