About to order this rig. Opinions & Final Advice please.

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Okay so I have booked Friday off work and am about to order this rig, if anyone has any suggestions on items to change I would be greatful.
Also if anything is missing I would be pleased to know before ordering!

Rig:

Intel Core 2 DUO E6600 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail (£205.61)
Gigabyte GA_965P_DS3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (£76.36)
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) (£166.84)
BFG GeForce 8800 GTS 640MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (£281.99)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB ST3320620AS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (£66.96)
Samsung SH-S182D 18x18 DVD±RW ReWriter (Black) - OEM (£19.96)
Corsair HX 520W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-520HXUK) (£70.49)
Akasa Eclipse 62 Aluminium Case - No PSU (£103.38)
Akasa AK-183-L2B Amber Ultra Quiet 120mm Fan - 3 pin (X2) (£23.38)
Dell Ultrasharp E207WFP 20" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black (£199.74)
Saitek Eclipse 2 Illuminated Keyboard - Blue/Red/Purple (£34.06)
Logitech MX518 Gaming-Grade Optical Mouse - Retail (£35.24)
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition inc. SP2 - OEM - 1Pk (N09-01528) (£58.74)

TOTAL: £1,342.75 inc VAT

Will this all be compatible? And will the fans I have selected be enough cooling for the whole system? Taking into account I wont be overclocking.

Thanks for any help.
 
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I thought it would be best to wait a few months until Vista is running better than it will be at launch.
 
Dan1984 said:
Am I not right in thinking its next day delivery if ordered before 3pm? :confused:
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gonna have to ask gibbo on that one i think

it might be before miday i think.

ags

also, good idea on the vista, i have one pre ordered and im not going to install it until a sp comes out for it.
 
agnes said:
gonna have to ask gibbo on that one i think

it might be before miday i think.

ags

also, good idea on the vista, i have one pre ordered and im not going to install it until a sp comes out for it.
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Lol. then wots the point in buying it this early then?
 
agnes said:
gonna have to ask gibbo on that one i think

it might be before miday i think.

ags

also, good idea on the vista, i have one pre ordered and im not going to install it until a sp comes out for it.
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well i shall be ordering it tonight, so that it comes on friday with the next day, so that should be fine then. thanks.
 
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