Gaming/Video Editing New Computer Build

[wakinglife32]

I am not the most computer savvy person. I have decent knowledge, but nothing compared to what I read on a lot of these forums. I did a bit of research and came up with this build for my new computer. I will mostly use it for gaming, but hopefully will be doing video editing when I graduate.

CPU:
AMD Phenom II X6 1100T Black Edition Thuban 3.3GHz, 3.7GHz Turbo Socket AM3 125W Six-Core Desktop Processor HDE00ZFBGRBOX

MoBo:
GIGABYTE GA-890FXA-UD5 AM3 AMD 890FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard

GPU:
SAPPHIRE 100312SR Radeon HD 6950 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity

Hard Drive:
Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

RAM:
CORSAIR XMS3 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 Desktop Memory Model CMX8GX3M2A1333C9

Case:
Thermaltake Armor A90 Black Steel / Plastic Gaming ATX Mid-Tower Computer Case VL98521W2U w/ 850W W0319RU Modular Power Supply

Blu-Ray Burner:
LG WH10LS30 10X Blu-ray Burner - LightScribe Support - Bulk - OEM

I know I don't need the Sata6.0 or that much memory cache on the HD, but it wasn't that much more. Also, is there anything else that I need to get (minus keyboard and mouse) that I didn't include (e.g. thermal paste, cooling fan, etc.)? Let me know what you think and thanks in advance!!!

 

[Proximon]

That might be OK for a serious video editing machine IF YOUR SOFTWARE IS MULTITHREADED. Otherwise it's not terribly good.

For the same price you could get an i7-2500K, and that would out-perform the 6-core CPU in almost any instance.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072

Comparison:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/4083/the-sandy-bridge-review-intel-core-i7-2600k-i5-2500k-core-i3-2100-tested/16

I don't think the Thermaltake case and PSU are such a good deal. Not sure who makes that particular PSU but it's not one of the better ones.

Alternate recommended PSUs least to most expensive
TP-750
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371025
TX850
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139022
750HX
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139010
850HX
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139011
X750
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151087

 

[wakinglife32]

Ended up ditching the case/PSU combo and went with your suggestion. Thanks for the advice!