[QUOTE="VMAN-Vercetti"]Yes, but the 9800 GTX's cooling is much better imo. You can see the extensive and long heatsink as well as the slightly tilted fan that is positioned so that it blows directly onto the core.sabbath2gamer

no its not the 9 series have some of the worst cooling of all and just cuz it looks big doesnt mean anything have you seen the 9800gx2 the heatink looks godly right? but its chaotic when it comes to cooling

It's not that bad actually. The only reason it heats up more is because of the auto fan control. I get the same temps more or less with my gx2 as I did with my 8800gts, both fan @ 100%. The only problem is that auto fan control, at 80c it only kicks up to 50% fan speed last time I looked.

Doesn't really matter what game, it'll heat up the same. But yea it's that simple.

100% might be a bit loud though. My gx2 sounds like a handheld vacuum at 100% speed. Usually put it to 70% when gaming. The auto control never went that high for me, even when temps hit 80c.

Overclocked means it just has a higher core/mem clock speed than ones that are not overclocked. Higher clock speeds = more performance. However, better results from an overclocked video card will depend on the speed of your processor and ram. As long as you have a pci-e slot you can get whichever you want.

You may want to check your power supply; 1. amount of watts and/or amps on the 12v rail, 2. pci-e power connector

Your processor is a bit slow but I guess it'll be fine.

The best PC building guide is yourself. No doubt.

On the order of installing things, just go by whats most convenient for you. The order of installation (i.e: processor, graphics cards, hard drivevs) isn't going to effect the way you computer will boot up. Only thing to really be sure about is if everything is securely connected.

Setting up case fans... odd question. Whatever case you buy there'll be areas to put the fans in, either with or without screws or some other securing device. No big deal

Front UI is pretty much straight forward as the pin you connect the power, reset, hd light and power light are listed in the motherboard manual, and probably even on the motherboard itself. On top of that it may even be color coded. The cords to these lights/buttons will also have the name printed on them. All you need basically is your motherboard/case instruction manual.

32bit systems are limited to 3.5gb of system ram. Round it up to 4gb or down to 3gb, whichever you like.