Good catch n-ster.
Mark, you've said this is your first build, and it is obvious that you are trying to build a powerful do-it-all workstation. Almost no one really talks about building a workstation, but there is a lot of talk about gaming systems. Both types of systems are high performance, but a workstation should not be OC'd where as it is assumed that a gaming system will be. The memory that you chose is great, no matter what, but is designed for gaming. I looked on Newegg last night and saw 12GB kits for ~$140 that will do just fine.
The other thing that I wonder is if you really need a 6 core 12 thread system. Please finish the following sentence: I want to be able to.....
Thanks for the advice n-ster and Bumblebee. I chose the 6-core because I want to be able to do very serious multi-tasking. I know I said I will not be gaming, but that may not be entirely accurate. I will do some gaming, but I do most gaming on PS3. The primary functionalities of the system would be music, movies, browsing, Microsoft office, web design, and possibly web hosting. The thing is, when I work I am usually doing a heavy combination of these tasks. I am pretty much always listening to music unless I am watching a movie. I download movies and music on a regular basis in the background. I do web designing using Dreamweaver and Microsoft visual web developer, and always have several browsers and music open while I am working on sites. I also use all other programs on CS5 including Photoshop. In regards to hosting, I am working on a few sites right now that I was considering hosting from my home PC. I felt the 6-core might be overkill, but I thought it more closely fit my profile since I am a heavy multi-tasker, but I don’t use many heavy programs (like gaming). I also chose the 970 because it has more expandability than the 2600k and I hope this system will last me awhile. Let me know your thoughts. I am still considering the 2600k so please let me know if you think I would definitely be wasting money on the 970.
Thanks,
Mark.