New PC For CS6

Hello everyone
I want to Build a new PC For Pr & Ae
What is your suggestion?
Chassis: Zalman Z9 Plus
PSU: Corsair Pro Gold AX750
M.B: MSI Z68A-GD55
CPU: Intel i7 2700K
Cooler: Antec 620
RAM: 4 x 4 GB 1600
GPU: Asus GTX 670
SSD: OCZ Vertex 4 128 GB
HDD: WD 1 TB
Your help is greatly appreciated.

I have many questions about the most effiecent PC for Adobe Premiere, so instead of starting a new thread I will post them here.
First thing first, I need to know abou the CPU - Processors.
What is the best processor for the rendering job out there ? I mean, what's the difference betweem many cores (physical), Hyperthreaded(cores) or just high frequency ? For example, if I buy the best 6core AMD (6 native cores + 6 threads), what makes it better or worse choice of buying an Intel quadcore (eg i7 920).
Cores vs MHz ?
Alternative way: CUDA Rendering. Yes, I've seen how amazing things can be done using the CUDA cores of NVIDIA cards. I used to own an GTX465 until it fried. Too much renderin (imagine about 6 months projects) almost every time about 4-5 hours rendering each day, and then the card is proven to be dead Well, dead=malfunctioning, too many artifacts, random freezes, etc.
So, should I buy a $500 expensive CPU or a $500 Kepler GPU ?
Secondly, I prefer using an SSD for the operating system and program files. I think 256GB is a MUST (at least 128 - no less!!!).
Although, I want your opinion about Green internal 7200RPM Western Digital hard disks ? I've heard that lot's of them are quite buggy under pressure, and rendering (writing and reading all the time under heavy pressure) is a nasty thing. So, should I buy a 120 Euro Green or an 210 Euro Caviar Black (5 years warranty) ? What brandname do you trust the most ? I am asking that because lot's of WD died recently at my work (I am working as Computer Service technician).
Third part: I want to talk about the RAM modules. What do you guys prefer here ? Capacity or speed ? Maybe a little bit of both would be the best answer, but suppose I don't have 400$ to spent for a decent kit of 16GB running at 2000MHz.
Last but not least, are there any settings that MUST be done for Adobe Premiere ? I mean, should I adjust the pagefile (I have 16GB RAM), or anything else ? Should I disable indexing at hardtrive or any prefetching services ?
Thanks and sorry for the long story post

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figure 1
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