Ok.
Course I trust you.
And I didnt know higher end mobo had 8pin

Hi I dont know about the prices in the USA but what I have seen they appear to me as exspensive as the UK

I was in the same mind as you but decided to build one as cheap as possible to see how it worked out. Make the mistacks on a cheap one and learn the pitfalls and there are plenty of them

My first one was a BEAREBONES with a case, motherboard and psu

Then buy what you can from ebay dont lol you can get some good stuff and cheap and dont forget you can sell back on ebay when you feel that you are ready to spend a lot of money

yep, alot do. its to help prevent overloading of the motherboard circuitry.

Oh.
Does EPS 8 pin same as the 8 pin that you were talking about, AW?

Yes. But the power supply doesnt have to be EPS12v compliant to have a 8 pin connector.

What if the motherboard that you recommanded doesn't sell in the retail store?
Like for example, I didn't see the motherboard that you recommended in the either Central Computer website or Fry's Electronics' websie.