Quick Compatibility Check

[sliceoflife]

Hi, I'm new to PC gaming and I need a quick compatibility check before I buy all of the components. Any advice is also appreciated. Budget < $1000 and overclocking is not necessary. I'm not looking for a high end rig. Just a build that will be able to play anything at medium settings or lower at 60 fps.

MoBo: Asus M4N68T-M V2
http://www.amazon.com/Asus-Motherboard-M4N68T-M-Geforce-Microatx/dp/B004TO4PA4/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1305416112&sr=1-3

Disk Drive: Samsung SH-B123L 12X BLU-RAY Player & DVDRW Combo
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Internal-Lightscribe-SH-B123L-BSBP/dp/B003XIM3QK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1305415360&sr=1-1

CPU: AMD Phenom™II X4 965 Black Edition
http://www.amazon.com/Phenom-Black-3-4Ghz-512KB-4000MHZ/dp/B002SRQ214/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1305415404&sr=1-1-fkmr0

Fan:CoolerMaster Hyper TX3
http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-RR-910-HTX3-G1-130-Watt-Hyper/dp/B0028Y4S9K/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1305415702&sr=1-1-fkmr0

Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 7200
http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Barracuda-7200RPM-Internal-ST3500418AS-Bare/dp/B001VKYA5E/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1305415756&sr=1-2

RAM: Corsair XMS3 4GB
http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-1600mhz-PC3-12800-platforms-CMX4GX3M2B1600C9/dp/B004K2SD4E/ref=sr_1_7?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1305415966&sr=1-7

PSU:Thermaltake TR2 650W ATX Modular Active PFC Power Supply TRX-650M
http://www.amazon.com/Thermaltake-Modular-Active-Supply-TRX-650M/dp/B00305K4S0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1305416147&sr=1-1

GPU:EVGA GeForce GTX460 SE 1 GB
http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-PCI-Express-Graphics-01G-P3-1366-TR/dp/B004DKWLB4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1305416218&sr=1-1

 

[striker410]

few things. One, the Phenom II's are obsolete. Get a sandy bridge build (2500k plus p67) and you will get much more for your money. Next, it would be much better to grab some G.skill ram like this, ( http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231277&cm_re=g.skill-_-20-231-277-_-Product ) it's cheaper and looks cooler lol. Next thing, Grab a different PSU. Thermaltake make OK ones, but it would be better to grab an OCZ, Antec, or Corsair PSU.

A better hard drive is the Samsung Spinpoint f3, cheaper/faster.

That GTX 460 SE you have is a downgraded 460, with disabled shaders and bandwidth.

A cooler master 212+ is a better cooler for $10 more.
I will compile a example build shortly.

 

[striker410]

CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072 $225

Mobo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131703 $180

PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139005 $90 before rebate

Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119233 $60

Hard drive: http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Spinpoint-3-5-Inch-Internal-HD103SJ/dp/B002MQC0P8/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1305418160&sr=8-2 $60

CPU cooler: http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-Hyper-Sleeve-RR-B10-212P-G1/dp/B002G1YPH0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1305418178&sr=8-1 $35

ram: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231277 $40

Graphics card: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127565 $250 before rebate (or this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102914&cm_re=6950-_-14-102-914-_-Product if in stock )


Disk drive: http://www.newegg.com/Shopping/ShoppingItem.aspx?ItemList=N82E16827151222

Total price? $990 before shipping and rebates

Here's a benchy of the 2500k vs phenom 965 http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/288?vs=102 (pay attention to higher is better/lower is better)

I know you said overclocking is not necessary, but with a 2500k it's super simple and you get a big performance boost.

 

[sliceoflife]

lol thanks for all the input. i only really needed a compatibility check rather than a complete redo of the build. i'll be sure to take everything you said into consideration. from what i've heard though is that the 965 still gets the job done and it's cheaper than intel desktops.

 

[striker410]

Yeah my bad. I stand by the fact that it's a way better build for your budget....

Anyway,
this is better ram, cheaper too: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231277

I would suggest this hard drive as it is faster, and only $15 for double the storage. The speed is the selling point though. http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Spinpoint-3-5-Inch-Internal-HD103SJ/dp/B002MQC0P8/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1305418160&sr=8-2
The GTX 460 SE is a bad deal, as they disable the bandwidth and shaders. Here's a better card for the same price: http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-PCI-Express-Graphics-768-P3-1360-TR/dp/B003V8ATWC/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1305429758&sr=8-2

That PSU is ok, but WAY over wattage. you will need a 500w tops. check out this one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371034&Tpk=antec%20430

Everything else looks just fine.