Building a new rig.

[TechnoNoob]

Is this a good build? Is everything compatible? I'mpretty much a novice when it comes to this sort of stuff.

Simple Disc Drive: Sony Optiarc AD-7260S-0B 24x DVDRW Drive - 24x, S-ATA, Black, OEM at TigerDirect.com

Pretty Fast Processor, good reviews x6 1100t: AMD HDE00ZFBGRBOX Phenom II X6 1100T Black Edition Processor - Six Core, 6MB L3 Cache, 3MB L2 Cache, 3.30GHz, Socket AM3, 125W, Fan, Unlocked, Retail at TigerDirect.com

Well Reviewed Mother Board: ASUS M5A99X EVO AMD 990X AM3+ Motherboard - ATX, Socket AM3+, AMD 990X Chipset, 2133MHz DDR3 (O.C.), SATA 6.0 Gb/s, RAID, 8-CH Audio, Gigabit LAN, USB 3.0, CrossFireX/SLI Ready at TigerDirect.com

750 watt Corsair Psu, is it enough?: Corsair CMPSU-750TXV2 Enthusiast Series TX750 V2 Power Supply - 750 Watts, ATX, 140mm Fan, 80 Plus Bronze, SLI Ready, Active PFC at TigerDirect.com

XFX 6950 Overclocked Vga with two game coupon: XFX Radeon XXX Edition HD 6950 2GB GDDR5 PCIe 2.1 and AMD DEUS EX: Human Revolution Game Coupon and AMD Total War: Shogun 2 Game Download Coupon Bundle at TigerDirect.com

Western Digital 750 HDD Black: Western Digital WD7502AAEX Caviar Black Hard Drive - 750GB, SATA 6Gbps, 7200 RPM, 64MB at TigerDirect.com

7.1 Sound Card: Creative Labs 70SB088000004 SoundBlaster X-FI Titanium PCIe Sound Card at TigerDirect.com

Full Tower Case: Azza CSAZ-1000 Solano 1000 Full Tower Gaming Case - ATX, Micro-ATX, E-ATX, 10x Ext 5.25, 1x Ext 3.5, 8x Int 3.5, 1x 120mm Fan, 2x 140mm Fans, 2 x 230mm Fans, 3x USB, e-SATA, Blue LED at TigerDirect.com

Corsair 60 gb ssd card: Azza CSAZ-1000 Solano 1000 Full Tower Gaming Case - ATX, Micro-ATX, E-ATX, 10x Ext 5.25, 1x Ext 3.5, 8x Int 3.5, 1x 120mm Fan, 2x 140mm Fans, 2 x 230mm Fans, 3x USB, e-SATA, Blue LED at TigerDirect.com

 

[b1gapl]

Welcome to Tech-Forums, TechnoNoob!!!

Everything looks good to me. You have a pretty nice gaming system right there.

Your SSD link is going to the case by the way.

edit: oops missed the RAM

 

[Roark]

Is this a good build? Is everything compatible?

Is it a good build for what? gaming/music mixing/video editing/3D rendering/general use/etc... ?
Yes everything is compatible. However, you're missing RAM and an Operating System.
Yes 750W is plenty, you could even drop down to the 650W version if you wanted.

 

[b1gapl]

Yes 750W is plenty, you could even drop down to the 650W version if you wanted.

He could keep it if he wants to Crossfire one day.

 

[TechnoNoob]

Wow
So sorry. This is meant for gaming and I forgot to mention this but what ram should I get? Im a little confused with all the options.
And will xp work or should I pay and get windows 7?

 

[b1gapl]

You're building a new system with the latest components, might as well go for the latest OS. And make sure that you get the 64-bit edition.

As for RAM, these will do:
Crucial BL2KIT25664TB1608 Ballistix 4GB PC12800 DDR3 Memory Upgrade - 1600MHz, Non-ECC, Unbuffered, 2x2048MB, with LEDs at TigerDirect.com

 

[schumania]

Is that sound card really necessary? The mobo supports 8 channels.

 

[Roark]

Sound card isn't necessary, unless you're an audiophile on-board is fine.

I would suggest a 4-core if this is solely for gaming, AFAIK no games out/coming utilize a 6-core.
You can save roughly $20 and get an X4 980BE, their top-end 4-core.

Or, it looks like you're spending about $1,200? you can always go for an Intel build for more performance.

*Edit - Food for thought:
CPU: $220 Intel i5 2500K.
MB: $125 ASRock Z68 Extreme3.
RAM: $50 8GB G.Skill Ripjaws X 1600.
ODD: $19 Sony Optiarc 24x DVD/CD Burner.
SSD: $107 60GB OCZ Agility 3.
HDD: $60 1TB Samsung Spinpoint F3.
GPU + PSU: $460 EVGA GTX 570 + Corsair HX750.
Case + OS: $195 Corsair 400R + Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit OEM.

Total = $1,236 (-$60 in rebates)

Or, if you were set on the case, Azza Solano 1000 + Win7 for $215.
Total = $1,256 (-$70 in rebates)