Given that this is my first venture into your world my purchases in 06 were, cooler master black stacker 830 cooler master real power 550w sli core 2 duo e6400 2.13ghz abit ab9 ip965 skt lga775 corsair 2gb, ddr2 5300/5400 matched pair points of veiw geforce 7600gt 256mb creative sound blaster audigy se7.1 oem pci pioneer dvr-111 dbk 16x dvd dual layer mitsumi 7in1 usb2 floppy drive microsoft ergonomic keyboard 4000 Please thank all those who have in various degrees helped in assisting me get this far, still a way to go before I turn the thing on, where I know the real fun starts, but with the help of a few bottles of red wine I am looking forward to it.