nope they does not support both rams, so better go for ddr3 ram, and for rendering kinda works you need a pro series gfx cards like firegl from ati or quadro from nvidia and they would be lot costlier ,stck with what cilius has suggested and got m/b GA-MA785GMT-UD2H.
yeah i know...but i have observed that an Nvidia Geforce series card is somewhat faster than an ATI Radeon card in 3D apps....anyway i don't want to debate on that now.
...this is what i have zeroed in on now-
Processor: Athlon II X4 2.66 GHz Quad Core @ 4.8k
Mobo: MSI 785G-E53 @ 5.5k or MSI 785GM-E51 @ 4.6k
Ram:Transcend 2GB DDR3 1333MHz C9 @ 2.2k
HDD: WD Caviar Green, 1 TB @ Rs. 4.5k
PSU: Gigabyte 80 Plus Active PFC 460W @ 2.2k
DVD Drive: LG 22X @ 1.1k
also, i can spare 2k for the cabinet so should i go for an antibiotic or reaper cabinet? can you please suggest an Nvidia card within Rs10,000/-...do you think buying the WD caviar green 1 TB is a good idea?also whats the difference between the two MSI boards that you've suggested?if there is no significant difference i'll go for the cheaper board.