So, I've been looking for parts for a new PC as one of my friends will be building it for me. Listed below is what I have so far. I'd like your guys' opinions and any advice/changes/suggestions etc etc I should make. Thanks. Ah, I almost forgot - it will be for lots of gaming and some casual stuff.

The price right now is about $900. I'd like to keep it within the $1,000 area if possible. Cheaper parts that are better than current ones are good.

Case
Broadway Com Corp Runner Black SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail

Motherboard
MSI K9A2 CF-F V2 AM2+/AM2 AMD 790X ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail

Video Card
ASUS EAH4870 DK/HTDI/1GD5 Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail

Power Supply
RAIDMAX HYBRID 2 RX-730SS 730W ATX12V V2.2/ EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Modular Modular LED Power Supply - Retail

Processor
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+ Brisbane 2.9GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM2 65W Dual-Core Processor - Retail

Memory
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail

Hard Drive
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F1 HD103UJ 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

Cooling
XIGMATEK HDT-D1264 120mm Rifle CPU Cooler - Retail

CD/DVD Drive
SAMSUNG Black 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD+R DL 22X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 22X DVD Burner - OEM

Operating System
Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 64-bit English 1pk DSP OEI DVD for System Builders - OEM

Wow nice stuff... one thing I would probably recommend; have a look at quadcore processors and see if their prices are within any budget you may have set.

All 'chips' have to be averaged out. What I mean by this is having a crap motherboad, but 16GB of RAM will definitely NOT help.

Therefore, Seeing as you have an extra $100 to spend, I would suggest moving up to a core 2 duo processor, as a Dual-core is not that great, and will definitely not be bought for new computers in 1 or 2 years. I searched "core 2 duo" on that website, and every single result was great on a simple level - all above 2.4GHz which is good. The 3+GHz processors would we WOWs, especially combined with your 4GB of RAM.

If I'm wrong, correct me.

intel is usually better, and i would recommend going with a 120$ core 2 duo and a like priced mobo to the one you have now that supports intel. what do would you use this computer for?

EDIT:
i just looked at your video card. you are vastly underpowering your cpu if you don't change. if you want that card to be worth more than crap, upgrade your cpu. also, i would recommend a nvidia card, but that again is just personal preference.

You don't seem to have a clue what you're talking about, quad cores arent even good for gaming.

What I don't get is why you are getting an amd x2. Get a core 2 duo or a nehalem processor. They are just lots better, for some apperant reason.

You sir, are correct Meh I guess I'm proven wrong once again.