I changed a few things:
CPU - Phenom II X4 965 BE
Motherboard - MSI 970A G-46 AM3+
RAM - G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2x 4GB) DDR3 1333, CAS 7.
That's all I changed. The Phenom II's are more reliable and more well-rounded than the FX in every category, and perform just as well. I compensated for the extra cost with that motherboard; it's capable of doing Crossfire in x8/x8 mode if you buy another HD 6870 down the road. The ASRock 970 Extreme4 is also worth looking at, as is the ASRock 990FX Extreme3. I swapped your RAM out because tighter timings are more important on an AMD system; if you're willing to pay $30 more on the RAM, you can get 8GB of DDR3 1600MHz at CAS 7.
As for GPU, I looked at Nvidia's offerings. The GTX 560 is $10-$15 more expensive; there is a slight performance superiority, but I don't know if it's worth it to you.
I would actually suggest going with a Core i3 because it will be all around faster without overclocking, but the CPU is $10 more and the motherboard will be around $40 more for the same features.
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