New Rig/Upgrade

[Stu55]

Hey guys, I am planning to do an update sometime soon and here is what I have been planning.

Coolermaster Stacker STC-T01 Silver (Have it already)

OCZ GameXStream 600W PSU

Motherboard ?

Intel Core 2 Duo E6300

Corsair XMS2 2GB DDR2-800

7600 GT (Have it already)

WD Raptor 36GB SATA HD

Seagate 320GB 7200.10 SATA x2

NEC DVD+RW Drive

Thermalright SI-128 heatsink

Akasa 120mm Amber Series Ultra Quiet Fan for heatsink

Aerocool 80mm UV Blue fan for side intake

Right now it is at about $1,180.00 with the stacker included. I am thinking about just getting the 74gb raptor to save some hassle, thoughts? I am also thinking about getting another 7600 GT for SLI, Right now I have a model eVGA 256-P2-N553-AX, but I see that the one on newegg is a eVGA 256-P2-N554-AX, these will work together right? Another thing, how come it is blasted hard to find a 7600 GT, zzf and newegg look like they are out of almost all of them, whats going on? How about that ram, is it good, what could be better for cheaper? I would like to OC that E6300 as well. Thoughts and comments would be appreciated, thanks.

 

[Stu55]

Anyone? Is that asaka fan good for the heatsink or should I get a higher powered fan?

 

[J Macker]

44.8CFM isn't too bad... but, the cooler, the better. Especially when overclocking. I don't know how great of a heatsink that is though, especially considering it's 100% aluminum, with no copper base

I would like to know about the video card compatibility as well, as my 7900GT part number isn't sold at newegg anymore. 563 or something. I believe nVidia's documentation requires only the same manufacturer and same model.

I've heard good things about G.Skill ram. I won't buy OCZ for anything anymore. 2 bad experiences.