The motherboard specs say "Memory Standard - DDR2 1066" but the RAM you've selected is only DDR2 533. So I would pay a little extra to get the DDR 1066 (PC2 8500)stuff like
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Start with the processor and motherboard combination.
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Just remember to meet the chipset requirements of your audio interface.
It appears the names are changing or my memory is going to hell. You want to match the FSB (Front Side Bus) setting on the motherboard with the Hypertransport setting on the processor. Your motherboard has 2600MHz Hyper Transport (5200 MT/s) so you want a processor that will run at at that same speed.
Note: This is just to maximize performance and keep costs low. If you snagged a CPU with a 2000Mhz Hyper Transport, it wouldn't hurt anything, you just aren't maximizing your system. Likewise, a 4000Mhz Hyper Transport would go wasted. This is probably a fairly subtle thing but when you get a system where all specs are maxed out the benefits are usually well worth it.