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I am not gonna make a "This is my new setup, take a look" thread, but yeah it pretty much is heh...

I know what I want pretty much, and I just need to make sure everything works before I hit order :D ...I am just curious if anyone has experience on putting a dual slot video card into a mATX mobo with a sound card at the bottom slot...

How much of an issue will air flow be with the sound card being so close to the video card?

(Copy of newegg invoice deal)

SILVERSTONE SG03-B Black Aluminum MicroATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail

GIGABYTE GA-G33M-DS2R LGA 775 Intel G33 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

EVGA 768-P2-N885-AR GeForce 8800Ultra KO 768MB 384-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail

SILVERSTONE ST75F ATX12V / EPS12V 750W Power Supply - Retail

Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 Conroe 3.0GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6850 - Retail

Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model BL2KIT12864AA1065 - Retail

Western Digital Caviar RE WD3200YS 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM x2

Razer Tarantula Gaming Keyboard - Full Retail US Layout (Blue) - Retail

LG L245WP-BN Black 24" 8ms Widescreen LCD Monitor w/ USB 2.0 and HDCP support - Retail

Logitech G5 2-Tone 7 Buttons 1 x Wheel USB Laser Mouse - Retail

Creative 70SB046A00000 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer Fatal1ty Professional Series - Retail

Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM

SILVERSTONE NT06-LITE CPU Cooler - Retail

SILVERSTONE FM123 120mm Case Fan - Retail x2

Total = $2,865.34

Any info on your experience is much appreciated :D
 
While the Silverstone 750 is nice for bragging rights, the ST50EF short cable should be sufficient for those components. If you still have a doubt, look for a deal on the Corsair HX520 (often around $79.99) as that will easily handle your components. If you want to keep the 750F, purchase the PP03 cable set to decrease wire clutter.

If the E6850 runs a little warm with the NT06-LITE, others have opened their power supplies and placed a faster 120mm fan for more effective cooling.

Yes the sound card will raise video temperatures a tad, but others have done so in the past (dworley?) without much impact.

Have fun.
 
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