Quote Originally Posted by boogle View Post
You have a choice of these chipset / processor / DRAM combos:

NV 780a / Phenom / DDR2
NV 780i / Intel Core 2 Quad / DDR2
NV 790i / Intel Core 2 Quad / DDR3
There are other options too, he doesn't have to have a quad core if he wants to save a few bones.

Quote Originally Posted by crowncobra View Post
Get asus amd mobo and phenom with 2x 3870 2x2gb 1066 ram and you should be fine
He said he wants a 9800gtx, possibly SLI, so no, 2x 3870 isn't a good recommendation for him since he has that decided already.