New Build - Checking some things Pleasee :)

Davayy

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Here is my new budget(ish) Build, would appreciate if you could tell me if anything needs changing, or what you would change.

CPU: AMD Phenom II X6 Six Core 1100T Black Edition 3.30GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail
MB: Gigabyte 990XA-UD3 AMD 990X (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard
RAM: G.Skill RipJaw 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Dual Channel Kit
CPU FAN: Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev 2 CPU Cooler (Socket 939 / AM2 / AM3 / 775 / 1155/ 1156 / 1366)
PSU: Cooler Master GX 650W '80 Plus' Power Supply
GFX: Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 6870 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
HDD: Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ)
Case: Akasa Raptor Gaming Case - Black
DVDRW: LG GH22NS70 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM


Thanks for reading, any changes just let me know.
 
Is this is for gaming there would be many things i would change. I would get the Phenom II x4 965 or a i5-2500k over the Phenom II x6 1100T because both would be faster, the i5 by a lot. I would then change the cooler for the Coolermaster Hyper 212+ because at that price i think it cools better. Then the PSU, Coolermaster aren't known for the best PSU's, they are certainly satisfactory but you can get something better at that price. I think you could also find a better case. How is this?

Don't know exactly what your budget is but this would perform a lot better in games and have better upgradability:

Intel Core i5-2500k
8GB G.Skill Ripjaws X 1333Mhz
ASRock Z68 Extreme3
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB
Gigabyte GTX 560Ti
Coolermaster HAF 922
Coolermaster Hyper 212+
Antec Earthwatts 750W
LG DVD Burner

If you really want to go with AMD i would change the CPU, MOBO and GPU for these:

AMD Phenom II x4 965
ASRock 970 EXTREME4 AM3+
HD 6870 or HD 6950
 
thanks for the advice, and sorry didn't realise there was a template i was supposed to use. I was originally thinking of the 970 for CPU, but i guess the bigger number won me over, It was pretty dumb of me to think bigger number = better performance .
As regard to the MOBO, would the one i posted be fine for the 965/970?
As my budget was around £700 i was trying to cut back on the case, would the Coolermaster HAF 212 be a better suited case?
Thanks for the fast replies and sorry for the number of questions.
 
The HAF 912 is also fine and yes a x4 will fit that board just as well as a x6. heres that Intel build for under £700 on www.aria.co.uk

Intel Core i5-2500k
8GB G.Skill Ripjaws X 1600Mhz
Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3
MSI Twin Frozr II GTX 560Ti
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB
Corsair TX-650
Coolermaster HAF 922
Coolermaster Hyper 212+
Liteon DVD Burner

Comes just under £700, if you want to save a bit more switch the case for a 912 or Storm Scout. If you want an AMD build though swap the GPU, CPU and MOBO for:

Gigabyte 990XA-UD3
Asus ATI Radeon HD 6950 1GB (Don't need 2GB unless using 2560x1600 / 3 monitors)
AMD Phenom II x4 955

Even with the HAF 922 that comes to around £620.