new 1155 build check and mobo questions?

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£35.99 Cooler Master Elite 430 Windowed Case
£68.98 XFX Pro 650W Core Edition
£79.39 Gigabyte GA-Z68A-D3-B3 Socket 1155 ATX Mobo
£91.99 Intel Core i3 2100 3.10GHz Socket 1155
£227.99 MSI GeForce GTX 570 1280MB GDDR5
£32.99 G-Skill 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 1600mhz Ripjaws Memory Kit CL9
£33.98 Samsung SpinPoint F3 500GB
£14.49 LiteOn iHAS224 24x DVD±RW SATA Optical Drive

it was suggested to use the Asrock z68 pro 3
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-052-AK&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=

but i really dont see any diff between that and the gigabyte thats on a deal this week:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-346-GI


also just for interest if no overclocking was occuring is there any reason a £60 H67 board like: Biostar TH67B B3 Revision H67 Socket 1155 wouldn't be fine?


edit 2 (been trawling the deals!) this should be a good psu to save £10 ?
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-047-OC&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=
 
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SB i3 is best paired with H61/H67 boards unless you are planning to drop in a i5 500k or i7 2600k in the future.
the XFX 550w should be able to handle that spec fine but with only £4 difference, i would probably get that above PSU, to give you headroom for future upgrades.
 
i was hoping to have upgrade room in 1-2 years, as sandybridge is a new(ish)socket? would i be better off with a z68 if i'm planning to do that?
 
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