building a pc, are these parts I have chosen compatible?

Its a great built other than mobo which is known for poor quality VRMs


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CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£85.19 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£69.20 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£28.00 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£48.36 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB Video Card (£154.30 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Thermaltake Commander MS/I Snow Edition (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£43.98 @ Novatech)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£49.86 @ Scan.co.uk)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£12.94 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) (£68.39 @ Aria PC)
Other: (£90.00)
Other: TeckNet M002 2.4G Nano Cordless Optical Mouse - 18 Month Battery Life - Battery Indicator - 2.4 GHz -2000/1500/1000dPi - Nano USB wireless receiver - 2012 Edition (AA BATTERIES NOT INCLUDED) (£8.97)
Other: Microsoft Wired Keyboard 600 - Black (£8.99)
Other: Anti-static wrist band (£1.00)
Other: ZIP TIES/CABLE TIES (£1.00)
Total: £670.18
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-14 14:48 BST+0100)
 

Dark Lord of Tech

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£85.19 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Extreme3 ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard (£83.20 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£53.00 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£48.36 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB Video Card (£154.30 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Thermaltake Commander MS/I Snow Edition (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£43.98 @ Novatech)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£49.86 @ Scan.co.uk)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£12.94 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) (£68.39 @ Aria PC)
Other: (£90.00)
Other: TeckNet M002 2.4G Nano Cordless Optical Mouse - 18 Month Battery Life - Battery Indicator - 2.4 GHz -2000/1500/1000dPi - Nano USB wireless receiver - 2012 Edition (AA BATTERIES NOT INCLUDED) (£8.97)
Other: Microsoft Wired Keyboard 600 - Black (£8.99)
Other: Anti-static wrist band (£1.00)
Other: ZIP TIES/CABLE TIES (£1.00)
Total: £709.18
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-14 14:49 BST+0100)
 

Joe00

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I was looking at some reviews on the motherboard, and people were saying it was really thin and sensitive, also heard it comes up DOA a lot, so I was looking at this motherboard, what do you think. Does it have any disadvantages compared to the asus rock? http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-m5a97ler20