FX-62 (with another Mine... they're on sale at coolerguys right now, and actually work on socket AM2) MSI K9N Platinum ATI FireGL V7100 (we already had, no way I'd spec this noisy overpriced monster--ArcGIS ain't SolidWorks) 150 GB Raptor 4 GB Corsair DDR2-reallybignum some random DVD burner we alr...

gintasr, glad to hear I made your day.

Mike_Metro- Good call, I think you'll like the case.

Dane - If you are seriously considering the SmartPower2 let me know, I've got one for sale!

Just wanted to pass this on, Antec Customer Support sent me this message after I complained to them about a loud internal fan on the Smart Power 2, 450W that is supplied in the Sonata II case: "Comment: If you have the blue and black wire connector on your power ssupply connected to the motherboard ...

The blue/black wire should only be reporting RPM, not actually getting signal from the Mobo to control the fan speed. AntecRep Interesting stuff. I just built a system over the weekend in the Sonata II case and my wife came home and nearly made me send the whole thing back because it was so loud. T...