i did build my own fucking computer. i wish i hadn't. if i had a fucking dell of the same speed, i wouldn't be having these problems. because the parts that a major manufacturer uses are all meant to be used in conjunction with eachother. they check for those sorts of things. and no, a water cooling system isn't going to make the most pimped-out comptere there is.

i do have tons of ram. and unless anyone has a workstation, does insane graphic design, or just went overboard, i probably have the most ram out of anyone on this board. :/