hardware help on first build

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Alright guys, so this is my first time building my own computer and am workin on a budget gamer. I've installed ram/video cards/power supplies/hard drives etc. but never assembled a whole computer. Hopefully it's all the same right, just plug and pray;). I've got a list made up and my total is at about $550 right now after rebates etc. without shipping and about 595 with. With an OEM OS it will be about 650 in total which is about my budget. I am posting to make sure everything's compatible etc. and for advice on the hardware I chose. Thanks in advance guys and i am amazed at the amount of help newbs like me are given. P.S. No video card listed because i just bought an AGP 6600GT like 2 months ago.

CASE
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16811208001
MOTHERBOARD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16813123230
PROCESSOR
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16819103537
RAM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16820144310
HARD DRIVE
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16822135106
POWER SUPPLY
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16817153007
COMBO DRIVE
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16827190009


P.P.S. Thanks again guys and how would this setup run doom 3, half life 2, battlefield 2 and the other new graphically intensive games?
 
how you run games now just depends on your gfx card

with the 6600GT, you can probably run they fine, but don't expect max settings on BF2 etc.

your build looks fine, except i'd rather get the twinMOS ram on newegg (around 86 for a gig)
 
Looks good, everythign is compatable form what i saw. You do realize that the case you want comes with a power supply right...
 
chiefbutz said:
Looks good, everythign is compatable form what i saw. You do realize that the case you want comes with a power supply right...

wow you're dumb

the power supply that comes with the case sucks ass

it's just a marketing gimmick for people who don't know anything like you
 
Electricity is electricity. Unless it's liable to blow up, or has about 100 watts of power, don't bother replacing it.
 
darkhitman said:
Electricity is electricity. Unless it's liable to blow up, or has about 100 watts of power, don't bother replacing it.

damn it...stop giving dumb comments if you don't know what you're talking about

that thermaltake power supply is actuall rated at its actual power

the psu that comes with the case is rated at the max it reaches, which is just like having a "BULLSHIT" sticker on the power supply the case comes with
 
I've always managed to get by on the case-standard PSU's. Of course, I only have 2 fans, 2 drives, and the rest of that crap. Computer hasn't shut down from power shortage yet, I'll keep you posted when one power transformer proves to be inferior to another.
 
no, you ARE right..most of the time they WILL work, but i'd rather spend that extra $50-100 to make sure that my stuff will work properly..having your stuff crap out on you isn't exactly fun (which might happen if you use a crappy power supply)
 
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