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Sorry.....yep would help if I posted what i got..... CoolerMaster stacker 830 Case eVGA 680i Mobo E6400 CPU Corsair DDR2 800 (PC6400) RAM Enermax Galaxy 850W PSU eVGA 8800GTS GPU Seagate Barracuda 320GB SATA HD x2 A floppy and optical drive also....... I'm worried about SATA not...

I bought the eVGA 680i motherboard.....havent even got it yet.....and wished I hadnt (I guess) after reading the eVGA forums.......This is my first build,now I am scared about not being able to get the rig up and running.....anybody have any positive stories or should I just send it back...

Looking at Seagate 320GB 7200 22 pin? Have a eVGA 6801 mobo......how do i know how many pins and if this matches??

eVGA 680i motherboard

Just about have my FIRST rig pieced together....... Everybody talks about "flashing the BIOS".....this is my first experience so can I do that (and what is that, btw) from a USB flash drive? I have no floppy in my configuration. Thanks for everybody's patience with me!

unfortunately not, I'll just hook it to my 20 inch for now.....=( Have to save my pennies again

Thanks all!! Great suggestions and I have changed PSU, sound card, optical drive, RAM and floppy. Coming in at about $2000.00 awesome!! Always nice to save a few hard earned bucks!

Ok, I decided to bite the bullet after listening to my friends.....and build <yikes> This rig is to be used for gaming. I want it to be Vista ready. Budget...ehh cheap as possible but still kicks @ss hehe! I re-did specs thanks to everybody's suggestions!! I'm open to any suggestions...