i think your new computer is just fine for what you want it to do plus some. the socket 2011 isnt as cheap, but it is a nice platform, especialy with tha sabertooth board. sure, it may not be as cost effective, but you are going to get a bit more performance since you will be utilizing quad channel memmory, vs the dual channel memmory with a z77 chipset. you will also get to upgrade later down the road, so your covered there, and the sabertooth board should hold up well for its warranty. the ram, i would say 16 gigs is good for tht system. the ram isnt too expensive, so going for 16 gigs now, (4 x 4 gigs), is good since you have a quad channel board, which needs 4 sticks to run properly. if you were to get 8 gigs instead, then you would need to get 4 x 2gig sticks, and i dont think thats a smart investment, since 2 gig sticks, in my opinion, are not wise for upgrade paths. 2 x 8 gig sticks would be ideal, but then you would be only using two sticks, resulting in your baord to run in dual channel mode, defeating the ability of higher performance over the z77 platform. as for the video card, the 670 will be fantastic. it will last you for sometime. and as far as being able to overclock the 3820, its all through the base clock, and turning the multiplyer up on the turbo core. the stock multiplyer i believe is adjustable a little, stock is 36, but i believe the multiplyer stops at 40. so with out changing the base clock you can up this multiplyer to 40 and get 4Ghz. if you want more than you need to up the turbo multiplyer to further your overclock, or change the base clock to 120, or both. either way, it overclocks just as well as the k versions for the most part, its just not as easy as it could be. the power supply,thermaltake, is an alright one, although a corsair or seasonic would be better. but all around, i think you have a gret machine. enjoy it.