PC Gamers - need hardware purchasing advice!

 http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3228&csid=ITD&body=MAIN
 
I'm looking at buying this kit. Any opinions on it? Seems like a bitchin' deal to me, but I've been out of the computer hardware game for a long time so if anyone who's knowledgable wants to weigh in i'd really appreciate it!

Seems like a pretty slick deal, I can't get close to the same price on cyberpowerpc.com, which is normally cheaper than parts.  Most games put more emphasis on the GPU than the CPU, so your base parts should be okay for a couple years.  Don't forget that you'll still need to buy an OS license for an extra $200 though.  Also, doesn't look like it ships with an optical drive, so you'll need to pick one of those up as well.
 
My other concern is I'm not sure how well the QX9650 stacks up against more modern processors like the i5/i7 as they have DDR3.  This PC might wind up being faster for slightly less for example:  

http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/system/Gamer_Xtreme_4000/

" @FrequentBeast: That's a terrible deal. The case, processor and graphics card are extremely overpriced. You could get something that is easily twice as good for less.  "

 really? I thought it seemd like a good deal for a grand. 
 
 http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5740682&Sku=B69-0186
 http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5633678&Sku=B69-1162
 http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5633691&Sku=B69-1164
 
Heres a couple more kits, what do you guys think? these are video cardless though 

If you really wanna get a kit, go for the third one you listed and get a nice videocard.

Hey man thanks for doing this. The reason I was looking at the kits is because Ive never mounted a motherboard on a case or installed a processor,  which I've heard can be tricky which makes me a little nervous.
 
That looks really bitchin' for a thousand bucks though... I guess i need to learn :P

" Hey man thanks for doing this. The reason I was looking at the kits is because Ive never mounted a motherboard on a case or installed a processor,  which I've heard can be tricky which makes me a little nervous.  That looks really bitchin' for a thousand bucks though... I guess i need to learn :P "

I remember the first computer I bought and assembled myself. Seven years ago, I was 16 and thought I was a right hardware wiz. So when the parts arrived I ignored my father's advice that I wait for him to come home from work, ran down to the basement (where my room was) and quickly and hastily put everything together. When I proceeded to plug the computer in and turn it on, all I was met with was a continuous shriek from the PC speaker. Horrified, I looked through the motherboard manual and learned that the shriek actually was a code for "CPU error".  

At this point I was panicking, sweating and shaking, but I managed to open the computer up again, removed the fan and realized... the CPU was stuck. I could not for the life of me get it out of its slot. Now, my father was coming home from work in about an hour so I really needed to fix this soon if I didn't want to catch shit from him. I got a kitchen knife and pried the CPU out... the force required to pry it out made me realize something was terribly wrong and this build was not likely to ever run again. Confirming my fears, the CPU looked horrible. Every single pin (and there was a lot of them) was completely bent in an almost 90 degree angle. 
 
It seems I had forgotten to raise a little plastic arm for locking the CPU in place next to the slot before I inserted it, so when I mounted the fan, it had pushed the CPU down and basically crushed it. 
My father (bless him) spent that following night bending up and straightening the pins and amazingly it actually worked and I used that computer for many years to come. 
 
Just a little reminder for you to be extra careful while assembling your computer. :)

hahahahaha

I was just going through everything again, are you sure the  Sapphire Radeon HD 5870 will fit on that motherboard? seems like it would crush those round things ( dont laugh, I dont know what there called :P) nearby

" I was just going through everything again, are you sure the  Sapphire Radeon HD 5870 will fit on that motherboard? seems like it would crush those round things ( dont laugh, I dont know what there called :P) nearby "

Just built a compy 2 days ago with a 5870 and an antec 300 illusion, half inch clearance for the card but it fits.
 
 http://i47.tinypic.com/2moa73t.jpg Is the parts, $1015 total with shipping and a copy of windows 7.

I'm thinking about building this thing piecemeal. Is the PCIE 2.0 x16 slot backwards compatable? I have an old geforce 6800 I want to drop in until I find a sale on a high end card/

So I went ahead and bought the mobo, processor, power sipply, and ram. Works awesome, but Goddamn I need a new vid card, I dont really have the cash now to buy an awesome card though.
 
I found a couple that look decent, opinions on these cards? the first one seems to be discounted pretty highly, the price seems right. What do you guys think of these two cards?
 
 http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4644390&Sku=B52-9826
 http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4683604&csid=ITD&body=REVIEWS#tabs