well ive decided to take the plunge. looking to start a build. looking to get a pretty sweet gaming comp. any tips, guidance, help etc that u guys can offer would be greatly appreciated.

First off, set yourself a budget, and im sure we can work something out

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Corsair Obsidian 800D - Corsair TX-750 - Corsair Dominator 8gb (4x2gb) 1066MHz & Dominator Fan
Corsair H50 CPU Cooler - AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition - NZXT Sentry LX LCD Meter - Zotac 275GTX 896mb

I would also like to extend my help. I have been looking at part and product reviews religiously the past year. Not that I don't keep up with the times, but it's lately that I have been constantly reading reviews and consumer input on everything just prior to making my latest build. I'm still keeping up infact so hopefully I can impart you with Muey Knowledge

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Phenom II X6 1090T BE @ 3.7GHz,
ASUS M4A89TD PRO 890FX,
OCZ BE 8GB (4 x 2GB) DDR3 1600,
SAPPHIRE Vapor-X Radeon HD 5870,
VelociRaptor WD3000HLFS 300GB,
(x2) Caviar Green WD20EARS 2TB,
COOLER MASTER Silent Pro M700,
COOLER MASTER HAF 932 Blue

What be they budget, games played, and other apps you may run?

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More Advanced Micro Devices than Intel

Select the apps u may run & a budget