Need help on purchasing/building a computer.

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#1 dackchaar
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Soo, I have never built a computer before but I'm going to attempt to, I need your help. I need all of the following parts for my previouslly bought computer (I bought from dell, don't ask lol ) and I need to know if these will be all compatible.

Motherboard : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131142

Ram : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820211066

Video Card : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130290

Powersupply: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817153052

I will be using the CPU that came with my computer it's not great but it'll do (on a tight budget) and it's an Intel Pentium 4 2.79 Ghz cpu.

Thank you, please reply.

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#2 j3ninja10
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not bad, cpu will hold you back alittle, but can hold you over until you get some more money. it will play one year old games great, but current games will play okay
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#3 dackchaar
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not bad, cpu will hold you back alittle, but can hold you over until you get some more money. it will play one year old games great, but current games will play okayj3ninja10

K thanks a ton, so everything's compatible and stuff?

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#4 TooBadUnknown
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Make sure your dell case can accommodate your motherboard. Dell's newer computer has the I/O panel built-in (at the rear) and other motherboards do not fit in the case. Also, keep in mind that you will have to reactivate Windows in about 2 weeks after using your hard drive with those upgrades.
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#5 mastershake575
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get this mobo overall its better and cheaper http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128059 also this card is a little bit better and once again cheaper http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102700 it might not have 512mb of video ram but since both cards have 128bit from what ive hard it would be a bottleneck and you really need to upgrade you cpu really soon since i listed you cheaper parts try to get this one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116037 at stock speeds it kills your pentium 4 and with that motherboard i listed it should overclock to great speeds
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#6 mastershake575
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heres a cheaper powersupply too http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371006
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#7 Ugotownedo
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Wait until the 9000 series come out, instead of getting a 8000 series. It'll support Direct X 10.1, the 8600 only has 10, and it's not compatible with any future ones. So getting a mid-range 9000 is way better than a mid-range 8000, so you should spend the extra $50 or so to make sure your PC will last more than a year.
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#8 dackchaar
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K, thank you master shake I'll try to get the parts you listed.
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#9 mastershake575
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K, thank you master shake I'll try to get the parts you listed.dackchaar
go for it and if you can just push your budget like $40 that E2140 would help alot espically if you get a good overclock on it you should get around 2.8-3.0ghz no problem