Sorry... No -V... Just the deluxe z68 board.

How much of a performance gain would I get with multithreading? All of my research indicated that it would be so minimal as not to really matter. I still have the option of switching.

I'll look at my RAM choice again. I was planning to OC anyway...

Yeah, I agree that the ssd"s for alts is way overkill I have the money though, so why not? ;-). I am already using OCZ ssd's in my htpc, and I really love the drives. I know there have been a few issues here and there, but I can deal with them if they arise.

20-24 fps has always been a good speed for me when running alts. If I can go higher I will, but that's the minimum target I want to be able to hit on all of them.

Yes, I had ordered everything based on research, but I always have the option of changing things around; I already have on a couple of items. If someone here makes a good argument for a better choice, I can switch things around. I wasn't about to wait though. I am confident in most of my choices (thoigh have been debating the cpu, memory, and razor card). Always good to get a few second opinions though.