Critique my home build

[woohhaa]

This system will be used primarily for gaming/ low end game development. The budget is ~$900. Any suggestions or advice would be much appreciated!

Case: NZXT BETA EVO Classic Series CS-NT-BETA-EVO Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16811146059

Mobo: ASUS M4A88TD-V EVO/USB3 AM3 AMD 880G HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16813131646

CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor HDZ965FBGMBOX
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16819103727

CPU Cooler w/ Bracket: XIGMATEK Intel Core i7 compatible Dark Knight-S1283V REV.W with ACK-I5361 120mm Long Life Bearing CPU Cooler I7 i5 775 AMD compatible
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233029

XIGMATEK Crossbow Ack Ati775 Mounting Kit for AMD AM2 / AM3 / K8 and Intel socket 775
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233060

RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9D-8GBRL
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16820231311

PSU: OCZ ModXStream Pro OCZ600MXSP 600W ATX12V V2.2 / EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply compatible with core i7
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16817341017

Video Card: SAPPHIRE 100283-3L Radeon HD 5770 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16814102873

HDD: SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16822152181

DVD-ROM: LITE-ON Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 24X DVD Writer
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16827106334

 

[ScrewySqrl]

most of it looks OK, but I'd consider a better video card (an HD 6850, HD 6870, or GTX 460),

Go with an already AMD-compatible cooler if you want to overclock. The Kingwin XT-1264 is a great inexpensive cooler (+14 C over ambient on high speed at 45 dB) . Alternately the Cooler Master Hyper 212+ (+13C over ambient at 54 dB)

You don't need 8 GB. Save a Ton of money and get a G.Skill DDR3-1333 (10666 MHz) 4GB kit for only $59.99

the money saved on RAM & Heatsink should easily make up the money needed to get a HD 6850 or GTX 460 1 GB

 

[dave0305]

+1,+1,+1