First Gaming PC - Need a second opinion!

So many replies :) great stuff. End result is I am sticking with the M4A89TD PRO/USB3 MB, going 1600 MHz DDR3. In response to posts:
And if budget allows, the HAF X?
I'll be sticking with the HAF 932, as I only just pushed past the HAF 922, the HAF X, as sexy as it may be is a little out of my budget range.

This is the M/board I am using:

Yep that is one awesome looking motherboards, specwise and aesthetics. Unfortunatelly it is much too expensive for me right now, as I only just pushed past the M4A89GTD PRO/USB3 MB, which had int graphics and PCIe x8/x8 bandwidth, to the more expensive gamer friendly model of the M4A89TD PRO/USB3. Fortunately they have the same chipsets and perform theoredically the same in dual crossfire.

planning to buy a 2nd one to have them in RAID
yeah raid's sweet. In the far future I dream of some SSD's in RAID0 :).

you should get 8GB RAM or more...
Not too sure if that would help any way in gaming exceeding 4GB, let alone 8GB, but hey, 2 slots available for future upgrades if need be.

Thanks all:)

n00bst3r

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My Computer My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
'Home Grown'
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
CPU
AMD Phenom II 955 BE 3.2Ghz
Motherboard
ASUS M4N98TD-EVO
Memory
G.Skill 4GB (2x2GB) 1333 Ripjaws
Graphics Card(s)
MSI GTX 460 768MB
Sound Card
Onboard
Monitor(s) Displays
LG W2353V-PF 23" Widescreen LCD
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Seagate Barracuda 500GB 7200RPM
PSU
Antec Truepower Blue 750w 80 Plus Bronze Certified
Case
Cooler Master HAF 922
Cooling
Air cooling- 2x200mm, 1x120mm, CPU stock cooling
Keyboard
Razer Lycosa
Mouse
Razer Naga
Internet Speed
Too slow
Excellent job and take lots of pictures to share all the way through your build !
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
A blend of brains, brawn and dumb luck.
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 64
CPU
i7 3770k OC'd 4.6 @ 1.17v, also FX 8120 & i5 miniITX
Motherboard
MSI P67A-GD80 b3
Memory
32 gb G.Skill Sniper DDR3 10-12-12-31 @ 2133
Graphics Card(s)
XFX Radeon 7870 2GB DDR5
Sound Card
Sound Blaster Z Series Card
Monitor(s) Displays
(2) LG LED 23" 1920 x 1080 2ms Monitors via mini d-port
Screen Resolution
1680 X 1050 p
Hard Drives
Samsung 256 gb 830 SSD sata III
(1) 1 tb WD Black
(2) 1 tb Hitachi deskmates/sata II
(2) 1 tb WD green/sata II
(2) 3 tb Seagate Barracuda
(1) 120 gb OCZ Vertex SS
(1) Drobo 5N w/5 Seagate 3tb
PSU
EVGA modular 1000G2 80% gold rating & APC 1200 RS
Case
CoolerMaster Storm Styker
Cooling
7 case fans 140mm & 120mm, NZXT Kraken X60
Keyboard
(2) Logitech Illuminated Keyboards (1) usb (1) wireless
Mouse
Logitech G700 & T-BC21 - nano nx for the laptop
Internet Speed
Basic 120mbps down
Antivirus
Trend Micro Titanium Max Security & Malwarebytes Premium
Browser
Chrome and IE 10
Other Info
5 Noctua case fans + 3 Noctua in p/p on NZXT cooler
Integrated hot swap drive bays for 2.5" Drives
(2) Lite-on dvd/cd/Blu Ray optical 22X
Integrated fan controller and led on/off
HP Officejet Pro 8630 all-n-one
Hot-swappable 3.5" hard drive bay
Netgear Nighthawk router
Asus USB 3 & sata 6 PCIe card
Vantec IDE to sata adptr./Ultra sata adptr
Lenovo L420 i5 lappy with m sata
Drobo 5N advanced NAS
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