My first build ever, need advice/criticism please!

[liveon3]

hey guys im new to the site.

i need all the help i can get before i make this purchase,
these are the items ive chosen through newegg for my first build.
If you know of any better motherboards, pcu's, video cards ( etc. ) that
will preform better than what i have posted please let me know i need all the advice i can get
P.S. my budget is 900$


HIS Radeon HD 6790 H679F1GD Video Card with Eyefinity
$124.99

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit
$99.99

CASE ROSEWILL | FUTURE Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
$59.99

GIGABYTE GA-970A-D3 ATX AMD Motherboard
$89.99

ASUS 24X DVD Burner - Bulk Black SATA Model DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS
$18.99

HANNspree By Hanns-G HF225DPB Black 21.5" Full HD WideScreen LCD Monitor w/Speakers
$119.99

LOGISYS Computer PS550ABK 550Watts Power Supply With SATA and 20/24 Pin connectors.
$20.99

HITACHI 500GB 3.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
$79.99

PNY XLR8 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory
$44.99

AMD Phenom II X4 960T 3.0GHz Socket AM3 Quad-Core Desktop Processor
$124.99

GIGABYTE GM-M6800 Noble Black Wired Optical Dual Lens Gaming Mouse
GIGABYTE GK-K6800 Glossy Black Wired Professional Multimedia Keyboard
$28.99


Grand Total: $813.89

 

[johnb35]

You need a different power supply unless you want your new build to go up in smoke. Also a better hard drive as Hitachi's aren't that good.

PSU - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207013

HDD - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136769

 

[Gary1]

I agree never skimp on PSU!

Unless your set on the CPU try also Phenom II X6

Either way you have the right Idea to pass up on the FX CPU's.

I did not realize you can unlock the CPU to essentially be the CPU I suggested.