building first computer, looking for feedback

[passededge]

So my computer recently contracted a virus, and without the ability to use it, I decided it was time to put together a new one. I wanted to put together my own for the experience and cheaper cost, but It'll be my first time and I'm honestly about as new as you can get to it.

After reading numerous articles and looking through many different sites, I believe I've found the parts I'm looking for. Before they're purchased however, I'd love some feedback and/or constructive criticism. I'm going for a computer that can play modern games, but my budget is $800.

cpu- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16819103674

video card- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16814130339

memory- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16820231276

motherboard- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16813131366

hard drive- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16822152185

dvd drive- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16827135202

case- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16811119068

I've got the keyboard, mouse, etc. covered, so above is what I'd like feedback with.

Thanks!

 

[Gilles]

None of the links work for me.

 

[PositiveKaram]

Fix your links. We'll be glad to help you out

You can play games in the Mid to mid-High settings for $800, But still be a good computer

Welcome to T-F by the way!

Mike

 

[passededge]

Hey, thanks for the welcome! I'm not sure how to modify the first post, but here's the links (should work this time)

Newegg.com - EVGA 512-P3-N871-AR GeForce 9800 GTX+ 512MB 256-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

Newegg.com - AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor HDZ955FBGIBOX

Newegg.com - G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL

Newegg.com - ASUS M4A78T-E AM3 AMD 790GX HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard

Newegg.com - SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

Newegg.com - COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UW Black Aluminum Bezel , SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Newegg.com - ASUS DVD-E818A6T/BLK/B/G Black 18X SATA DVD-ROM Drive - Bulk

 

[Muffin Man]

this would be a better all around build and is still in your budget.
cpu and mobo
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gfx card and psu
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ram and case
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hdd
Newegg.com - SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

and optical drive
Newegg.com - LITE-ON Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA CD/DVD Burner - Bulk - CD / DVD Burners

totals around $763.

 

[Calavera]

This is my first post outside of the Welcome Area. Based on my experiences, I wouldn't buy a new computer unless your hardware either fails, or else you really want to. I would recommend a program called "KillDisk" that completely wipes your hard drive. It boots from DOS from a device of your choice, and your virus problem will be completely gone, unless you've got viruses embedded in your router, in which case a simple update of the firmware would fix the problem. If you're still looking into getting a new computer, then the best of luck to you.

 

[Muffin Man]

that's a good point, i didn't think to ask if you were thinking of building a whole new rig just because your old one got a virus.

 

[passededge]

This is my first post outside of the Welcome Area. Based on my experiences, I wouldn't buy a new computer unless your hardware either fails, or else you really want to. I would recommend a program called "KillDisk" that completely wipes your hard drive. It boots from DOS from a device of your choice, and your virus problem will be completely gone, unless you've got viruses embedded in your router, in which case a simple update of the firmware would fix the problem. If you're still looking into getting a new computer, then the best of luck to you.

Oh, I'm not building it just because the old one has a virus. it's because that one was a laptop, and for a while now I've been wanting to set up a desktop that can actually play games. The virus was more of a reminder then anything else XD