I would not recommend spending that much on your first build, especially if you can't even choose a video card.
It would be pointless to even try to overclock if you have no experience what-so-ever no need for thermal compound either because just about every heatsink comes with a small tube or pre-applied patch. The V8 is a stuffty cooler too; don't even bother.
The i7 wouldn't be a good idea considering that you would get the same performance out of the i5 2400 (everyone who even ponders a 2600k deserved to be killed and raped). The MSI thing is simply not true. I'm running a sandy-bridge platform right now with and MSI branded motherboard. For $1500 you should be spending alot more on a graphics card. the 6870 is on par with the 5850 which isn't that good, especially for a $1500 budget. With a budget that high about $400 t0 $500 should be invested into graphics. Cooler-masters silent pro series is stuff too. If you are spending that much you should be aiming for a quality 800w power supply. There's also no need to have an SSD. The only increase you'll see is in loading times (1 minute for standard bootup and 30s for an SSD) which is useless and definitely not worth $200. Don't bother with two harddrives. If you have no experience that you shouldn't be spending that much on a motherboard anyways considering there is generally no difference between that and a $100 model.
