What to look for in a motherboard to ensure compatibility with parts?

[Imbajoe]

Here's what I'm currently looking at as far as parts go:

Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119137

HD: SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

Power Supply: Antec NEO ECO 520C 520W Continuous Power ATX12V v2.3 / EPS12V 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply

RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL7D-4GBRM

Processor: AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor HDZ955FBGMBOX

Video Card: GIGABYTE GV-N460OC-1GI GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

CD/DVD Drive: SAMSUNG 24x DVD Burner - Bulk SATA Model SH-S243N/BEBS LightScribe Support - OEM

What am I going to need to look for in a motherboard that will support the products I have chosen?


P.S. Assuming that I have no plans to upgrade to SLI, would the 520 watt power supply be sufficient for my build?

 

[JoshBaity]

in my opinion you did everything backwards.... the first thing you need is the motherboard.

the good news is, you need to tigerdirect.com search motherboards that support am3 socket, and ddr3 1600
thats easy under 200 bucks

I'd get a bigger power supply, same brand.
I'd also look for a mobo that has 4 240 pin slots and supports 16 ghz under a 64 bit OS 8ghz under 32 bit.

when you're starting from the ground up.... start from the ground up.

The case is always an issue when it comes to this way of buying..... you bought everything backwards (assuming you have this stuff in your closet now)

Cases are built around motherboards.... not the other way around. it's much easier to find a fit when you know the dimensions of the board rather than vise-versa.

In general, you need a mobo that supports:
DDR3 1600 (4 slots) 240 pin I say this because of upgradeability.
Socket AM3 (this is your first search when looking at a motherboard)
dvd, drives (all mobos now are Serial ATA)
PCIE slot (all mobos now have this with with either 2.0, or 2.1)

I'd get a 650w psu for the possibility of upgrade later. Even the highest of high cards out there now require no higher than 500w supply.... but more is better.

Most motherboards also have 4 or more SATA ports, so your cd, HD, and whatever else you might want in it will hookup just fine.

ati, bioware, and gigabyte all have suitable boards available with either 2 slots for ram, 3,4,and 5 slots for SATA, and other goodies like on board graphics assistance (that's where help for games and HD vid comes in) and other things.