Looking to buy/build a computer

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Calling out to FFR to help me build it.
I have a price range of 800-1000 dollars.
Gaming computer, please.

I don't really need a fancy keyboard, monitor, or headphones.
If you have a recommendation for a mouse, post that as well.


this is just some stuff that looked decent,
note im basically going off things people say work well

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151173

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146025

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152098

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102770

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829102006

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371015

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128358

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115036

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231156

please help

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Re: Looking to buy/build a computer

I would check this guide over at The Tech Report. They compile good computer builds for certain price ranges every couple months. You'll probably be looking in between "The Utility Player" and "the Sweeter Spot," since the former is $800 and the latter is $1200.

As for the parts you've listed, it looks good based on a cursory glance. The E8500 is fantastic for gaming, and the 4850 video card is also pretty nice for your price range. 4 gig RAM, standard. I didn't check the specifics of your mobo or anything so I don't know about the specific features, so I'll just give you a few questions that you need to be able to answer to your own satisfaction:

1) Are all the parts compatible with each other? (e.g., don't try to install an AMD processor in an Intel mobo)
2) Do all the parts have the features I want? (E.g., are there enough USB/Firewire ports on the mobo, does it have front-panel audio and USB, etc)
3) Am I paying for anything I don't really want?
4) Will my chosen power supply be able to handle everything I want to put in?
5) Will the case fit everything I want to put in?
6) Do I have the necessary things outside the tower? (Mouse, keyboard, OS, monitor, speakers, etc.)
7) Am I going to be able to install everything myself, or do I have a way of getting everything installed?

Basically ask these and other common sense questions and you should be fine. If you're a first-time computer builder, there are some good guides out on the Internet about how to generally put everything together. But if you know anyone who has built a computer before, enlist their help, since you don't want to spend $800 on a machine that doesn't do anything because you discharged static into the processor or didn't put the RAM in correctly.