Why'd you scrap the Gigabyte? Curious because that's what I'm using in my GF's build. I'm about to start my own build and was thinking i7 / UD7...but since I'm able to achieve such great results with the UD5 / i5...I see no reason to change it up. Nevermind the fact that Bulldozer may be worth a look...and of course...I could wait for Ivybridge. Sorry...tangent...but again...why the Gene-Z?