Reassurance for a noob hardware builder

[gmaverick019_v1legacy]

i've always been a pc gamer for a longgg time now, but up until now i've never been on the hardware side of things, and i think i found a decent motherboard and processor for each other, as im not looking to run anything better than medium or posisbly high on some games, but just want some reassurance that they are decent for the price and that they *should* work together

motherboard

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131646

processor

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103846

now these are getting built from the ground up and the only parts i have right now are the case and the power supply, so no specs or anything to go on otherwise

now for discussion value added on obviously, so this doesn't turn into just a help thread:

when was the first time you attempted to build your own custom rig?
did you have any screw ups or have parts fried/broken while building?
are there any brands/companies you prefer? why is that?

 

[grimsprice]

Building my own rig is a journey for the future. Right now i have a workable laptop that can play Fallout 3. Which is about what i want from it.

If i get my own place any time soon i'll definitely build my own rig. But for now i'm content.

 

[Jack_Uzi]

Building your own rig isn't hard. The only thing that really needs some attention is to make sure that your cpu can transmit enough heat to the cooling fan and you need to have a good power supply to keep things stable. Everything else is self explanatory.
I used to build my own computersystems till the windows version I have was outdated and so I bought one.

As for the brands, well, I have a few I like but I don't have a very good comparison so here it goes:

Motherboard: Asus.
Videocard: Ati.
CPU: Alas got to say intel, though AMD had a time they were better.
RAM: Crossair or kingston, but I prefer the first one.

Good luck with your system!!

*Edit: The first time I build my own rig? Don't know anymore. Was about 16 or 17 I guess. Was with an AMD 300 MHz CPU, that I do remember.

 

[gmaverick019_v1legacy]

Building your own rig isn't hard. The only thing that really needs some attention is to make sure that your cpu can transmit enough heat to the cooling fan and you need to have a good power supply to keep things stable. Everything else is self explanatory.
I used to build my own computersystems till the windows version I have was outdated and so I bought one.

As for the brands, well, I have a few I like but I don't have a very good comparison so here it goes:

Motherboard: Asus.
Videocard: Ati.
CPU: Alas got to say intel, though AMD had a time they were better.
RAM: Crossair or kingston, but I prefer the first one.

Good luck with your system!!

yeah i got i think a 680 W or somethin for the power supply, which from what i know is more than enough to even OC

i thoguht about intel but these i think work together and both were good for the price, otherwise next time ill probably go with intel.

crossair i have saved in my wishlist for ram, so thanks for the reassurance ill have to get them for sure then.

 

[Radeonx]

I built my own computer around 10 years ago, when I was 12.
It was pretty unnecessary, because pretty much all I played was Warcraft 2 and Starcraft, but it was awesome.

 

[Nimbus]

I would personally go with an Intel box myself, but those parts seems pretty decent, and ARE compatible.

 

[Nwabudike Morgan]

Any reason why you want to go AMD? Intel's processors are currently the better option. AMD used to be on top, but Intel came back in a big way.

 

[Om Nom Nom]

The suggestions above are definitely solid.

As a little advice; have a poke around this site [http://www.buildyourown.org.uk/]. There's a lot of very useful information in those pages.

Edit: AMD or Intel doesn't particularly matter, unless you're doing something very CPU intensive (like doing complicated 3D modelling or a lot of high-definition video editing) there isn't much noticeable difference between them at all. Though I believe Intel CPUs run hotter [sub][citation needed][/sub].

 

[gmaverick019_v1legacy]

I would personally go with an Intel box myself, but those parts seems pretty decent, and ARE compatible.

thanks for the clarification on that

Any reason why you want to go AMD? Intel's processors are currently the better option. AMD used to be on top, but Intel came back in a big way.

i would go intel but for the price of those parts and the good reviews and seeing as how they are compatible i just figured they are good enough for now, plus like i said im not looking to max out every game possible, just running on medium or possibly high on some older games is fine by me

The suggestions above are definitely solid.

As a little advice; have a poke around this site [http://www.buildyourown.org.uk/]. There's a lot of very useful information in those pages.

Edit: AMD or Intel doesn't particularly matter, unless you're doing something very CPU intensive (like doing complicated 3D modelling or a lot of high-definition video editing) there isn't much noticeable difference between them at all. Though I believe Intel CPUs run hotter [sub][citation needed][/sub].

thanks for the link, ill be sure to soak it up tonight when i get a chance to stop and observe it