First gaming rig - suggestions

[sinner90]

So i'm building my new/first gaming rig and would appreciate if you could check the compatibility of my components + comment on what would add/remove/change. My budget is capped at 1400USD.

Here's my baby :

Mainboard Socket-AM3 ASUS M4A89GTD Pro

AMD Phenom II X6 1055T, 2,8GHz

SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 6950

SAMSUNG 1TB SATA2 32MB/7200

DVD/RW SAMSUNG SH-S223C/BEBE SATA BULK

RAM PATRIOT.DDR3 2X 2GB 1600MHZ GSERIES 7-7-7-20

NOCTUA NH-D14

SILENTPOWER LC8750-750W/14 II V2.2 BLUELIGHT

COOLER MASTER MIDT HAF 922 BLACK

Thanks in advance.

 

[adicool96]

Whats the cost for all of this and whats your budget

 

[sinner90]

Whats the cost for all of this and whats your budget

Oh, silly me, forgot to mention that

It would cost me around 1030€, which would be about 1400USD. I'd like to stick to that number if possible.

Thanks.

 

[AMDFTW]

i would look at the i5 option if i was you

 

[sinner90]

i would look at the i5 option if i was you

And ur nick is AMDFTW?

Just joking

What would be the pros if i took i5?

 

[AMDFTW]

yer lols its just becouse intel holds the medals i3-low end i5-midrange i7-top end AMD can not compete with them chips.

and the i5 is a good chip can be overclocked and there aquads aswell,there mobos arent so great feature wise but they will kick the ass of the AMD

 

[sinner90]

So i5 760 would be a better choice?

 

[Bocephus]

yer lols its just becouse intel holds the medals i3-low end i5-midrange i7-top end AMD can not compete with them chips.

and the i5 is a good chip can be overclocked and there aquads aswell,there mobos arent so great feature wise but they will kick the ass of the AMD

I think you may be wrong about AMD not being able to compete(1090T) with Intel's I3-I5. If I read Tom's review right on the AMD 1090T and the I540? there wasn't a significant difference. However AMD has nothing to offer for the enthusiast like Intel I7's and I don't see them doing anything about it which is sad.