Around 1600 euros for a gaming pc, but a complete newb... Help me plz? xD

[dualwieldingroxas]

I got a gaming laptop a few years ago, and it woked nice and all, but it's time really passed. I can't even play eve online without it crashing, and Starcraft II on lowest graphics is laggy as hell even when it DOES work.
The obvious choice for a new pc, and one that works and will work is obvious, build my own. The problem is that I have NO knowledge of hardware at all. I'm trying to understand things by reading guides and stuff, but it still doesn't give me clear answers to what would be the best RIGHT NOW.

I have about 1600 euros to spend, give or take 100 (or more, depending on the timeframe between now and when I buy everything), and I pretty much want a gaming pc that lasts as long as possible without having to replace old components.
A friend recommended me 4 AMD Anthlon quadcore processors and a [XFX Radeon HD 6950 (HD-695X-CDFC) 2048MB PCIe x16 Eyefinity 6 Edition] (excuse me if this is weird, copypasted it from the link.) graphics card.
This would already get me up to about 400/500 euros, maybe 600, depending on shipping costs. No problem it seems to me, but I really don't want to impulsively buy things to find out I'm missing a ton of stuff.

Summarized: Looking for really great gaming pc to build, next to no knowledge of anything, around 1600 euros to spend, need help.

(PS: Sorry for the pain my nonexistant knowledge can have caused to your brains while reading through this. Because yes, I literally have no idea what else to buy except named parts, a motherboard, cooling, and a disk drive... and a monitor/mouse/keyboard ofc xD)

[David M]

Which country are you in? Do you have a parts source within your country?

Do you want more than one monitor?

[glc]

XFX is not a good brand to buy.

[rjfvillarosa]

Try PixMania for your component prices, they have outlets/deliveries to most European countries.
They have branched out abit now but when I first started using them they were camera and computer parts dealers only.
Just select your country on the home page.

PIXMANIA

[dualwieldingroxas]

Originally Posted by David M Which country are you in? Do you have a parts source within your country? Do you want more than one monitor?

I am in holland, but around where I live there aren't many shops that sell computer parts, maybe one or two but they're MUCH more expensive than online.
As for monitors, I'll really only need one. Not even a big/expensive one, maybe if I have money left over after everything, but it's pretty much my bottom priority.

Try PixMania for your component prices, they have outlets/deliveries to most European countries. They have branched out abit now but when I first started using them they were camera and computer parts dealers only. Just select your country on the home page.

Thanks, I'll see what I can figure out myself, will probably edit it in this post soon if it's not too much ^^

[glc]

Put something together, post links, and we will be happy to critique and suggest alternatives.