700$ budget Gaming build

Emmanuel_

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Should I take this build? this is my first build ever so I'm not really sure if all of these are correct.


Approximate Purchase Date: Should I buy this now? I'm open for suggestions.
Budget Range: 700 Before Rebates
Parts Not Required: Keyboard, Mouse, Monitor, Speakers, OS.
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com
Country of Origin: US (VA)
Parts Preferences: I don't care.
Overclocking: No.
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080

I recently saw this combo while searching for PSU's, should I take the deal?
CPU : AMD Phenom II X6 1055T Thuban 2.8GHz 6 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Six-Core Desktop Processor HDT55TFBGRBOX
Combo

MOBO: ASUS M4A785TD-V EVO AM3 AMD 785G HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard
Combo

MEMORY: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL
Combo

STORAGE: Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000528AS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Combo

PSU: OCZ ModXStream Pro OCZ700MXSP 700W ATX12V V2.2 / EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply compatible with core i7
Combo

CASE: Thermaltake Element G VL10001W2Z Black ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Combo

VIDEO CARD: SAPPHIRE 100283-3L Radeon HD 5770 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card

TOTAL: $704.99

I'm completely open for suggestions, you can even rebuild my build and please indicate if I have any errors.
 

karma831

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Your build is fine but I wouldn't go with a hex core + 5770 for gaming. Quad and 460 would do much better.

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