Need an oppinion

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Need an opinion

I want a new pc.
I have in mind this spec


CPU
AMD PHENOM™ X4 9850 (2.5GHz) 4 x 512K L2 Cache (Socket AM2+)
Memory (RAM)
4GB CORSAIR XMS2 800MHz - (2x2GB)
Motherboard
ASUS® M2N SLI: DUAL DDR2, S-ATA II, 2 x PCI-Ex, 2 x PCI
Operating System
64 BIT WINDOWS® VISTA HOME PREM SP1
USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS (4 REAR + 2 FRONT)
Hard Disk
150GB WD Raptor® SATA 16MB CACHE (10000rpm)
CD/DVD Drive
20x Dual Layer LightScribe DVD Writer ±R/±RW/RAM
Graphics Card
1024MB GEFORCE 9800GX2 PCI Express + DVI + TV-OUT
Sound Card
Sound Blaster® Audigy® SE with 7.1 Surround Sound:
Network Facilities
2 x 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORTS (1 PORT ON M2N-E SLI)
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (READS XD, MS, CF, SD, etc)
Case
CoolerMaster CM Stacker 831 Silver Aluminium Case
Power Supply & Case Cooling
800W Quiet Quad Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan
Processor Cooling
ASUS SILENT KNIGHT II PURE COPPER ULTRA COOLER


My question is, is there any obvious bottlenecks? I appreciate your opinions.

ps I am a gamer :) and the cost is about £1.2k
 
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You might want to check that the motherboard supports the GX2 but this system is about £100 cheaper, will probably overclock further and perform about as well even at stock.

Corsair HX 620W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-620HXUK) £74.99
(£88.11) £74.99
(£88.11)
Antec P182 Super Midi Tower Case - No PSU (Gun Metal Black) £78.99
(£92.81) £78.99
(£92.81)
Corsair 4GB DDR2 XMS2 PC2-6400C5 TwinX (2x2GB) £59.99
(£70.49) £59.99
(£70.49)
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-Bit Edition DVD - OEM - 1Pk (66I-01939) £59.99
(£70.49) £59.99
(£70.49)
Samsung SH-S203DBEBN 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
(£17.61) £14.99
(£17.61)
Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3R (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £64.99
(£76.36) £64.99
(£76.36)
Samsung SpinPoint F1 750GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD753LJ) £59.99
(£70.49) £59.99
(£70.49)
Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W Edition" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail £119.99
(£140.99) £119.99
(£140.99)
Akasa AK-ICR-01A Internal Card Reader £9.99
(£11.74) £9.99
(£11.74)
OcUK GeForce 9800 GX2 1024MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail £279.99
(£328.99) £279.99
(£328.99)
Noctua NH-U12P CPU Cooler (Socket AM2/LGA775) £35.99
(£42.29) £35.99
(£42.29)
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Gamer 7.1 Sound Card - OEM (30SB073000002) £44.99
(£52.86) £44.99
(£52.86)
Sub Total : £904.88
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £20.95
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £162.02
Total : £1,087.85
 
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