seeking advice on choosing the right mobo, cpu and memory

Hi all,My fairy godmother beat santa to the punch and I just scored an asus engtx280 1gb gpu and a thermaltake 1200w toughpower psu. Of course this means its time to build me a new rig. I've been looking around for some of the other key components and this is what I have come up with:Mobo: asus p5q-pro expgate s775 p45Cpu: intel e8500 OR q8200Ram: corsair tr3x3g1333c9 3gb (3 x xms3 1gb)Is this a suitable combination? I know a little about what to look for but not enough to start throwing money at things without a few pointers. I'm not sure for instance, whether the mobo is suited to the ram kit etc.I would be grateful if someone more knowledgable than me could look at this and comment, and perhaps recommend an alternative if it is appropriate.Thanks in advance:) seeking advice on choosing the right mobo, cpu and memory
[QUOTE=''TheJGene'']Hi all,My fairy godmother beat santa to the punch and I just scored an asus engtx280 1gb gpu and a thermaltake 1200w toughpower psu. Of course this means its time to build me a new rig. I've been looking around for some of the other key components and this is what I have come up with:Mobo: asus p5q-pro expgate s775 p45Cpu: intel e8500 OR q8200Ram: corsair tr3x3g1333c9 3gb (3 x xms3 1gb)Is this a suitable combination? I know a little about what to look for but not enough to start throwing money at things without a few pointers. I'm not sure for instance, whether the mobo is suited to the ram kit etc.I would be grateful if someone more knowledgable than me could look at this and comment, and perhaps recommend an alternative if it is appropriate.Thanks in advance:) [/QUOTE]



Erm... the 3x1 gb is just stupid. You can't use triple channel with that mobo.seeking advice on choosing the right mobo, cpu and memory
2x2GB DDR2, E8400.
[QUOTE=''mattpunkgd'']Erm... the 3x1 gb is just stupid. You can't use triple channel with that mobo.[/QUOTE]



Well thanks for your erm... input. What would be stupid is if I was to go and buy it and discover that point when it was too late before asking the question of someone. I'd rather ask a just stupid question than make a just stupid mistake.
I dont think DDR3 works very eell with that board. If I were you I would pick up a Gigabyte UD3P, killer board.
[QUOTE=''TheJGene''][QUOTE=''mattpunkgd'']Erm... the 3x1 gb is just stupid. You can't use triple channel with that mobo.[/QUOTE]



Well thanks for your erm... input. What would be stupid is if I was to go and buy it and discover that point when it was too late before asking the question of someone. I'd rather ask a just stupid question than make a just stupid mistake.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=''artiedeadat40'']I dont think DDR3 works very eell with that board. If I were you I would pick up a Gigabyte UD3P, killer board.[/QUOTE]



Yes excellent board. And about the erm... input sorry didn't mean it as it was a stupid question.
Cheers for advice on the gigabyte board it does look good and isn't a huge jump in price.Thanks again.