So i want to buy a gaming pc and i found a really good deal, and i want to make sure that i making to right choice

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Specs:
•Nzxt h440 red and black case with custom led red lighting
•16gigs of ddr3 g-skill ram
•crossfire r9 290x (2 gpu's)
•gigabyte GA-Z97X-SOC (motherboard)
•2 110gig ssd's
•2tb hhd
•corsair cpu cooler
•i7 4790 core
•800 watt power supply
•6x fans
•+3 monitors

This is all for $2550, the help is really appreciated
 
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James Mason
Building your own computer is easy. Building it takes 2-3 hours, and installing windows takes about 30mins to 45mins, and after that downloading and installing drivers takes another 30-45 mins. After all that, have it download windows updates at night, it may take a 2-4 passes to get them all.

Building a PC:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIF43-0mDk4
Installing Windows:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zAdwedmj1M

Protip for installing drivers safely, install them one at a time and restart the computer after each install to avoid breaking the OS, which can happen if you try to install them all at once.

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Ohh btw theres a couple of other deals that are alot more in my orice range, so if this one turns out to be bad plz tell so i can take a look at the other deals
 
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The only problems I see are the 800 watt power supply, What brand? Generic? if so don't use it get a tier 1 PSU, you will NEED a good power supply to power everything you have do not cheap out on the power supply make sure you get a tier 1: http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html

What Corsair CPU cooler? I don't like AIO coolers especially 120mm radiator ones. But without overclocking which your CPU does not support even a h60 should be completely fine.
 
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I would say you can do SO much better at that price point. Why are you not building your own? You will be able to get the latest hardware instead of using a 4 generation old cpu. You have a budget to get nearly the best NEW hardware available.
 
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•Nzxt h440 red and black case with custom led red lighting - $104
•16gigs of ddr3 g-skill ram $65
•crossfire r9 290x (2 gpu's) $600
•gigabyte GA-Z97X-SOC (motherboard) $150
•2 110gig ssd's $70
•2tb hhd $65
•corsair cpu cooler $40
•i7 4790 core $350
•800 watt power supply $90
•6x fans
•+3 monitors $300

This is all for $2550, the help is really appreciated

Based on amazon pricing you are looking at Total: $1834
What kind of monitors are these?
Like I said before, you can do so much better at this price point if you just do your research and learn to build, it really is so easy!
 
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Problem is i dont trust myslef to build one, im still learning about all of this, and i dont want to screw up, cause there goes all my money
 
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Building your own computer is easy. Building it takes 2-3 hours, and installing windows takes about 30mins to 45mins, and after that downloading and installing drivers takes another 30-45 mins. After all that, have it download windows updates at night, it may take a 2-4 passes to get them all.

Building a PC:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIF43-0mDk4
Installing Windows:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zAdwedmj1M

Protip for installing drivers safely, install them one at a time and restart the computer after each install to avoid breaking the OS, which can happen if you try to install them all at once.

 
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Follow a step by step intel guide and there is no way you can screw up badly enough to ruin something. You will learn a skill that will stick with you forever, and you will have the knowledge to make upgrades to your system and do new builds in the future. If you are that worried about it, even buying the parts and taking it to a computer shop to get put together will save you money.

And if you are worried about build compatibility, you have the greatest resource available to you on toms hardware! People will help you get the most out of your money and ensure your build is safe and compatible.

We just don't want you to throw out all this money on a prebuilt and be left with an average system, when your budget buys an enthusiast system. Crossfire graphics cards are not a good choice, most games won't even utilize both, and you will left spending $2550 for a system that can't even max out games... A $1200 self built budget PC will beat this one in gaming performance in most games, think about that.
 
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