Thread: Phenom II x4 955 - which MB/RAM should I get?

I just ordered an AMD Phenom II x4 955

and

Two ATI Radeon HD 4870 512 MB.

I now need to pick out a motherboard and RAM...I'm looking for top of the line as I do a lot of gaming- and some graphic design, animation, and watching movies.

I have tried looking for a good AM3 MB comparison, but not many sites over an easy and understandable overview.

Any help or direction with either the MB decision, or the RAM decision would be much appreciated.

Thanks!

If I were you, DDR3 RAM, and a 790GX or 790X chipset would be on my list. ASUS makes very good looking boards for 780G and 790X chipsets. AM3 would be the way to go. 6GB of RAM would be fine, no more would be needed. I would say either ASUS or Gigabyte for the mobo. Corsair, OCZ, Kingston for RAM.