Need help deciding the specs for my new computer

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Blkdrgn

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My current one is having some problems and after 6 years, I think it's time to build a new one. I don't plan to play any hardcore games such as Call of Duty, Battlefield, and such, but I do plan to play a lot of games and want this to be a gaming computer. It would be great if someone could make a good guess of specs I should have if I want to play all these games:

Fallout: New Vegas (Lowest Setting)
Recommended requirements according to official website.

Steamworks digital platform (Games for Windows is the certification)
Operating System: XP, Vista, Windows 7
Processor: Dual Core 2Ghz (enhanced for multi-core)
Video Card: Nvidia GeForce 6 Series or similar (ATI 1300 minimum)
Memory: 2GB
Hard Disc Space: 10GB

Fallout 3 (Lowest Setting)
Recommended requirements according to Steam Store.

Operating system: Windows XP/Vista
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo processor
Memory: 2 GB System RAM
Hard disk space: 7 GB
Video: Direct X 9.0c compliant video card with 512MB RAM (NVIDIA 8800 series, ATI 3800 series)
Sound: DirectX®: 9.0c

Grand Chase
Recommended requirements according to official website.

Windows © System XP
Pentium IV 2.8GHz
1024MB or more
3.5GB HDD space free
DirectX 9.0c Runtime
GeForce 7000 series or better

Trickster
Recommended requirements according to official website.

Windows® System XP
Intel Pentium IV 1.5GHz
512MB
3.5GB HDD capacity
DirectX 9.0c
3D support Graphic Card

Team Fortress 2 (Lowest settings)
Recommended requirements according to Steam Store.

Pentium 4 processor (3.0GHz, or better)
1GB RAM
DirectX® 9 level Graphics Card
Windows® 7 (32/64-bit)/Vista/XP

I don't plan to play any games of higher quality then Fallout: New Vegas, but if possible, please take into consideration of downloading additional add-ons for the games. I don't know much about computers, but any information given will be helpful. My budget is around $1000 and if anyone can recommend me some brands for motherboards, processors, video cards and such, that would be great.
 
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GIGABYTE GA-880GMA-USB3 AM3+ AMD 880G SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor HDZ955FBGMBOX

XFX HD-685X-ZNDC Radeon HD 6850 1GB 256-bit DDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity

XFX Core Edition PRO550W (P1-550S-XXB9) 550W ATX12V 2.2 & ESP12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified ...

G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL8D-4GBXM

SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

LITE-ON CD/DVD Burner - Bulk Black SATA Model iHAS124-04 - OEM
　
Rosewill CHALLENGER Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case, comes with Three Fans-1x Front Blue LED 120mm Fan, 1x Top 140mm ...

$614 after shipping and $40 in rebates.
 
What makes that build so good, can you name some pros and cons? I would prefer to have an Aces motherboard as well.
 
Blkdrgn said:
What makes that build so good, can you name some pros and cons? I would prefer to have an Aces motherboard as well.
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Aces? Never heard of that.

Pro:

Quality parts
Reliable
Warranty of everything
Affordable
Will play the games you listed with ease

Cons:

No Crossfire capability
Bulldozer comes out in a month or two, making the Phenom II line obsolete

That's about all I can think of. It's a good machine.
 
Sorry, meant to type "Asus." Just curious, but how long do you think the system will last? Will I have hardware errors and such, and how would I fix them if it happened.
 
Blkdrgn said:
meant to type "Asus." Just curious, but how long do you think the system will last? Will I have hardware errors and such, and how would I fix them if it happened.
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Here's a couple Asus AM3+ motherboards that NE has.
One has no onboard video and 1 - x16 pcie slot. The other has ob video and 2 - x16 pcie slots.
Both are ATX form factor.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcompare.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007625%20600138080&IsNodeId=1&bop=And&CompareItemList=22%7C13%2D131%2D733%5E13%2D131%2D733%2DTS%2C13%2D131%2D734%5E13%2D131%2D734%2DTS


The warranties are..
mb = 2-3yrs
cpu, ps, and hdd=3yrs
vc and ram=lifetime
case and od=1

... and should last well beyond that. If you ever have a problem with hardware, you could het help here, finding what the problem is, for the fix or return that piece if its under warranty
 
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