For once, this thread is NOT about gaming rig!

[babuamus]

The mb/cpu combos change on Newegg every few days , but there has usually been a Phenom paired with a Gigabyte or Asus board. Those two brands are ,IMO ,the quality mb makers and you will be fine with either ... remembering that you need a 790G series northbridge , and the hdmi output .

Phenoms and Ci7's can use the bandwidth of faster RAM more effectively than C2D/C2Q processors thanks to the memory controller on the cpu. The ram you have is good ram and should overclock to 1066 Mhz if you relax the timings a little , or spend a bit more and buy the GSkill 1066 MHz . Its a tiny boost in performance , maybe 1-2 % at most so it need to be weighed against the cost.

Things could change regarding prices too . Intels C2Q's are over priced , and I'd say theyre taking a beating from Phenom right now .

Well I don't think I'll be getting my parts from newegg because where I live newegg just doesn't exist. But the GIGABYTE GA-MA790GP-UD4H board does fit the Phenom 940. Plus it already has hdmi + dvi output.

My question is whether CORSAIR 400W will be enough for this rig... I am a little cautious but since this rig doesn't have a mobo it should be ok right?

 

[Outlander_04]

Usually the big power user is the gfx card .

Heres a helpful article on power supplies
http://www.anandtech.com/casecoolingpsus/showdoc.aspx?i=3413

The 940be will use less power than the previous generation Phenoms in the article