help spec advice

widget996

widget996

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hi

just about to buy. 1 what do u think of the compatibility of this spec? 2 anything u would change? 3 no idea what case to go for with the large graphics card. would like a tsunami but told it would be tight fit. ideas welcome. thanks in advance. don't need monitor or speakers or mouse or keyboard.


case??
enermax 600 w PSU
asus p5neSLI s775 motherboard
core 2 duo 6400
corsair xms ddr2 pc 5300
400 gb sata2 hard drive
768 geforce en8800gtx
soundblaster xifi fatality
18x dvdrw
floppy
cathode neon light

hope u can help. cheers
 
whoops sorry its 2gb memory

haven't fully priced it all yet. just debating on spec. should be under 1300 ish I reckon.

what is difference between oem and retail core 2

thanks
 
OEM you will just get the actual chip. Retail you get the warranty and intel heatsink/fan with the chip.

Depending on whether you want to overclock or not you will want to get the OEM and get a heatsink fan yourself. I currently have the 6600 and I got that retail - going to be taking out the stock intel fan soon because it doesn't keep my chip very cool at all and is quite noisy (im not overclocking too!!)
 
so best to go for retail to get warranty then.

any ideas on a case that's big enough for the geforce 8800. apparently a normal siZe case is too small. what cases would u go for.

thanks
 
An Antec Nine Hundred will fit it, and so will a Lian-Li PC-7 (or do I stand corrected?). as for the OEM chips you DO NOT get a heatsink with it and with a retail version you do. But I would say if you are going to overclock then do get a better cooler, best ones are: low-mid range = Arctic Freezer 7, - mid/high range= Scythe Ninja/Tuniq Tower :)
 
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