Will This Work? I'm a NOOB at this, HELP!

[Donald594]

This is my first build, and I was wondering can I use all of these parts, and they will be 100% compatible? I don't really know about BIOS either.....


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151154SAMSUNG
SAMSUNG Black 20X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD+R DL 20X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe - OEM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811156139 RAIDMAX Scorpio ATX-868WSP Silver 0.8mm SECC ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 420watts PS2 ATX12V Power Supply - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835999002 LOGISYS HC102 Aluminum alloy HDD Cooler - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152107 SAMSUNG HD250HJ 250GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820134596 Kingston HyperX 4GB (4 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Quad Kit Desktop Memory - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813135059 ECS P35T-A LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115037 Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz 6MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814136025 ZOGIS ZO84GS-EL GeForce 8400GS 512MB 64-bit GDDR2 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail


Do I need a bigger power supply??? Or do I need more fans? How do I make sure I don't wake up to see fire pouring from my CPU, is it going to be SAFE? Will I die from incompatibility, and then the fire, and the melting, and the burning? Yes I am a kid and that's why I'm SO NERVOUS. P.S. : How much money is this altogether, and can I cut anything the make it CHEAPER, but still SAFE?


THANKS!

[The Wise Monkey]

OK, calm down. :)

NoW, what is your budget? The total of the components you listed comes to about $580 - is this the kind of price area you were thinking about?

[Donald594]

I have an 800 dollar budget, so do I need chillers fans or anything else

[RickyTick]

Does that budget include a monitor?

Thats the wrong ram (PC2 8500) for that motherboard. You need PC2 6400.

I don't think you'll be playing many of the newer games with that video card. You'll probably want at least an 8600GT.

You didn't list an Operation System. If you want to use 4gb of ram, you'll need Vista 64 bit.

I'm also not sure you'll need the HDD cooler.

Troll around the Forum here and look at some of the other recommended builds. You'll get plenty of ideas. Don't be afraid to ask a lot of questions.