However I would recommend going with a socket LGA 1366 and a i7 920 or 930 instead of what you have. If you're going to do i7, you should go all out.
You can get away with not having a physics card right now. You'll see more overall performance with a more powerful CPU. You may also want to get 6 gigs of RAM.
I say drop the physics card and just pick up an i7 920 or 930 (have to get a socket LGA 1366 mobo but they are the same price as the one you have) and pick up 2 more gigs of ram. It will provide for a more stable system for everything. More ram is always good and you really won't be using that dedicated physics card to often.
You can always pick one up in a few month if you really want.
Excellent build, dedicated PhysX card isn't that needed since very few games actually make use if it. I dunno about what Wasdie said, I have the exact same CPU (860) and GTX 480; when I compare my results online I get very impressive results meaning; I don't see a difference between LGA 1156 and 1366 in games. 1366 is better for overclocking though.
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