Finally building that machine! Input requested before ordering!

So my girlfriend came back from Korea and I had to put off building the system due to financial reasons. I'm am now set to build this system once Valentines Day is over since I will have saved enough yet again to make it. Some updates though:

Case: Cooler Master 690
PSU: Corsair 520 PSU
Mobo: GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L Rev. 2.0
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Conroe 3.0Ghz (previous model was E6750)
RAM: 2x G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2
VCard: EVGA Geforce 8800GTS G92 (previous model was 8800GT)
DVD: SAMSUNG 20X DVD±R DVD Burner Black SATA Model SH-S203B
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250410AS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb

Now my questions are:

1. If you take a look at the DS3L board there seems to be a heatsink right next to the PCI-E slot. The 8800GTS is a behemoth and I was wondering if that card will fit in the PCI-E slot w/o a problem?

2. Will I need to upgrade the PSU or can the 520HX handle this current system?

Thanks again for all your help and I look forward to your advice. Thanks.
 
itzhobbes said:
Now my questions are:

1. If you take a look at the DS3L board there seems to be a heatsink right next to the PCI-E slot. The 8800GTS is a behemoth and I was wondering if that card will fit in the PCI-E slot w/o a problem?

2. Will I need to upgrade the PSU or can the 520HX handle this current system?
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1. Yes, it will fit... the southbridge heatsink is at the same height as (if not slightly lower than) the PCI Express x16 slot.

2. The HX520 can handle your new setup.
 
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