So, my system is up and running now. The freggin SSD is so fast.. I am loading into windows before the stupid animation even finishes! So far, everything except my cpu has a 7.9 windows index rating. My CPU is sitting at 7.5, but I think once I overclock it should go up! I couldn't believe it, but I installed windows, all the updated drivers for my hardware (had them d/l and on cd) and the system rebooted at least 15 times.. the whole thing took 35 minutes!!
I don't have a wireless network card for it though, and I won't bother getting one as I just ordered the service from Teksavvy. I didn't want to go with their standard modem since every review I read trashes it. I just bought a motorola modem from amazon, and had to wait to have it in hand to order the service. I promised pics, and I took some, but my data cable for my phone is at work. I will bring it home Monday and upload the pics (I did a lot of cable management Glocky!).
Now, I am going to entertain myself throughout the week with seeing how far I can push the CPU :P