First Gaming Build

mikeylufc

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Hi there, I am thinking of building a new gaming computer and I would like to know if it would be OK. If there are any flaws or anything underpowered/overpowered for the system could you please tell me :) Also will all the components fit in the case? And also if there is something wrong could you suggest what I could do to improve it, thanks :D

Your help and advice is much appreciated!

Approximate Purchase Date: Christmas

Budget Range: £650

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, playing music and watching videos, office applications and surfing the internet

Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Any UK site with a good price

Country of Origin: UK

Parts Preferences: by brand or type: I would like to use an AMD CPU & ASUS mobo with a 20" LCD and mid tower case

Overclocking: Maybe

SLI or Crossfire: No

Monitor Resolution: 1680x1050

Additional Comments: Its got to be good at playing games, like Call of Duty and DiRT 2 :p

Components I have selected (are these good enough or underpowered/overpowered?)

AMD Phenom II X4 965 BE
ASUS M4A88TDV-EVO/USB3
Corsair TX650W PSU
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB
Asus Radeon HD 5770 1 GB
ASUS DVDRW Drive
Antec 300 Case
Windows 7 64-Bit
Corsair XMS3 4GB RAM

Once again thanks for your advice