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Help with this build please?

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Here is what I'm getting, it is an HTPC build:

Nmedia HTPC-400BA Media Centre Desktop Case ATX Black 1X5.25 3X3.5INT LCD IR Rack 400W $145.99

ASUS P5B ATX LGA775 Conroe 965P DDR2 PCI-E16 3PCI-E1 3PCI 6 SATA2 Sound RAID Motherboard $153.99

EVGA E-GEFORCE 7900 GS KO 500MHZ 256MB 256BIT 1.38GHZ GDDR3 Dual DVI-I HDTV Out HDCP Video Card $262.44

Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 Dual Core Processor LGA775 Conroe 2.13GHZ 1066FSB 2MB Retail $259.99

All prices are in CAD and before taxes/shipping.

Here's where I need help: motherboard and ram. (although I will certainly entertain any advice on any of the components)

Motherboard: Asus P5B. Any reason to get the deluxe or deluxe/wifi at $80 CDN more? I am aiming for around a 2.8-3.0 ghz overclock on stock cooler and near stock volts. I may replace the cooler with something quieter if it is terribly loud.

RAM: I have no clue about DDR2. I can get the following used for about $300 US:

OCZ OCZ2G10002GK 2GB Kit DDR2-1000 PC2-8000 Gold Gamer eXtreme XTC Edition Dual Channel Memory Retail

How are these? Is this a good deal, or should I settle for something cheaper? Do I nee PC2-8000 or should I look for PC2-6400 or something else?

Thanks for the help
 
With an E6400, any old DDR2-800 memory will work, since at DDR2-800 speeds, the CPU would be running at 3.2GHz.
 
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