Help putting a computer together

Here is what I got and hope to have it together next week.
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Lite-On 16X DVD-ROM, Model SOHD-167T Black
Lite-On 16X DVD Dual Drive, Model SOHW-1633S Black
3Net Internal 56K PCI Fax Modem, Model AMI-MA56
Seagate 200GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive
NEC 1.44MB Black Internal Floppy Drive
Corsair XMS Extreme Memory Speed Series, (Twin Pack) 184 Pin 1GB(512MBx2) DDR PC-3200 ---->I got 2GB total
AMD Socket 939 Athlon 64 3500+, 2.2 GHz, 512KB L2 Cache 64-bit Processor
Antec 550W Power Supply, Model "TRUE550"
MSI "K8N Neo2 Platinum" NVIDIA nForce3 ULTRA Chipset Motherboard For AMD Socket 939 CPU
Thermaltake VA3000 Dream Tower Tsunami VA3000BNA Black Mid Tower Case
Leadtek GeForce 6800 GT / 256MB DDR3 / AGP 8X / VGA / DVI / TV Out / Video Card
Turtle Beach Santa Cruz 5.1 Digital PCI Sound Card
Thermalright-XP-120 Heatsink
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A few questions:
1. What order do I put it all together?
2. Should I download all update drivers and put them on one CD to install?
3. What is the best way to transfer info from my laptop to the new beast?
Thanks in advance! I hope my posts can be helpful to others, too!
IRadi8

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Originally posted by Supershanks
1) Build
1) hold MOBO near case & install mobo mounting studs, ensuring their lined up with screw holes in mobo. Check you have a stud for each hole & also double check the count to make none are left over from old mobo, these may short out the mobo if left in.
2) I usually mount cpu / cpu cooler & memory to mobo outside the case.
3) Mount Mobo to case.
4) Mount PSU To case if new
5) Connect PSU to MOBO 20pin cradle & 4pin lead (Leave unconnected from Mains)
6) Connect graphic card
7) Connect the HD your Os Is going on Data Lead & power
8) Connect 1 optical drive
9) Connect Mobo / Case leads - Hd Led Reset & Power
10) Connect Power lead to PSU & power up
IRadi8,
Normally I would agree with Supershanks build order (above) but I have the same case you're getting and you could have a serious problem trying to mount your Power Supply AFTER you've already installed your mobo into the case (with the CPU and HSF already installed on it).
I learned this the hard way. If you mount the PSU first, you'll have no problems. But if the mobo (with CPU, Heatsink, Fan, & Memory) are in the case it'll be a very tight fit trying to squeeze the PSU by the HSF and you'll have to remove the Heatsink & Fan to get the PSU in. Seeing as you've spent all the $, I doubt you'd want to take the chance of damaging anything. Just trying to save you some time and aggravation.
Also, your thoughts on dowloading and burning all the latest drivers onto a CD is sound thinking. Another thing to keep in mind is the system drive OS/Drivers/software install order. This will probably be debated, but this order worked well for me:
1) OS - WinXP?
2) XP SP2?
3) NForce Unified Chipset Driver 5.10
4) DirectX 9.0c
5) Forceware 66.93 WHQL
6) Norton Systemworks (or other preferred suite/antivirus program)
7) Zone Alarm Firewall (may not be necessary if you're strictly using dialup as I see you're putting in that 3Net Internal 56K PCI Fax Modem)
Follow this with all the rest of your APPs, Utilities, and games or whatever. Should work out good for you. I haven't used any Seagate hard drives (I'm a Western Digital man myself), so I'll leave the WinXP install advise to the others.
Good luck with your new rig. Do take your time putting it all together. Dowload and read the manual (mobo) before you get all your hardware so as to be familiar with the possible issues before building.

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