How to Build a Good Computer (Part 1) - Materials

You'll need to do a good amount of research (some at least) in order to truly get either what you want or only what you need.

For computer hardware (besides a monitor), I highly recommend:
Newegg.com
Xoxide.com (as a last resort, since Newegg is most likely the place where you'd want to get 90% of your hardware; they're good for selling mostly computer cooling hardware anyway)

For monitors (that are both or either cheap/good):
Newegg.com
Amazon.com
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For CPUs, GPUs and motherboards, I recommend buying the best of the best (maybe that's just my thing; but come on, those are your least likely to be replaced hardware--unless you can shit gold).
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My build: (all hardware and monitor are from Newegg)

Case: Antec 1200 ATX Full Tower

HDD: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB, 7200 RPM, 6.0Gb/s, 64MB Cache, , 3.5" Internal Drive

SSD: OCZ Vertex 2 90GB, SATA II, 3.5" Internal Solid State Drive

Memory (RAM): CORSAIR DOMINATOR-GT 8Gb (2x4gb), 240-pin, DDR3, 2000MHz (PC3 16000) Desktop Memory, with Airflow Fan

(Optical) Disk Drive: LITE-ON Black 12x Blu-ray Burner, SATA, No Lightscribe

Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair IV Extreme (AM3 AMD Socket) ATX Motherboard
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Combo:

Graphics Card: ASUS ARES (enough said)
- Comes with free Motherboard: ASUS Rampage III Formula LGA (for Intel CPUs) ATX Motherboard

Power Supply: Antec TruePower Quattro Series 1200WT Continuous Power
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Combo:

AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition (AM3 Socket, 3.2Ghz Clocked)

CPU Cooler: CORSAIR Hydro H70 CWCH70 (comes with two 120mm Fans)
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Total Price: (without online coupons or extended warranties)

$2,602.90
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Monitor: ASUS VE228H 21.5" Full HD HDMI LED BackLight LCD Monitor w/Speakers

Price: (without warranty, but with $10 discount coupon code)

$149.99
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[choigunz]

Nice man, im not building but i am also getting that monitor and a new stock tower from ibuypower since i don't game anymore. hopefully it doesn't sell out before i get it since im ordering it tuesday and the sale ends wednesday for the 15 bucks off. Based off the reviews the screen is beautiful and i bought a 19 inch monitor like 3 years ago and it's trash....this one is 21.5 " LED back light LCD screen for 145..that's a steal how do you like it btw?

[MikeFF7KH2]

@choigunz I love it. The contrast ratio is 10,000,000:1, and the colors are very vivid rather than dull like my old monitor. Playing Starcraft 2 on Extreme settings and WoW on Ultra is beautiful. I bought Newegg's 2-year warranty with mine. They're aren't any dead pixels on mine either

[punkwunder]

One hell of a Christmas present, I wish I could be so lucky. Assuming it's your first build?

[MikeFF7KH2]

@punkwunder Yeah, this was my first build. Everything fit perfectly, I just had to be creative with how I placed the HDDs

[voxmagna2]

i say get the OCZ revodrive

[MikeFF7KH2]

@voxmagna2 I would have got the Revodrive, but I read that multiple people were having compatibility issues with the Crosshair IV Extreme and PCI-e Solid States

[V3RM1LI0N]

does the monitor have speakers and hdmi in?

[choigunz]

@MikeFF7KH2 that's really good to hear mine comes in monday, well at least i hope...it said monday but it's president's day so im not sure. I couldn't get a warranty because i only had enough for the monitor itself so hopefully there is nothing wrong with the monitor...im kinda worrying because i heard it's good to always get a warranty but based off the reviews people haven't had problems outta the box but we'll see...sounds good though man im exciting to see the quality or my self

[voxmagna2]

@MikeFF7KH2 Oh ok. dont think its a compatibility prob; think its caused by the board going into power saver mode for the pci-E slots.

[MikeFF7KH2]

@RWLTouch Sorry, dude, I haven't been uploading in a while. Just got a job and switched schools; been busy. I have had the videos in my camera, recording the un-boxing of all the parts, including the monitor (which is very vibrant and beautiful by the way). If you were interested in getting that monitor from Newegg, I definitely recommend it, especially for how inexpensive it is

[RWLTouch]

Did you get the monitor yet?