first build

lotx

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this will be my first time building a computer, and i know a few basic things about computers but not a whole lot.
Heres what im planning to buy http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/TemporaryWishList.aspx?ChangeQty=0

if that link doesnt work, heres the list
Optical Drive-ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM
Hard Drive-Seagate Barracuda ST31000524AS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Motherboard-GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3 AM3+ AMD 990FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
Video Card-EVGA 01G-P3-1556-KR GeForce GTX 550 Ti (Fermi) FPB 1GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
Memory-CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9
Power Supply-KINGWIN Lazer Platinum Series LZP-550 550W ATX 12V v2.2 / EPS 12V v2.91 / SSI EPS 12V v2.92 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS PLATINUM Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
Processor-AMD FX-4100 Zambezi 3.6GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor FD4100WMGUSBX

i am pretty confident that it will be easy to put together after watching the newegg youtube video, im just posting this to get some additional feedback and i just wanna make sure that everything im ordering is correct.
All input is appreciated. Thanks!
 
hows this one AMD A8-3870K Unlocked Llano 3.0GHz Socket FM1 100W Quad-Core Desktop APU (CPU + GPU) with DirectX 11 Graphic AMD Radeon HD 6550D AD3870WNGXBOX
and another question, with the gpu, can you add it onto the motherboard with the extra PCI express slots, or does it replace the video card?
 
The AMD chip you chose is pointless seeing as you have a new Graphics card, Go for Intel if possible CPUwise, if not, the earlier processor should be ok.
 
It is possible to crossfire the GPU on the CPU with a dedicated GPU, but I don't remember the one you can do it with.

But I'd still go with the 550ti.
 
Put a number on it.
by number you mean price i assume and right now, without the price of the operating system and shipping, it stands at $650, and to me, that is pretty dang good. i heeded claptonmans advice and switched to the XFX Core Edition PRO550W (P1-550S-XXB9) 550W ATX12V 2.2 & ESP12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply.
thanks for all the input and advice, i will start buying the parts as soon as my next paycheck comes in xD
if i have any more questions, ill be sure to let u guys know
 
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