Building My First Computer (specifications inside)(need your help)

LetsBuildAComp

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Thank you for looking at this thread. I was wondering if any of these components are not good. I was also wondering if there are any bottlenecks in this build. I was also wondering if this is a complete and compatible build. Also what do you guys think about this build? Please comment.
Thank you in advance. :):):)


CPU-$249.99
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition (125W) Six Core Socket AM3, 3.2GHz, 9Mb Cache, 2000MHz HT, 45nm (HDT90ZFBGRBOX)

Motherboard-$224.99
Asus Crosshair IV Formula Socket AM3 AMD 890FX + SB850 Chipset Dual-Channel DDR3 1866(O.C.)/1800(O.C.)/1600(O.C.)/1333/1066 MHz 3x PCI-Express 2.0 x16 X-Fi 8-Channel Audio 6x SATA 6.0Gb/s 2x USB 3.0 ATX

Memory-$129.99
Corsair DDR3, 1333MHz 8GB (2x4GB) DIMM, Unbuffered, 9-9-9-24, XMS3 with Classic Heat Spreader - Core i7, Core i5 and Core 2 / AMD Phenom II - Dual Channel (CMX8GX3M2A1333C9)

Graphics-$269.99
Asus EAH6870/2DI2S/1GD5 ATI Radeon HD 6870 Chipset (915MHz ) 1GB (4.2Ghz) GDDR5 Dual Display DVI/HDMI/DisplayPort PCI-Express 2.1 Graphics Card

Hard Drive-$139.99
OCZ (OCZSSD2-2SLD120G) Solid 2 Series SATA II 2.5" 120GB Solid State Drive, Read: 220MB/s, Write: 130MB/s

Cases-$179.99
Antec Twelve Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case

Power Supply- $94.99
Antec TP-550 Truepower New 550W Continuous Power Supply

CD/DVD Drives-$84.99
ASUS BC-08B1ST Black BD-Combo 8x Blu-Ray 16x DVD 48x CD-R Read 16x DVD+/-R Write SATA Retail
249.99+224.99+129.99+269.99+139.99+179.99+84.99+94.99=1374.92
1 374.92 + 178.7396 = 1 553.6596
 
I'd spend a bit less on the case and more on the PSU. Or even just more on the PSU. That's a good unit but at 550W, it will just barely support a second 6870. No point in an awesome motherboard like that if you aren't crossfiring, you know?

Antec's Truepower New 750W is a very good deal right now, and would support three 6870's. (as will your motherboard)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371025


You also may want to spring for 1600MHz RAM if you plan on overclocking.
 
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