I built my computer about 6 months ago without any problems at all really. Recently I decided to reformat but when I went to install the motherboard drivers not all of them showed up for installation. The audio drivers, SATA drivers, and the chipset software installation utility were all that...
Ok, so far the mobo is out of stock at newegg, clubit, and zipzoomfly. If anyone knows of any place where it is in stock I would really appreciate it. I'm wanting to assemble this while I'm still on spring break, but after this week it's over.
So I just went to a local place to see if I could find any good deals on parts and the guy said if he was going to run this system he wouldn't go below a 650 watt power supply, and 500 watts I would be lucky to get 6 months out of. I'm pretty sure he was just trying to rip me off because...
The mobo just went out of stock at newegg. Does anyone know of another place to get it for about the same price, or how long it usually takes for them to get it back in stock?
Thank you for everyones input and suggestions. I think I'll be going with the list in HardwareGuru's post. If there is anything else essential that I'm forgetting or missing don't hesitate to remind me :).
I am soon going to be starting to build a new computer. This is my first attempt at building one myself and am looking to build it for around the 1000-1200 price range. I will mainly just use it for gaming and have a few parts in mind.
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600...