[manasecret]

Awesome! Hahaha yes building a computer is a harrowing experience for me as well. It always seems like it doesn't work the first time you turn it on, but has always turned out to be that I didn't have something plugged in right. Ha and yes, the power supply plugs and the front panel USB/audio ports/etc. are the most annoying part. Though the case and mobo manufacturers have gotten a lot smarter about making the front panel plugs much easier to figure out. I'm confused though by your shuttle comment. So you used your old case?

No worries about the RAM, the worst that will happen is that maybe you'll want 16 GB in eight years and you'll lose the ~$50 you spent on the original sticks.