Critque my spec

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Eric's collar

Eric's collar

Budget<£350. No hard drive, keyboard and mouse or os will be needed.

Here's what I've come up with for a build for my brother:

Cpu: X4 955be
Motherboard: Asus M4A78LT-M LE AMD 760G
Ram: OCZ Special Ops 2x2gb
Psu: Corsair cx 400 (He already has this)
Case: Antec 100
Gpu: HD 5850 extreme

I have acouple of questions. Will the psu be able to handle all of this overclocked? I seen that on one of the tests on tom's hardware that the following system (X58 i7 975 Extreme @ 4GHz + hd 5850) pulled 305w from the wall under FurMark. Would I need to upgrade the psu or will it be fine?

Is there a better motherboard for around £45?
 
He'll only be running at 1440x900 as well so he'd be fine for games like battlefield 3 later on in the year at high probably.
 
I can manage to source all of this for £315

X4 955-£83
Asus M4A78LT-M LE AMD 760G- £37
Sapphire hd 5850 - £105
Ocz specails ops 2x2gb - £35
Coolermaster 212+ - £15
Antec 100- £40

Still worth buying even though it's a dead socket or will bulldozer be supported on this mobo (supposedly)?

Still worth waiting to find out about compatibility.
 
Probably worth paying extra for one of these then

Crosshair IV Extreme
Crosshair IV Formula
M4A89TD PRO/USB3
M4A89TD PRO
M4A89GTD PRO/USB3
M4A89GTD PRO

Any other cheaper alternatives from a good make?
 
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