Recent content by ssampier

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    trouble installing motherboard in case

    False alarm. The cable routes can be screwed off. I was able to get the motherboard in without issue. It took me a few tries to line up the I/O connections but now things are coming along.
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    trouble installing motherboard in case

    Not right now. What kind of photos? The cables routes or the motherboard in the case sitting on the cable routes? I can take some tomorrow probably, once I know what would be helpful.
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    trouble installing motherboard in case

    My first build. I am having trouble installing a motherboard in my case. The case is a Cooler Master CM 690. The case includes plastic cabling routes. The problem is they are get in the way of installing the motherboard. When I physically set the motherboard down in the case, I can push the...
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    Help find/build me the absolute cheapest PC's for distributed computing

    Inquiring minds want to know: what are you trying to accomplish? I can't imagine you could build or buy anything that cheap. You must go used; ebay, ubid, and garage sales are obvious choices. I have seen news articles about clusters of Mac Minis and PS2s. Nothing this inexpensive. Is this...