New Gaming Build

qam_jah

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I'm looking to build a new gaming computer. These are the components I'm looking at and am considering going SLI in the future. I would like some opinions on whether this would be a good build.

Approximate Purchase Date: Mid to late March
Budget Range: $900 - $1300
System Usage from Most to Least Important: gaming, surfing the internet, watching movies
Overclocking: Yes
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe at a later date
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080

Components
Case: NZXT M59

Motherboard: MSI NF980-G65

CPU: AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition

Heat sink: COOLER MASTER V6 RR-V6SV-22PR-R1

Memory: G.SKILL Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1600

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 460 SE (Fermi) 1GB

Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Black WD5001AALS 500GB 7200RPM (system drive)
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD10EALS 1TB 7200 RPM

DVD Drive: ASUS DRW-24B3LT SATA

Power Supply: Rosewill Green Series RG700-S12 700W