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Also what power supply would be best?

I'd be transferring the hard drive over from my existing machine to my new one.
 
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Unless you need to have integrated graphics I would get the following 770 based motherboard:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=mb-358-as&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1481

it has 8+2 phase power regulation for the cpu unlike the matx one you have chosen:

http://www.asus.com/product.aspx?p_id=0avsbb7wbze2i9zk&templete=2

also getting some 1600mhz ddr3 and running it at 1333mhz using lower latencies is optimal for the amd memory controller in the athlon ii and phenom ii it seems:

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/socket-am3-phenom,2148.html

On OcUK 1600MHZ DDR3 RAM is quite decently price too:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-022-PA&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1517

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-025-PA&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1517

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-021-PA&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1517

Also the Athlon II and Phenom II are more tolerant of using higher voltage DDR3 unlike the socket 1156 and 1336 processors from Intel.

Regarding the PSU even a decent 400W one would power the whole shebang TBH:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-017-CS&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=

This 500W is bit OTT but will give you some more leeway for any future upgrades:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-026-OC&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=
 
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