New PC Builder help

[George20]

Hi everyone, im working on building a pc and would like some advice on a few things. This is my first pc build on my own and im making a gaming pc.

I would like to know what motherboard i should get for a gaming pc, and what to look for? I have read tons of articles here, and toms hardware is pretty helpful. I am still very confused tho.

I will probably be going with a AM3 Phenom II processor.

I would like to be able to Crossfire and used two radeon 5770s in the future if needed, so im not totally getting the 16x/4x crossfire that i see most of the boards im looking at having. Could you explain this to me?

I just really don't know what to look for in a motherboard, i have always used workstation pcs with gaming graphic cards in them.


Here is what I have bought so far:
500 GB Caviar Black Hard Drive
Asus Sata optical drive
CM Storm Sniper Case
XFX Radeon 5770 1GB Video Card

So I believe I am lacking:
Motherboard/CPU
PSU
DDR3 RAM

Any advice for me is appreciated.




APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: purchasing parts now

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming, Watching Videos, Homework, Everyday Computing, Anything and Everything

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg, tigerdirect, amazon

PARTS PREFERENCES: AMD Parts
OVERCLOCKING: Probably not, but maybe in the future

 

[Userremoved]

CPU:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103808&cm_re=955-_-19-103-808-_-Product
PSU:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006
Motherboard:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157191&cm_re=ASrock_880-_-13-157-191-_-Product
RAM:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231193

 

[George20]

sweet that stuff looks great, one question tho, how do i know the cpu is supported by the motherboard like what do i look @?

 

[Userremoved]

The CPU should have a socket name (1156, AM3, etc.) and the motherboard should indicate what type of socket it supports in the specifications. Also if you want a good cheap CPU cooler to overclock look at this:
http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-RR-B10-212P-G1-Universal-Heat-Pipe/dp/B002G1YPH0
It's one of the best coolers in it's range.

 

[George20]

What about wattages? I dont see it on the board, and i know other boards limit the cpu wattage and stuff like that?

 

[Userremoved]

i searched around and I found this (list of supported CPUs):
http://www.asrock.com/mb/cpu.asp?Model=880G%20Extreme3
It supports the old 140W CPUs and the new 125W ones.

 

[George20]

Best answer selected by George20.

 

[Userremoved]

Hey thanks!