New AMD gaming rig (Need advice plz)

[MetalSiren]

I'm building a new rig to play apb:r on. It has to have a 3ghz+ cpu 4x core, nvida graphics card, 8gb of ddr3 ram. I didn't go for the ssd drive cause I did not want to risk a device failure.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119194 - case "sniper storm" by cool master

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148609 - hd seagate (I have had success with this brand)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131636 - Asus M4N98TD EVO (never tried this brand b4, but have heard good things in the past.)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121446 - GeForce GTX 560 (Just going with 1 video card for now I don't play a high res. so no need for 2 cards)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829102019 - Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty (the cheap one is outa stock so might as well get this one )

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817194054 - ENERMAX PRO87+ EPG600AWT 600W 80 PLUS GOLD Certified (another brand I've has success with)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231460 - G.SKILL Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) (Looking at the memory specs certified for use with the motherboard this was the closest I seen in model##'s I could find even though its not an exact match)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103808 - AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz (best bang for my buck imo)

Any advice or known problems I want to avoid with this setup?? My main concern is the ram working with the motherboard.

Thanks in advanced for any advice given

 

[Knufire]

Drop the sound card. If you want reliability, get the Crucial M4. Typically, SSD DOA rates are NOTHING compared to HDDs. What's more reliable, flash memory or a spinning, moving disk?

If you want a really high quality PSU, get a Seasonic Gold, I think there's a 650W version. But honestly, a Corsair 600CX is a fraction of the cost and will run your system flawless.

I'd get this motherboard, it supports AMD's next CPU series that should be out anyday now: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128514

Lastly, I'd try to upgrade to a 560Ti, it's better price/performance then a normal 560. Also, you picked a triple-slot card, but that shouldn't be an issue if you don't plan on going dual cards.

What's your total budget? Do you need an OS included?

 

[MetalSiren]

Drop the sound card. If you want reliability, get the Crucial M4. Typically, SSD DOA rates are NOTHING compared to HDDs. What's more reliable, flash memory or a spinning, moving disk?

If you want a really high quality PSU, get a Seasonic Gold, I think there's a 650W version. But honestly, a Corsair 600CX is a fraction of the cost and will run your system flawless.

I'd get this motherboard, it supports AMD's next CPU series that should be out anyday now: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128514

Lastly, I'd try to upgrade to a 560Ti, it's better price/performance then a normal 560. Also, you picked a triple-slot card, but that shouldn't be an issue if you don't plan on going dual cards.

What's your total budget? Do you need an OS included?

my budget is about $1200 but can go over a little.

I took your advice on the mobo, graphics card, and ssd. I droped the sound card and going to try the on board sound for now.

The OS I plan to go with is the win7 home 64-bit OEM ( apb:r is supposed to play better and look better on a 64-bit OS)

Items changed:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128514 - mobo GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121425 - GeForce GTX 560 Ti (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148442 - Crucial M4 CT128M4SSD2 2.5" 128GB SATA III (I wanted to get ssd in the first place but some of the reviews I seen scared me, but I'm going with this as soon as it gets in stock )



All together it'll be aprox. $1,250 so just $50 over budget.

 

[Cigarsmoker]

Good choice on the M4 drive. You'll find that the overall computing experience is faster with SSD. I know I'd never go back.

I have the same CPU and RAM in one of my system. No problem there. The 955 OC is an easy OCer. Make sure you get a decent CPU cooler. The Coolermaster Hyper 212+ comes highly recommended for the price. I got a Scythe Mugen 2 which is a better cooler and was only $5 more when I put my system together.

That Enermax PSU is a good one.

 

[MetalSiren]

Good choice on the M4 drive. You'll find that the overall computing experience is faster with SSD. I know I'd never go back.

I have the same CPU and RAM in one of my system. No problem there. The 955 OC is an easy OCer. Make sure you get a decent CPU cooler. The Coolermaster Hyper 212+ comes highly recommended for the price. I got a Scythe Mugen 2 which is a better cooler and was only $5 more when I put my system together.

That Enermax PSU is a good one.

I plan on using my old heat sink "ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 64 Pro" its rated up to 130w and AM3 compatible. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835185125

 

[Theocnoob]

If you have 1200 bucks, either build an 1155 Intel rig, or wait for Bulldozer later this month. Buying a 955, or even an 1100T on your budget is silly.


I didn't go for the ssd drive cause I did not want to risk a device failure.


SSDs have proven themselves vastly more reliable than HDDs. You can buy an SSD and HDD now, perform the same number of writes to both, and I guarantee you the HDD will be dead in 4 years of heavy use while the SSD will glide into the next decade with average usage.