Are you high? There are 775 boards that support ddr3.

edit:

dont get me wrong,I think you made the right choice, but at least get the facts right.

RFOMownage

why did you buy 6 GB ddr3 RAM? Isn't 2 or 3 GB ddr3 enough for the i7?strider_ATI

That is true, as that was my original plan. However, I wanted to avoid the LGA775 platform, since I'd be limited in terms of CPU and RAM upgradability a year or two down the line. The way I see it, I can always get a replacement video card any time. But if I took the other path, I'd be stuck with DDR2 ram and current generation CPU's for the rest of my rig's lifetime, and I don't plan to do a full overhaul any time soon.

Monitor and Case fluff aside, it was either between:

x58 mobo + i7 920 + 6GB DDR3 Ram with much more powerful video card, but stuck with current generation ram/cpu in terms of upgradability

vs

PQ5 mobo + E8400 + 4GB DDR2 Ram with less powerful video card, but removed the restriction in terms of ram/cpu upgradability.

No clue if I made the right choice or not, but what's done is done. Still going to be a beast either way......currently typing this out on a 1.83 Core Duo :P. Hopefully my new puppy will be here in a week's time :)

Why would you get a i7 and a HD4670?:| That doesn't make any sense to me...

Sordidus

Are they not compatible or something (Serious question)? But if they are, it's because of the pricing. I wanted something servicible, and the 4670 was one of the cheapest cards that didn't fall into the abysmal performance range. Simply don't have the funds now for anything more expensive, as an upgrade to that card with a considerable performance increase would strike me an extra $40-50.

Just ordered my first non-premade computer ever. Prices aren't nearly as low as those offered in the States, but let me know how this setup fairs please :)

-EVGA X58 3X SLI Gaming Motherboard & 6GB DDR3-1866 RAM ($450)
-Intel Core i7 920 Quad Core Processor LGA1366 2.66GHZ Bloomfield 8MB ($350)
-ASUS ATI Radeon HD4670 512M PCIE2.0 DDR3 2X DVI TV-OUT Retail ($102)
-Corsair TX650W 650W ATX 12V 52A 24PIN ATX Power Supply ($130)
-Samsung SyncMaster 920NW 19IN Widescreen LCD Monitor ($155)
-Samsung Spinpoint T Series HD501LJ 500GB SATA2 7200RPM 8.9MS 16MB ($72)
-LG GH22NS30 Black DVD+RW 22X8X16 DVD-RW 22X6X16 DL 16X/12X 2MB SATA ($36)
-Antec Three Hundred Mini Tower Gaming Case 300 ATX ($65)

Total: $1360 Canadian, so that's about $1214 US.

Had to cut back on the video card, case, and monitor, since I had originally planned to get a PQ5 Pro + E8400 set instead. This X58 mobo (with the ram, it was a package deal) and i7 920 chip turned out to be $350 more expensive.

Any guess as to what sort of FPS I'd get on say, Crysis and other graphical demanding games running at 1440x900?

How much will al this cost?boxofwit

Made a few adjustments:

-ASUS P5Q Pro ATX LGA775 P45 DDR2 2PCI-E16 CrossFire 3PCI-E1 2PCI SATA2 Sound GBLAN eSATA Motherboard

-XFX Radeon HD 4850 625MHZ 512MB 1.99GHZ DDR3 PCI-E Dual DVI-I HDCP HDTV Out Video Card

-Corsair TX650W 650W ATX 12V 52A 24PIN ATX Power Supply Active PFC 120MM Fan

-22" LG 1680 x 1050 display

Thanks for all the replies by the way :)

-LG GH22NS30 Black DVD+RW 22X8X16 DVD-RW 22X6X16 DL

-Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 500GB SATA2 7200RPM 16MB 3.5IN HD

-Acer X193WB Black 19IN Widescreen LCD Monitor

-Antec Truepower Trio 550W Power Supply ATX12V V2.0

-Antec Nine Hundred Mid Tower Gamer Case 900 ATX

-XFX GeForce 9800GT 600MHZ 512MB 1.8GHZ GDDR3 PCI-E

-G.SKILL F2-8500CL5D-4GBPK PC2-8500 4GB 2X2GB DDR2-1066 CL5-5-5-15 240PIN Dual Channel Memory Kit

-EVGA Nforce 750I SLI Ftw LGA775 ATX DDR2 2PCI-E16 1PCI-E1
2PCI SATA RAID Sound GBLAN Motherboard

-Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro LGA775 2500RPM 45CFM

-Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Dual Core Processor LGA775 3.0GHZ
Wolfdale 1333FSB 6MB Retail

Any incompatible parts, or better choices I could be looking at? This will be my first computer that was not purchased pre-built, so I'm pretty much clueless about which parts and companies to choose.

Thanks for any tips you guys can provide, greatly appreciated.

I'm in a rush, so I'll cut it down to the simplest facts you need to know.

Depends what you're using the TV for. Plasma TV's have a much faster response time compared to LCD's (under 0.1 ms for typical plasma, compared to 3-8 ms for LCDs), but have a bad problem with reflection, so if your room has lots of sunlight, that'll be a problem. Plasma's *Can* suffer from burn in, although it's not much of a problem with the plasma's released nowadays.

Also, size is a factor. Plasma's don't come in small panels, so only choice for that is LCD.

Plasma's = better colours. Darker darks, etc.

A ton of differences. If I were you, go down to your local electronics store and ask one of the associates there :)