A first time build. Gaming PC. £800 ($~1300)

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I am planning my first build and so far here are the main components in it.

MOBO: ASUS Sabertooth 990fx
http://uk.asus.com/Motherboards/AMD_AM3Plus/SABERTOOTH_990FX/#specifications

CPU: AMD Fx-4 4100
http://www.ebuyer.com/287683-amd-fx-4-4100-black-edition-4-core-3-6ghz-socket-am3-8mb-l3-fd4100wmgusbx

GPU: nVidia 560ti
http://uk.asus.com/Graphics_Cards/NVIDIA_Series/ENGTX560Ti448DC22DIS1280MD5/#specifications

Hard Drive: g00gb Hybrid hard drive.
http://www.ebuyer.com/222310-seagate-500gb-momentus-xt-2-5-hybrid-ssd-hdd-sata-ii-7200rpm-32mb-cache-st95005620as

Tower: NZXT Phantom full tower
http://www.ebuyer.com/240815-nzxt-phantom-white-full-tower-case-phan001wt

PSU: OCZ ZX 850W
http://www.ebuyer.com/265709-ocz-zx-series-850w-80-gold-psu-fully-modular-psu-ocz-zx850w-un

RAM: Corsair 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1333MHz
http://www.ebuyer.com/247674-corsair-8gb-2x4gb-ddr3-1333mhz-xms3-memory-kit-cl9-1-5v-unbuffered-cmx8gx3m2a1333c9

CPU Fan: Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro
http://www.ebuyer.com/176157-arctic-cooling-freezer-7-pro-rev-2-socket-775-1156-1155-1366-ac-frz-7pr2

I was wondering if some one could look at them that has a better idea about these things and kind of rate it. If you could that would be great. The build would primarlily be for gaming, and will hopefully have a large upgradabilty to it. Thanks for any help or advice/ feedback you can give.
 
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Eww.....any reason for AMD > Intel SandyBridge??

i5-2500k: £163 http://www.scan.co.uk/products/intel-core-i5-2500k-unlocked-s1155-sandy-bridge-quad-33ghz-hd3000-igp-850mhz-6mb-cache-95w-oem
ASUS P8Z68-v PRO/GEN3: £150 http://www.scan.co.uk/products/asus-p8z68-v-pro-gen3-intel-z68-s-1155-ddr3-sata-iii-6gb-s-sata-raid-pcie-30-(x16)-d-sub-dvi-d-hdmi-
MSI GTX 560Ti: £177 http://www.scan.co.uk/products/1gb-msi-gtx-560ti-oc-twin-frozr-ii-40nm-4200mhz-gddr5-gpu-880mhz-shader-1760mhz-384-cores
750w XFX PRO XXX SILVER PSU: £88 http://www.scan.co.uk/products/750w-xfx-xxx-p1-750b-ukb9-psu-88-eff-80-plus-silver-sli-crossfire-eps-12v-fan-atx-v22
8GB 1600MHz Vengeance RAM: £39 http://www.scan.co.uk/products/8gb-(2x4gb)-corsair-ddr3-vengeance-jet-black-lp-pc3-12800-(1600)-non-ecc-cas-9-9-9-24-xmp-15v
Arctic Freezer 13: £18 http://www.scan.co.uk/products/arctic-cooling-freezer-13-cpu-cooler-intel-775-1155-1156-1366-amd-939-am2-am2plus-am3
500GB WD Blue: £64 http://www.scan.co.uk/products/500gb-western-digital-wd5000aakx-caviar-blue-sata-6gb-s-7200rpm-16mb-cache-8ms
Samsung DVD-RW: £14 http://www.scan.co.uk/products/samsung-writemaster-sh-s222ab-bebe-22x-dvdr-12x-dvdr-dvdplusrw-x8-rw-x6-sata-black-oem


£713 without case and the build is fully ready for another GTX 560Ti to be dropped in at any time.

Case suggestions:

HAF 912 £65
CM Storm Scout £68
CM Storm Enforcer £66
Fractal Design ARC £72
CM 690 II Advanced £78

Arctic Freezer 13 - I use this CPU cooler myself. And I have to say its an excellent performer. Its not too big (92mm fan) so its plenty small enough for side fans to be used on my case and keeps my i5-2500k under 65 degree's with a 4.6GHz OC at 100% PRIME95 load. Also comes with pre-applied thermal paste and is really easy to install on the motherboard. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. Especially at just £18.

 
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Agree with mobo change, the features are practically identical to the -v PRO. I think the only real difference is a couple of Audio features the -v PRO offers DTS or something.

Ummm now, the EVO......I really DO NOT like this cooler. Ok so it works great, cools great, perfect budget price. BUT. Its too big. Unless you buy a really wide (23cm+ case), or big full tower case (which involves spending over £100 on a case) there's just no room to fit side fans onto your case. The Freezer 13 is plenty capable of keeping a 4.6GHz+ OC cool enough, doesn't block any RAM slots, AND allows you to fit (multiple)side fans if your case allows it.

Personally, if I was considering an SLI set up, id take side fans, over a (slightly) more competent CPU cooler any day. For people looking to push higher than a 4.6GHz OC, they should really be looking towards a water-cooling set up anyway.
 
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Well, the fx cpus are really bad at gaming. Though, going with an X4 865 or 970 isnt a bad idea. It will not bottleneck any single solution graphic card. The advantage with intel is, not only you get a better CPU(it does show huge leap in CFX and SLI, plus games like SC2 like intel cpus) but also an upgrade path to ivy bridge. At that budget, its really better to go intel, otherwise, get a cheaper mobo and 965 and put the saved money on a better graphic card, like the 7950. GL!!
 
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