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Question about cooling & video card

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CPU : AMD Athlon 64 3200+ (Socket 754)
OR : AMD Athlon 64 3300+ (Socket 754)
OR : AMD Athlon 64 3400+ (Socket 754)

Motherboard : MSI K8N Neo Platinum (nForce3-250Gb) Socket 754
OR : EPoX EP-8KDA3+ (nForce3-250Gb) Socket 754

Memory : 1GB DDR (2 X 512MB) 3200+

Video Card : 256MB eVGA GeForce 6800GT Video Card
OR : 256MB nVidia 6800 Ultra

Computer Case: IN WIN Black/Silver ATX Mid Tower Prescott CAG 1.1 with 430W
OR : Antec Lifestyle Series, ATX Midtower Case (Sonata)

Harddrive : 40-80GB 7200 RPM, 8MB (Maxtor or Seagate)

I'm building this computer. I have a question about how well it will be cooled (I'm probably going with the GT card, btw) with just the "stock" heatsink/fan, and case fans. Will I also need additional cooling supplies? I don't really think I'm going to overclock because the most I've seen you can get is about 100mhz or so out of these, not really worth it. Also, what kind of RAM is good for those MOBOs? Finally, is this card worth getting over 9800XT Pro?
 
i'd go with a Athlon 64 3200+ (Socket 754) , MSI K8N Neo Platinum (nForce3-250Gb) Socket 754 , Zalman 7000CU Cpu cooler, Antec Sonata Case , Vantec Stealth 120mm fans , 6800GT, 1GB Corsair ram 3200 XLL (xtreme low latency series) , 36GB WD Raptor HD
 
gop said:
I'm building this computer. I have a question about how well it will be cooled (I'm probably going with the GT card, btw) with just the "stock" heatsink/fan, and case fans. Will I also need additional cooling supplies? I don't really think I'm going to overclock because the most I've seen you can get is about 100mhz or so out of these, not really worth it. Also, what kind of RAM is good for those MOBOs? Finally, is this card worth getting over 9800XT Pro?
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The 6800GT is roughtly twice as fast as the 9800XT so its definitely worth getting it instead. You wont need any added cooling for the video card to overclock it and nearly everyone is running 400/1100 right out of the box which is Ultra speeds right there.

For RAM i would go with quality Mushkin, Corsair, or Kingston. Mushkin has some of the best out there and the highest rated customer service available.
 
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