Need help with 8800GT

[NathanP2007]

New to this forum by the way. Anyways, so i just build a computer, here are the specs

Rosewill R103A Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 350W Power Supply with 20+4 pin connector

ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe AM2 NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI MCP ATX AMD Motherboard

ASUS EN7300GT SILENT/HTD/256M GeForce 7300GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express x16 SLI Supported Video Card

AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ Windsor 2.6GHz 2 x 1MB L2 Cache Socket AM2 Processor

G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory – Retail

Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS (Perpendicular Recording Technology) 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive – OEM

SAMSUNG Black 18X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 18X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA DVD Burner With LightScribe Technology

ViewSonic Optiquest Series Q20WB Black 20" 5ms DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 1000:1

Now after knowing more about computer parts, and from playing games, I realized wow my Vid card is OLD and SUCKY. So i want a 8800GT, and i figure, why not get a OC version, so this is the one i will buy http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130303 And i know i need a new PSU, this is the one im prolly gonna buy http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3247717&CatId=2533 It is so many watts cause down the road (when i have the money) i want to SLI another 8800GT, does that PSU look good enough for 8800GT sli? Another question is, iv heard a lot about old fans and new fans on the 8800GTs, is the one im buying have the old fan or new fan? Thanks for reading this and helping.

 

[NoxTek]

Firstly, the likelihood of your 8800GT having the new cooler versus the old one is really a luck of the draw. As time goes on your chances of getting the new cooler increase drastically as the stock of older cards is sold off. I'd say buying EVGA your chances of getting the new cooler are good simply because they have such a large turnover rate with their inventory.

Secondly, I wouldn't even think about SLI with your current setup. A single 8800GT will be about all that Athlon 64 X2 will handle and if you throw SLI into the mix people are going to start mentioning the dreaded "b" word. (bottlenecking) You'd do better to save up for a Core 2 Duo and appropriate motherboard before thinking SLI.

Thirdly, that's a GREAT choice for a power supply... I can't complain about it a single bit. And a good price even though it's from TigerDirect. The 650 and 750 watt Silencer is built by Seasonic for PC Power & Cooling and they are simply great units. Very solid and reliable. If you want to spend less money you can consider some of the offerings from Corsair's HX series as well.