Very last rig check, about to buy, need help.

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Okay, it's me....again. But I promise this is the last time!

This is what I'm thinking:

MSI ATI Radeon HD 6950 OC Twin FrozR III Power Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE DIRT3 Game £205.99
(£171.66) £411.98
(£343.32)
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor £161.99
(£134.99) £161.99
(£134.99)
Corsair Obsidian 650D Gaming Midi-Tower - Black (with Fan Controller Repair Kit) £134.99
(£112.49) £134.99
(£112.49)
Crucial RealSSD M4 64GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive £99.98
(£83.32) £99.98
(£83.32)
Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9) £77.99
(£64.99) £77.99
(£64.99)
Corsair Hydro H60 CPU Cooler with free Akasa Apache Fan (Socket LGA1366 / 1155 / 1156 / 775 / AM2 / AM3) £59.99
(£49.99) £59.99
(£49.99)
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £39.98
(£33.32) £39.98
(£33.32)
LG GH22NS50 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
(£14.16) £16.99
(£14.16)
Sub Total : £836.58
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £13.75
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £170.07
Total : £1,020.40

However, I'm really stumped with a motherboard. Was put off the P8p67Pro because of the amount of complaints, I want a nice tidy system and people say that the MSI P67-GD65 has problems due to it's front panel header placements. Is there anyone who can convince me otherwise?

The other two I'm thinking are either the ASROCK Extreme 6 or the ASROCK Fatal1ty. I haven't heard much about the Asrock brand though. Is their customer service any good? I REALLY want to buy this stuff today (exams finished!!!!) so help would be much appreciated.
 
Asrock Extreme 4 Z68.

Its a good brand. Pretty much specialised in motherboards, and now a subsidiary of Asus. They are well regarded in terms of reliability and overclocking. BTW Stulid has the Extreme 4 is that comforts you.
 
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Right, I think I'm going to go for the Asrock Extreme 4. Mainly because I like the layout of it. (And obviously if Stulid bought it then it must be a sensible choice lol).
 
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