I hope your memory is 2x 2GB rather than a single 4GB stick so you get dual channel memory activated.

A Phenom II x4 955/965/970 would be just as good a gaming processor as the 1090T, but cheaper. Games rarely use 3 cores, never more than 4. The extra cores on the x6 will be wasted on games. (They are good for video editing, however)

Take the money you save and put it toward a better video card. The better the card, the higher framerate you will see. If your monitor is 1080p, I really prefer seeing at least a Radeon HD 6870 in the case.

775W is way more than you need for that 5770 video card and processor, but it does give you the option to add a second video card in CrossFire in the future, making it a decent choice.

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