I'm Completely Inexperienced, New Computer, 1200$

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AbsentMaverick

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AMD Phenom X4 9950 Quad Core Processor HD995ZXAGHBOX - Black Edition, 2.60GHz, 4MB Cache, 2000MHz (4000 MTs) FSB, Agena, Quad-Core, Retail, Socket AM2+, Processor with Fan at TigerDirect.com
Maxtor Basics STM305004N1AAAS-RK 500GB Hard Drive - 7200, 16MB, Serial ATA-300, Retail at TigerDirect.com
Sceptre X22HG-Naga 22" Widescreen 16:10 LCD Monitor - 1680x1050, WSXGA, 2000:1, 2ms, VGA, DVI, Black at TigerDirect.com
Ultra X-Blaster ATX Black Mid-Tower Case with Clear Side, Front USB, FireWire and Audio Ports ULT33179 at TigerDirect.com
OCZ StealthXStream 700-Watt Power Supply - ATX, 120mm Fan, SLI-Ready, SATA-Ready, PCI-Express OCZ700SXS at TigerDirect.com
HIS Radeon HD 4870 Turbo Video Card - 512MB GDDR5, PCI Express 2.0 x16, CrossFireX Ready, (Dual Link) Dual DVI, HDTV, HDMI Support, VGA Support H487FT512P at TigerDirect.com
Windows Vista Home Prem 64-bit DSP OEM DVD with Service Pack 1 at TigerDirect.com
Corsair Dominator Dual Channel 4096MB PC8500 DDR2 1066MHz Memory (2 x 2048MB) TWIN2X4096-8500C5D at TigerDirect.com
Ultra Thermo-Control 120mm Case Fan - Dual Ball Bearing ULT40144 at TigerDirect.com
Biostar TFORCE TA790GXA2+ Motherboard - AMD 790GX, Socket AM2AM2+, ATX, Audio, Video, DVI, PCI Express 2.0, Hybrid CrossFire Support, Gigabit LAN, USB 2.0, Serial ATA, RAID at TigerDirect.com

There is no polite way to ask, but I'll be blunt. Does all of this shit work together? Is there anything more I need? I've looked already and my head says 'yes', so please don't tell me 'look yourself' -- I already have.

I'm a complete newb. I need reassurance I am doing good.

Is this a good setup?
 
Oh, forgot to mention, I will rip out a DVD/CD player out of my old computer, so that's not a problem.

I am using my computer for typical desktop shit (youtube, etc), the testing of a novel connectionist model (just know that it must do a *lot* of floating point calculations), and gaming. The gaming doesn't need to be over the top. Red Alert 3, Spore, Command and Conquer, stuff like that.
 
Have you checked other places besides Tiger Direct ? Like Newegg.com or Directron.com..
Your choice in Monitors, Look at newegg, they have a Acer 22 inch for only $ 169.00
Thats only if you like saving Money..I would look @ New egg for all your stuff,just to see any price difference.
 
Thanks for the advice, I will do that. Do you think my setup will work? What must I worry about the first time I make a computer?
 
Everything should work fine together. My only gripes are with brands you've chosen. For example:

I would choose an ASUS or ABIT board over Biostar. Other people have varying preferences, but I don't think Biostar is the starring brand choice for anyone. Also, I would highly recommend getting a Seagate hdd. I've seen a lot of bad Maxtor drives in my day. Otherwise, it should be running great.

Also, I second the recommendation to do your shopping at newegg. Great company.
 
You are headed for disasater. There is no easier way to say it...Some of the brand manes you have chosen...are trouble in the waiting.

I recently built "My Dream" machine. Before I started I asked The knowledgeable people...What were the quality brand names .
This was their response

MB Asus or Gigabyte
CPU Core2 Duo
Ram Crucial...Corsair.
Video depends on what you want to do if your not gaming then HDMI ?? or dual Monitors or graphics if your just using business apps and web/Email integrated may work for you??
HD Seagate or WD
PSU Seasonic - any model
Corsair - any model
Thermaltake - "Toughpower" series only
Coolermaster - "Real Power Pro" series only
PC Power & Cooling - any model
Silverstone - any model
 
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