Help with home built PC.

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Alright So I got a list of parts and and prices, but I'm wondering which of them would make the best combo. This is just a mid range range PC, Any help would be great.

I'm leaning more towards the AMD Phenom II X6 1100T, I already have a spare SSD so I don't need one of those and I'm not sure about any of the motherboards I've listed so if anyone could recommend one that would be great.


Processor;
1. AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition 3.4GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor-- $159

2. AMD Phenom II X6 1100T Black Edition Thuban 3.3GHz, 3.7GHz Turbo Socket AM3 125W Six-Core-- $229

3. AMD Phenom II X6 1055T Thuban 2.8GHz Socket AM3 125W Six-Core Desktop Processor-- $179

4. AMD Phenom II X6 1075T Thuban 3.0GHz Socket AM3 125W Six-Core Desktop Processor-- $189

Case;
1. Rosewill CHALLENGER Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case--$60

2. Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX-- $60

Harddrives;
1. Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST31500341AS 1.5TB 7200 RPM-- $70

2. Western Digital Caviar Blue WD10EALS 1TB 7200 RPM-- $65

3. Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKX 500GB 7200 RPM-- $40

RAM;
1. A-DATA Gaming Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600--$48

2. Crucial Ballistix sport 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333-- $60

3. Patriot Viper 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600-- $65

4. Mushkin Enhanced Silverline 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)--$70

MotherBoard;
1. GIGABYTE GA-880GMA-UD2H AM3 AMD 880G HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard- $100

2. ASUS M4A78LT-M AM3 AMD 760G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard--$63

3. GIGABYTE GA-870A-UD3 AM3 AMD 870 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard-- $105

PSU;
1. RAIDMAX HYBRID 2 RX-630SS 630W ATX12V V2.2/ EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Modular Modular LED Power Supply-- $50

2. Diablotek PHD Series - 2nd Generation PHD650 650W Power Supply-- $50

3. Broadway Com Corp OKIA-BLACK-680 680W Power Supply-- $60

Video Card;
1. VisionTek 900301 Radeon HD 5750 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity-- $120

2. SAPPHIRE Vapor-X 100284VXL Radeon HD 5750 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity-- $113

3. PowerColor AX6850 1GBD5-DH Radeon HD 6850 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity-- $170
 
For gaming and the usual stuff you can get the Phenom II X4 965 or the 955 (same CPU clocked a little lower).
GIGABYTE GA-870A-UD3
RAM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231275
or
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231427
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231430

HDD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152181&cm_re=spinpoint_f3-_-22-152-181-_-Product
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185&cm_re=spinpoint_f3-_-22-152-185-_-Product

PSU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371031
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139019
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151094&cm_re=SEASONIC_520-_-17-151-094-_-Product

For gaming get a HD 6850 or 6870/6950. What's your monitor resolution?

Both those cases are good, here's another one
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119233&Tpk=haf%20912

You can also go Intel, it's more expensive though than the Phenom II 965.