My vote for a board would be an ABIT or the Epox. ABIT becuase I have purchased somewhere around 6-8 boards from them and I have almost NO complaints about them and 0 manufaturer failures (except for the failures that I have caused
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I am leaning Epox though becuase of their "extreme" OC options and great stories from other users.
As for the RAM... Corsair all the way. They have always delivered what they claim on their RAM and better in most cases. Not to mention the life time warranty is nice
YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR!!!