Spec advice

[LLBDTiberio]

Hi everyone,
I've finally saved up enough money to get myself a new PC!
I have been out of the loop for about 2 years now (last pc had a ati 1950pro!) and I would be very glad if some of you guys could have a look at my spec below and maybe give it your thoughts?
The main aim of the PC will be gaming/video/music, already have a monitor (Dell S2409W.
All that's needed is the PC itself, a keyboard, and OS.

- AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 965 Black Edition 3.40GHz (£144.98)
- Gigabyte GA-MA790XT-UD4P (Socket AM3) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard (£104.99)
- OCZ Obsidian 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 Dual Channel (£69.99)
- Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 4890 Vapor-X 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (£150.64)
- Asus Xonar Essence STX Sound Card (£137.99)
- Western Digital Caviar Blue 250GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (£34.99)
- LG GH22NS50 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - Retail (£21.99)
- Tuniq Tower 120 Extreme CPU Cooler Rev.B (£36.98)
- Lian Li B-10 Case (£164.99)
- Corsair HX 650W ATX Modular SLI Compliant Power Supply (£96.99)
- Logitech Illuminated Keyboard (£56.99)
- Windows 7 Home premium Retail (£75.99)

Total: £1,097.56

The only two things that I want to stay in the spec is the B-10 case and the soundcard.
My budget is £1100 - £1200.
In the future I plan to get a 2tb harddrive/SSD and a Ati 5870 when the prices have fallen.
Any comments to my spec?

 

[LLBDTiberio]

Thanks to the both of you for helping me out, I decided to stick with the Phenom spec as the performance difference is very small and I've always wanted to try AMD. I changed the harddrive to the F3 1TB as you suggested and went with the 1gb 4890 Sapphire as I really don't want to buy another graphics card for a few months.

 

[LLBDTiberio]

Hi Dire,
I went with an expensive case/psu because those 2 components are the ones I plan on keeping the longest. I wanted a good quality modular PSU cause I hate the clutter and I really love the minimalistic look of the B10, each user has their own taste/needs I guess. I went with an 4890 over an 5870 because I can, first of all, actually get an 4890 immediately, and because the performance is still great for the games I will be playing. Once the prices of the 5870 fall I will be looking into the series. Also, in regards to not choosing an SSD, I just cannot justify the cost at the moment. For an average user like me, it's just more important to have a great looking pc that, while not performing at the highest level possible, can provide an excellent bang for buck.