New build, could use some advice.

[Nodscene]

I wasn't really planning on doing a build anytime soon what with x-mas and all but a few circumstances have forced my hand a bit. I think the biggest question I have is wether or not I should get the Gigabyte X58A-UD7 as it has usb3 and SATA 6gb/s. Not sure when the rest of the companies are putting out their offerings but i can't wait too long. Chance are I'll pick things up during the x-mas/boxing day sales.

I'm going to keep everything in my signature that I can. CPU will be the 920 and was going to go with Mushkin ram but all they seem to carry is the Blackline (6gb) and the prices seem higher than a few months ago. I've seen G-Skill mentioned a few times on the board now, is that worth considering?

I don't plan on overclocking at all anytime soon, but may try for a mild one later on. Using the Xigmatec Black Night which should be good enough.

Kinda hoping to keep things in the $700-$800 range if possible. My second choice in MoBo's is the EVGA X58 (or LE) but I've heard boot times are extremely slow.

Input?

Thanks.

[kendallcschm]

go with an AMD CPU and for graphics go for the Nvidia 250GTS .. its cheap, powerful, and the ASUS one comes with after market cooling if you decide later on that you want to over clock it :-) as for a processor..
i suggest:
Newegg.ca - AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 140W Quad-Core Processor - Processors - Desktops
its powerful and relatively cheap..
mother board:
Newegg.ca - ASUS M4N72-E AM3/AM2+/AM2 NVIDIA nForce 750a SLI ATX AMD Motherboard - AMD Motherboards
Video card:
Newegg.ca - ASUS ENGTS250 DK/DI/1G GeForce GTS 250 1GB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards
RAM:
Newegg.ca - CORSAIR DOMINATOR 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWIN2X4096-8500C5D - Desktop Memory
Harddrive:
Newegg.ca - Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST31500341AS 1.5TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
PSU:
Newegg.ca - Sunbeam PSU-ECO750-US-BL 750W ATX12V 2.3 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply - Power Supplies
Case:
IDK something cheap

[MarkOne]

Originally Posted by kendallcschm

go with an AMD CPU and for graphics go for the Nvidia 250GTS .. its cheap, powerful, and the ASUS one comes with after market cooling if you decide later on that you want to over clock it :-) as for a processor..

the Op have already a q6600, he want a 920, he want upgrade not downgrade to AMD

to the OP : a I7-860 will save you at least $ 100 on the motherboard,

[Nodscene]

True, but is it worth saving $100 to go to an I7?

Any other recommendations or advice?

[MarkOne]

from what I read on some review the 860 win mainly all benchmark when compare to the 920 , it's why I choose the 860, now I don't save since I take the high end p55 asus board.