Thank you for the tips, I will definitely be looking into the Ocz Vendetta for the cooling.
The only concern I have, and I should have mentioned it before, I don't want to overclock right now, I may later on. But that is a good idea saving $250 and definitely worth consideration.
As for the dual core idea, I'm a web designer so I'll be doing a lot of graphic design with it as well, but again worth much consideration. Is a dual core really as good as a quad for gaming?
P.S. thanks for the welcome