Critique My Build

Jarsniff

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Input is appreciated. I'm buying my parts in 2 or 3 days.
I plan on primarily using this for audio recording/editing, photoshop, and gaming.

Current Build

Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive $74.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136319

ASUS M4A78T-E AM3 AMD 790GX HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard $139.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131366

SAPPHIRE 100259-1GL Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 $179.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102801

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9D-4GBNQ $69.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231190

AMD Phenom II X3 720 2.8GHz Socket AM3 95W Triple-Core Black Processor Model HDZ720WFGIBOX - $145.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103649

COOLER MASTER 600W ATX12V V2.3 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready Power Supply & Mid Tower case -$140
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.201730

Total: $763.94
 

stonebattle

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These look like good choices. I would go with a quad core, but there is nothing wrong with the X3 you've chosen. If you plan to crossfire and overclock you may want to go with at least a 650 W power supply similar to what you've chosen