Is this a good build?

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So i have a budget of around £580 to upgrade my 3 year old system.

Since there are very few nForce motherboards around these days, i'm gonna get an ATi. And the intel builds i try always seem way overbudget, besides i like the sound of the 6 cores for compiling stuff in linux. I'm not much of a gamer, but i probably will be once i get a decent system again. I added a decent cooler so i can overclock, instead of getting the 1090T.

So this is what i have in mind

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I'm currently running:
AMD 5600
M3A78 Pro
Corsair 2 x 1GB 8500 (i think)
BFG 8800GTS OC

So if anybody can come up with anything better at my budget, i'm all ears :)
 
It is crossfire, according to the description...

Expasion slots: 2x PCIe 2.0 x16 Slots, 1x PCIe x1 Slot & 3x PCI Slots (Supports ATI CrossFireX Technology)

I'm kinda wary of ASRock and their reliability reputation. I doubt i'd ever feel the need to run 3 gfx cards, maybe another 5850 in a few months but i could see 2 of them going a long way into the future. And i read some reviews about the overclockability on the asrock boards not being very good :(
 
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Meh, i think i'll stick to Nvidia then.

I've been playing around with intel builds and came up with this

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And i'd get another 460 in a few weeks. The benchmarks seem better on the Intel than the 1050T even though it has 2 less cores. And it would be less hassle driver wise in linux, since ATi support is crap. And Intel motherboards seem to have much more features and better layouts. Guess i'll sleep on it ;)

Oh and more flexibility with cpu upgrades, since the bulldozer will require new mobos :(
 
Meh, i don't mind anyway. It's impossible to always stay on top with current hardware, it's like ice skating uphill. That's why i learned after my first build, never go ape**** and buy the best of the best at whatever cost. I'm sure this will last me more than 2 years, and i'm keeping my current build too. And i'll probably end up getting an 8 core within the next year or so anyway :)
 
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