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Mobo - Asus M4A78LT-M LE AMD 760G (Socket AM3) DDR3 Motherboard

CPU - AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 965 Black Edition "125W Edition" 3.40GHz
Whats the "125W Edition" mean specifically? just use's less power from the psu?

Ram - Geil Black Dragon 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Triple Channel
Im assuming this is compatible with my Mobo.

Graphics -Either the ATI HD4850 or the Geforce 470
Not sure which one to go with anyone able to convince me either way? looking at around £2-230 Pounds budget

HDD - Samsung SpinPoint F2 EcoGreen 1.5TB SATA-II 32MB Cache
Not sure on the hdd either im looking for a big 1tb+ hdd fast for windows/games etc and looking at around 50-70 pounds maximum!

I have the rest ready and waiting but i am just a bit miffed as to whether i will need a new power supply at the moment i have a 500Watt Ultra Xconnect Modular power supply and wonder whether this will be good enough to power the machine ofc i am also looking at overclocking the cpu to 4000mhz which im guessing will require more power also? So will I need a new PSU?

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I am also looking at doin the buying in two parts Mobo/Cpu/Ram/HDD first then Gfx Card and possibly PSU if i need to upgrade it.

Will my 500Watt PSU be sufficient to run
8800 GTX Geforce
Asus M4A78LT-M LE AMD 760G (Socket AM3) DDR3 Motherboard
AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 965 Black Edition "125W Edition" 3.40GHz
Geil Black Dragon 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Triple Channel
Samsung SpinPoint F2 EcoGreen 1.5TB SATA-II 32MB Cache
6ish USB Slots being used also

Any help and recommendations will be helpfull will be greatful :> thanks a lot!

Also my Budget is around 600-650 pounds for CPU/Mobo/Gfx/Ram/HDD & Maybe a PSU!
 
RJC's spec looks vnice nope atm i have a Xclio Windtunnel which should be sufficient for that thanks a lot for your help guys i will more than likely be going with the spec/gear RJC has posted will keep you updated!
 
hey thanks jony i was wondering if you had 650pound budget what you lot would get (PSU/Graphics Card/CPU/Mobo/Ram/HDD)! Cheers guys
 
Yep after a bit of research i have came to that conclusion also RJC and if it doesnt work as intended i will just use the stock one till i get a better cooler! thanks
 
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