Copyright © 2013 Knight Sac Media. All rights reserved.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/subject.aspx?subjectid=18946 The focus of the thread is an integrated machine and how to make it. Discussion should center around hardware and compatibility. Let's design several machines--high end, $1000 , socket 7, slot 1 and... Propose a configuration and solicit feedback, then alter your system. Give the computer a name ...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/images/Logo380x132.pnghttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/subject.aspx?subjectid=1894638013210shadowmanI built the almost same set up back in January for a friend. A new case, MB, processor, memory. With the exception of the case and motherboard almost identical build to yours. This is the motherboard I got him... newegg.com  I had this case laying around still in the shipping box....a little flashy, but he likes fl...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=280230943/19/2012 8:36:16 PMGreg from EdmontonMaybe so, but with a brand new DVD burner for $20 I was not going to mess with adaptor cables and old hardware.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=280181093/16/2012 9:20:03 PMId_Jit Legacy optical drives were IDE, would likely need replacing due to new motherboards dropping IDE in favor of SATA. Startech makes interfaces that plug into the disk and cable connectors. They have both types (IDE to SATA and SATA to IDE). Memory Express carries them. Idhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=280179833/16/2012 7:49:46 PMGreg from EdmontonDoes anyone build their own any more? My old system built in 2006 Asus A8N-E w. AMD x2 3800+ (dual core CPU) and 2GB RAM. System had a themal event, SATA drive controller would work for only a couple of minutes until the motherboard got too hot. Full-size tower case (Acer HX08) was too large and cumbersome with poor a...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=280172463/16/2012 2:30:46 PM