Need recommendations on Ram and CPU for mobo(MSI K8NGM2-FID)

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  1. egomaniac

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    Ok so this board has been sitting around my house for a few months now and i want to turn it into my first HTPC. So i need to know the best Ram and CPU(and also a great video card i guess while i'm at it) for this board, the MSI K8NGM2-FID.

    It takes a socket 939 chip so i'm guessing the FX-60 is the best i can do for my CPU? Will the board be able to fully utilize the dual cores of this CPU? Ram and video card i'll leave open because i have no ideal. Will the onboard video be sufficient for just standard video playback(this will be a dedicated HTPC, no PC gaming but probably MAME). Money is not an issue, i like to buy the best. Any other recommendations on this build would be greatly appreciated(quiet fans, power supply, etc). Thanks in advance.
     
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