Looking to build a computer from sratch

[nialater]

Hello everyone im new to this site and im not very computer smart. im looking to build a gaming computer possible from scratch i have a budget of 750 dollars and just need a tower setup. (i have mouse keyboard moniter ect.) i do not know if this is the right place to post. im also wondering what the diffrence between over clocking and not overclocking. why does it matter? any ideas or suggestions would be appreciated.

 

[disturbed13]

overclocking is where the user manually goes into the BIOS of the pc and sets the processing power of the components to higher than stock
which makes the pc run faster
and also causes more heat as a result
and the extra heat also shortens the life span of the pc

have you taken a look at a barebone kit?
and what are you wanting to do with this pc?
just surf the web
or play certain games or what?
the more info the more we can help

 

[Atomic Rooster]

Have a look through the sticky to get some good ideas: http://www.computerforums.org/showthread.php?t=69845

 

[nialater]

im looking to play games such as oblivion and wow and when it comes out hopefully diablo 3. i have not looked at a barebone kit like i said im new to this if you could explain a little more on what that is i would appreciate. i really have no idea what im doing just want a comp that can play some of the newer games and the ones coming out within the next year

 

[disturbed13]

a barebone kit is almost a complete pc
depending on the kit you would have little to add to it
look here for all of your options: (amd or intel, NVIDIA or ATI)
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/category/category_tlc.asp?CatId=31&name=Barebone-Kits
here are some examples:
here is an Intel and NVIDIA one
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3984221&CatId=2405
EVGA nForce 680i SLI Socket 775 Barebone Kit - Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700 2.66GHz OEM, 512MB PCIe 2.0 Card, 500GB SATA HD, 4GB DDR2 PC6400, ATX Full-Tower Case, 650 Watt Power Supply
here is a more expensive one
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3837301&CatId=2405
EVGA nForce 780i SLI Socket 775 Barebone Kit - Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700 2.66GHz OEM, 512MB PCIe 2.0, 500GB SATA HD, 20x DVD±RW, 2GB DDR2 PC6400, ATX Mid-Tower Case, Clear Side, 1000 Watt Power Supply
here ia an amd
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3775001&CatId=2626
Visionman BBA-377X00 AMD Gaming Barebones - AMD X4 Phenom 9850 Black Edition / MSI K9A2 Platinum / 4x Crossfire / 2GB DDR2-1066 / Flash Reader / Gigabit & Wireless LAN / NO Video / 850 Watt
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3747050&CatId=2626
Intel DX38BT Socket 775 Barebone Kit - Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700 2.66GHz OEM, 2GB DDR3 PC10600, ATX Mid-Tower Case, 600 Watt Power Supply

there are some examples from tigerdirect.com

you could look up some more from newegg.com if you wanted to
but i really dont like there offerings
thats just me though