first pc build - what do you think?

[Elkie]

The motherboards I mentioned before both support it. Pretty much any AM3 motherboard with SB710 or SB750 southbridge chips will. You may need to flash the motherboard to the newest BIOS though (I had to with the MSI).

That RAM is indeed good, go for it!

ah spot on! thanks for al your help, youve really made this all a lot easier for me and i appreciate it... god knows where i would have ended up if it wasnt for you!

[Ulti]

Well hopefully the chip you get is a lucky one Good luck with the build and come back and tell us how it goes!