Help on a PC upgrade

[deko]

Okay, budget at the very most is 300 quid, although i really wouldnt mind being a bit below that. All i need is CPU, mobo and RAM, have an x1900XTX which doesnt me fine just now. Currently running on a single core s939 Athlon 4000+ and a gig of ram, its really suffering in vista x64.

what i have come up with is:

I know it looks like quite a random choice of mobo, but according to customPC its the best bargain mobo around, can overclock like hell and performs just as well as well pricier mobos.

What i need help on though is the RAM. If anybody can point me in the direction of decent RAM, preferably not too pricey, that would be great, cheers

 

[deko]

cheers, exactly the kinda thing i was looking for

Idiotic noob question though, Im pretty sure im going to hang onto the stock cooler on the cpu for a month until my next pay packet and then upgrade to something lke the tuniq, but will i still need the arctic silver 5 right now?

 

[deko]

the artic silver 5 will not be needed with the stock cooler as it has its own thermal paste pre-applied, however spare thermal paste is useful to have around as you never know when you may need some

ah right cheers