Tips on new PC

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I'm trying to put together a new gaming rig, but I've been out of the loop (computer hardware wise) and was hoping y'all could lend some badly needed input.

I've already bought a TT Shark w/ TR2 430W PS (I know it's a POS but that's what I get for not checking here before buying it :) ), probably gonna replace that with a FSP AX400.

I was planning on getting an ASUS A8N SLI- Deluxe mobo, but I've been reading some reviews on the new ASROCK Uli M1695 and to be honest at $100 cheaper than the ASUS the benchmarks are surprisingly not that bad. But does it really hold up to the top tier boards during use, especially in gaming?

Oh one more thing, recommendations between XMS, Mushkin and OCZ, or does it really matter between the three of them?
 
Stay away from XMS. Its only good if you are planning to overclock. For the memory, I would go with some OCZ, or if you are on somewhat of a budget, get some Corsair ValueSelect. Return that PSU and get a PC Power and Cooling 510W PSU. It's a bit pricey at ~$220, but I hear its pretty stable. For the motherboard I would go with the eVGA nForce 4 SLI board, which costs ~$150.
Hope that helps,
Egypt
 
If you're on a budget, even if you're not really. ram is the last place you should look for performance with an A64. Corsair Value Select is good, also it's better to have 2 gigs now.
 
Thanks for the help guys.

I dropped that TR2 and went with a FSP, I can't afford to fork out over $200 on a PSU, but most folks have had extremely postive feedback on FSP's so hopefully it turns out true for me also.

I was looking at Corsair Valueselect memory but wasn't sure about it until both of you said something it was ok, so I picked up a 2gb(2x1gb) set. Still searching for the mobo, but I've time since my processor is still enroute.

Thanks again.
 
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