Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Quad Core CPU

Gigabyte P35-DS4 System Board

EVGA GeForce 8800GTS 512MB PCIe Graphics Card

3GB Patriot DDR2 800 System Memory

Dual Western Digital 500GB 16Mb cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drives @ RAID 0

Dual Samsung SATA 20X DVD-R/W Drives with Litescribe

FSP Group 700 Watt Power Supply

All-In-One combo Media Card Reader/Floppy Drive

CoolerMaster Tool-Free Blue/Black Mid-Tower System Chassis

Windows Vista Home Premium

The blue anodizing on this chassis is quite a sight to behold in person. Pictures just don't do it justice.

What a wiring mess! No worries, we'll have this tidied up soon!

Here, we re-route and secure the front panel harness to a more logical location.

The front panel harness is now secured and located in a much more logical position.

A ferrite ring is used to prevent EMI/RFI noise in circuits that are susceptible to such interference.

Build is now officially in progress. We have everything we need to complete the system!

Gigabyte never fails to build impressive system boards. The DS4L is no exception.

These graphics cards are massive double-slot devices. The slots near the connectors allow it to vent hot air outside the system case, helping to reduce internal temperatures.

The moment of truth. Pressing the power button for the first time. She fired right up without any problems!

We typically run memtest86 on first boot to check the system memory.
60+ minutes with no failures is a good start. Time to install Windows.

As usual, we display this photo to show how most other companies ship their systems.
While the system is fully functional at this point, sloppy wiring is not acceptable.

We spend quite a bit of extra time re-routing cables and securing them to increase airflow and ensure immobility. Cables necessary for future upgrades are located in a position to facilite easy upgrades.

Hardware build is complete