Gaming PC Build, what do you guys think?

[TianRunty]

Hey guys, I'm hoping I can pick your brain on my first ever build.
I want a pc for gaming mainly with the usual internet browsing and possible some video editing(nothing too huge). my budget is £500-£750
I had help from someone with this list but I want to get other peoples opinions considering the amount of money and the variety of parts out there.

I'll be running windows 7 professional on it.

CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Socket AM3 3.2 GHz 8MB L3 Cache Retail Boxed Processor

Motherboard: Asus M4A79XTD EVO 790X Socket AM3 8 channel audio ATX

GPU: PowerColor HD 5850 PCS 1GB GDDD5 Dual DVI HDMI Display Port Out PCI-E possibly adding another in a little while

RAM: Kingston 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 1333MHz i5 Memory Kit CL9 1.5V

HDD: Seagate ST3500418AS 500GB Hard Drive SATAII 7200rpm 16MB Cache - OEM x2

Case: Antec 300 Three Hundred Case

PSU: OCZ Z Series 650W PSU - 80plus Silver, 12cm Fan, 4x SATA 2x PCI-E

DVD: Samsung SH-S223 22X DVD±RW/RAM/DL Serial ATA Black Bare Drive - OEM

Fans: Antec TriCool 120mm x2 for front of case


I want to be able to play games at top whack ideally atm so that when new games come out if the comp struggles i can reduce the quality etc. games like oblivion, CoD:MW2, sims 3 etc.

Can you let me know what you think and what you would change if anything please.
Thanks

[nickslick74]

Looks fine, though you might want to look into the Western Digital Black series harddrives.

[alexcarlson]

Hi,
I've heard that on some models the cooler is too thick, making the slot below impractical. What I mean is that it might take three slots, not two as most do.

Thanks

[ShyguyXPC]

Hi,
I've heard that on some models the cooler is too thick, making the slot below impractical. What I mean is that it might take three slots, not two as most do.

Thanks

wow... might help to specify what component your talking about...


guessing its the GPU, might want to take a look at the Picture of it, its a Dual slot cooler, not 3...

basic logic, reasoning and observation skills can go a long way.

[TianRunty]

I'm guessing your meaning gpu as well, all I will have in the board is the graphics so as long as it doesnt cover ram slots etc i'll be fine