Building a PC, Help needed with parts

[Jand3rson]

Dont get a flashy case, get a case that will work. A quiet one without acryclic. Any more specific advice needed I may be able to help.

I second this. I got over stupid, flashy cases really fast. They don't serve any purpose and they're a waste of money. I've just got a basic tan case, and it sits down next to my desk where I only see the front of it.

[Jscotty]

Personally I like to gut out some of these old 1st and 2nd generation Pentiums in the ATX case. I will swap out the power supply and retrofit the backplate to accomodate the new motherboard. That way everyone thinks that I have a crappy computer when I really have a "sleeper". This is a lot of fun at lan parties because these snot nosed kids think I am some old dinosaur with his head in the clouds.. and then when they start getting nailed on the multi player games they get very shocked and surprised.