Biostar A780L3B 760G AM3 Motherboard + Phenom II X4 945 3GHz Quad Core Processor + 8GB (2x4GB) Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1333 Desktop Memory + Thermaltake Case w/ 450W Power Supply $111 af

Check your bank. TD double charged me on the Corsair ram. I bought 2 x 4GB. They charged me 2 x 4GB and another 2 x 4GB. My bank shows 2 x $38.32.

Quote from xChanX : for some reason i cant get my computer to power on. I have both the 24pin and 4pin cables connected to the mobo. the cpu cable is also connected. am i doing something wrong? Edit: found out that it's bad PSU. tried it with another psu and worked fine

Got mine with a bad psu too.

Newegg has MSI geforce 210 video card free after rebate, perfect for this computer.

my video card doesn't seem to lock into place and align correctly like in my old case.
even when the screw is on, i can nudge it up and down a bit.

Not sure about this case, but everything else is great.

Heads up the motherboard is set to Non Plug and Play OS as the default. What that means is that the BIOS controls the hardware and even if you change the value windows will retain the old setting if you installed it with the non plug and play os.

I was a little disappointed with the deal because I was experiencing a lot of latency when doing minimal tasks and rendering internet pages seemed to be a few seconds slower than compared to my other PC witch has a slower processor and half the memory.

I finally figured out that my PCI adapter (wireless nic) was the problem even thought there was not hardware conflict. I tied other PCI cards and experienced the same latency.

I ended up reloading window with the Plug and Play setting set to yes and all my problems went away and now it smokes my old PC.

So you probably will be okay as long as you are not using either PCI slot if you are you may want to consider reloading windows with that plug and play os enabled if you are experiencing wired unexpected latency.

Quote from LILLYS_CLOSET : Heads up the motherboard is set to Non Plug and Play OS as the default. What that means is that the BIOS controls the hardware and even if you change the value windows will retain the old setting if you installed it with the non plug and play os. I was a little disappointed with the deal because I was experiencing a lot of latency when doing minimal tasks and rendering internet pages seemed to be a few seconds slower than compared to my other PC witch has a slower processor and half the memory. I finally figured out that my PCI adapter (wireless nic) was the problem even thought there was not hardware conflict. I tied other PCI cards and experienced the same latency. I ended up reloading window with the Plug and Play setting set to yes and all my problems went away and now it smokes my old PC. So you probably will be okay as long as you are not using either PCI slot if you are you may want to consider reloading windows with that plug and play os enabled if you are experiencing wired unexpected latency.

I also found it is not as fast as my old HP computer which has much slower processor and half memory. What's your mean "reloading"? Is it rebooting or re-installation?

Quote from cellneuron : I also found it is not as fast as my old HP computer which has much slower processor and half memory. What's your mean "reloading"? Is it rebooting or re-installation?

I also had no idea what it meant so I searched around...

If I understand correctly, you just need to go to the CMOS setting to make the change

Anyone get any of the rebates rejected?

Quote from lordoff : I also had no idea what it meant so I searched around... If I understand correctly, you just need to go to the CMOS setting to make the change

Go to the CMOS setting to make the change and you will need to reinstall windows. If you have already installed and activated windows you can backup your activation and restore it after you finish installing windows and perform all the windows updates, especially .net4. Follow the link below for backing up windows activation.

http://www.howtogeek.com/75496/ho...eactivate/

Quote from LILLYS_CLOSET : Go to the CMOS setting to make the change and you will need to reinstall windows. If you have already installed and activated windows you can backup your activation and restore it after you finish installing windows and perform all the windows updates, especially .net4. Follow the link below for backing up windows activation. http://www.howtogeek.com/75496/ho...eactivate/

Thanks. Don't want to reinstall windows.

Quote from ctz : Help wanted!! I received my bundle today, it is the A780L3C + Athlon II X4 640 bundle. I set up the motherboard using the instructions coming with it, CPU, fan, memory, my own HDD... And connect all necessary cords to the right place. The problem for me is, I can power on the motherboard (CPU fan is running). However, there is no VGA output... What need I do to make this work??? Your help is appreciated.

Damn same exact problem with mine.

Quote from ctz : Help wanted!! I received my bundle today, it is the A780L3C + Athlon II X4 640 bundle. I set up the motherboard using the instructions coming with it, CPU, fan, memory, my own HDD... And connect all necessary cords to the right place. The problem for me is, I can power on the motherboard (CPU fan is running). However, there is no VGA output... What need I do to make this work??? Your help is appreciated.

Quote from shortbus123 : Damn same exact problem with mine.

Did you plug in the 4-pin CPU power on the motherboard, between the I/O plate and CPU?

Quote from hzh003 : be aware that the 450w PSU comes with the case might turn out to be 150w. A lot of people mentioned that in review for the case.

Why does the Thermaltake TT-450NL2NK PSU, supposedly 450W from its model name, say 150W on the label?

Aren't we getting ripped off? Is anyone doing anything about it?

Quote from dawpa2000 : Why does the Thermaltake TT-450NL2NK PSU, supposedly 450W from its model name, say 150W on the label? Aren't we getting ripped off? Is anyone doing anything about it?

It is actually labelled 450w.

I finally figure out the big noise is not from CPU fan, but from the crap PSU. Just purchased a new quiet PSU from newegg and will report if it cures the noise.

The noise from this computer is even louder than microwave.