The only reason to get a p67 northbridge instead of the z68 is because it supports NF200 PCIe to run crossfire or sli at 16x16, which really only offers a 5% increase in preformance over 16x8. And that board doesnt support it. If you decide to go with any aftermarket cooler - big copper pipes and fans - regular corsair vengeance heat fins will hit the fan. Corsair makes lo pro vengeance without the big fancy fans that are no difference. I have a 128 gig ssd. I have windows 7, 5 steam games, oblivion, and SWTOR and a remaining 5 gigs left on my hard drive. Consider getting a bigger one. I had to order a second ssd that came in today. I dont see how that adds up to 2800 dollars? thanks for the input and about the cost, i live in norway, things are more expencive here... thanks for input