Opinions on Mid-Range Gaming Build

Breems

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http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=25528685

I have a friend that will be donating a PSU.

I've been dying to build a PC for the first time now that I finally have the money. I mostly took parts from a prebuilt Newegg special a few months ago as I wasn't sure where to start, but this rig would fit my budget and seems like it would be capable for what I'm trying to get. My end goal is to run Skyrim on *mostly* ultra settings at 50-60 FPS.

I basically want to know 2 things:

    Are all of these parts compatible? I know enough about parts to choose the specs I want, but I have no idea how to judge how they'll work together.


    Is this ALL I'll need to put the PC together? I'd like to know any possible extra things I'll need to buy to assemble it. I know I'll need thermal paste, but I'd like to know of anything else.


I'd also love general suggestions. I've debated 7850 vs. a GTX 750Ti for a long time, but it seems the 7850 would be a better deal for the money. The CPU looks like a great buy. Thoughts?
 

Breems

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Appreciate those suggestions. Appears to be a nice upgrade at no additional cost. I'll look into it further.

My friend is donating the power supply (referred to that as PSU in my post... is that incorrect?). I have a screwdriver and a copy of Windows, so I'm good there.