[POLL] Can MrColin do it?

[MrColin]

From NewEgg:
Intel E8400
Abit IP35 Pro
ECS 8800GT 512MB Fanless
Roswill 600W PSU
Seagate 500GB SATA2 HD
2*2GB A-DATA DDR2 800
Lite On 16x SATA DVD-ROM
Lite On SATA DVD +/- DL Burner
8GB flash drive* (not really part of the build
$860.05 shipped

Picked from trash:
Fugly beige Steel ATX case formerly home to a 1:4 32X CD duplicator Has a ~4 digit lcd on the front. Considering a bezel mod, maybe wood, acrylic, or plexiglass. Definitely need to paint that sucker.

Optional parts I may or may not use from my current box/spare parts:
Audigy 2 Platinum
Fugly beige FDD
M-Audio Revolution 5.1 (for sale btw, pm me)
2x120GB Western Digital IDE Drives
CL 5.1 analog speakers (works great with the above 2 sound cards)

OSs (Dual or maybe triple boot)
WinXP 64-bit
Ubuntu Hardy Heron (64-bit Desktop)
(I'm not a Vista-hater, its just low on my priority list, behind extra cooling, more RAM, more HDs and cleaning up cat vomit)
Possibly, SUSE or Fedora.

Intended use:
Light gaming, general net/email, picking up some Dev skills (win and *nix), schoolwork, HTPC, A/V editing, OC later.


Any suggestions for getting the build to work or having to do with OS compatibility greatly appreciated. I read somewhere that the irqpoll boot option is required to get Ubuntu running on this mobo, I'll figure out what that means when the time comes. I know the PSU looks like overkill right now but I do plan on adding some OC class cooling, more HDDs, and RAM, also it had a $25 discount.

Thanks in advance!

 

[theAnimal]

The PSU is not good quality, should have bought a Corsair, Seasonic, or Antec Earthwatts.

 

[Roguestar]

You never post for advice after buying. Unless you've got a rather uniquely modded DeLorean.

I'd have gone with an E2180 and overclocked it, especially for your uses. Probably would have gotten a 9600GT if you're not gaming that much, a WD640GB drive, different RAM, and certainly not that PSU.

 

[JBT]

PSU like the others said.

 

[boomhower]

+1 on the PSU. Cut your losses now and return it, eat the restocking fee and get a real power supply. Or wait 6 months for it to blow and then you can shop for a new motherboard, CPU, RAm, and GPU. For what you payed for that you could have gotten a decent unit if you would have asked before hand.