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~$800 Gaming PC - First time building one

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APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Early August of this year so about 1.5 months

BUDGET RANGE: 700-825

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: All purpose but mostly gaming

PARTS NOT REQUIRED: i have a keyboard, mouse and monitor however the monitor is quite old, still a flat screen but old.

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg.com

PARTS PREFERENCES: I prefer AMD but do not know enough to have a solid preference

OVERCLOCKING: Maybe, I don't know a whole lot about it yet

SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Maybe, for the same reasons above

MONITOR RESOLUTION: not very sure, like i said before it's old so probably a bad one lol

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: I have a list of parts i've picked out through research but i'm not very knowledgeable in building a pc so i would like some advice or possibly other parts that could make it a more efficient buy. I am also not positive on the compatibility of the parts with eachother.

DVD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Hard drive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Mobo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
or
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Graphics card: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
or
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

HSF: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168... - necesarry?

GPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

all of those parts together is a little bit above my budget but I was trying to get the best I could for the price. So there it is, I leave it to you knowledgeable and helpful people of this site to guide me on my way to my first pc build.

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thanks, looks good. I was wondering which parts are the most important? for example which parts should you go "high-end" on and which parts can you just get any old brand? which brings me to my next question, how much does the brand name really matter? and should i think about a 650 watt power source?
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cpark90 said:
thanks, looks good. I was wondering which parts are the most important? for example which parts should you go "high-end" on and which parts can you just get any old brand? which brings me to my next question, how much does the brand name really matter? and should i think about a 650 watt power source?


With hardware unless you are on a ridiculously tight budget you always want "high-end"ish parts. Brand name definitely matters, but not in the normal consumer sense.
For example, brand name toilet papers are all pretty much acceptable excluding personal preference.
But with computer parts, a brand name like Coolermaster has really good cases, but terrible PSUs. Corsair has good PSUs, but overpriced RAM. G. Skill has great RAM, but nothing else that I'm aware of.
Each brand name seems to have one or two things they are really great with, but will still manufacture a wide range of computer hardware.
I used a little bit of hyperbole to make my point, but I still feel its a valid point and I think most people will agree here.


P.S. Only the best for my buttocks! :bounce: 

cpark90 said:
does anyone know about when the back to school sales will start on new egg?


They normally start around august, so if you can wait a month im sure you will be able to bring you costs down
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