680i + Other Hardware configurations Help + Suggestions pl

[djpyro21]

My primary concern is whether the 680i will work together with the ram without having to change the voltages beforehand or work at all.

Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1000 (PC2 8000) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model BL2KIT12864AA1005 - Retail
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EVGA 122-CK-NF68-AR Socket T (LGA 775) NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

My other concern is whether I should use this old sound card or get a new one. I'm not going to be using the sound card for sound engineering purposes only for increasing the fps by lessening cpu strain.

Creative Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS 70SB035000000 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Sound Card - Retail
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EVGA 122-CK-NF68-AR Socket T (LGA 775) NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

I've had replies saying that I might have to remove the hard drive tray in order to get the 8800gtx to fit, any additions to this?
I've also ordered a tuniq tower 120 and am curious if it will cause a conflict between the case.
Apparently the 680i has metalic struts at the bottom, will I be able to safely install the tuniq tower?

EVGA 122-CK-NF68-AR Socket T (LGA 775) NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
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Tuniq Tower 120 P4 & K8 CPU Cooler - Retail
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Rosewill R6AR6-BK 0.8mm SECC 120mm Fan ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
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eVGA 768-P2-N831-AR GeForce 8800GTX 768MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card - Retail

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-Rosewill R6AR6-BK 0.8mm SECC 120mm Fan ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16811147044
-EVGA 122-CK-NF68-AR Socket T (LGA 775) NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16813188009
-eVGA 768-P2-N831-AR GeForce 8800GTX 768MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16814130072
-OCZ GameXStream OCZ600GXSSLI ATX12V 600W Power Supply 100 - 240 V CB/CE/CSA/UL/FCC - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16817341001
-Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz 4M sharing L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16819115003
-Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1000 (PC2 8000) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model BL2KIT12864AA1005 - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16820146563
-SONY Black 1.44MB 3.5" Internal Floppy Drive Windows 98SE/ ME/ 2000/ XP - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16821103116
-Western Digital Raptor X WD1500AHFD 150GB 10,000 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16822136011
-SAMSUNG 18X DVD±R DVD Burner With 12X DVD-RAM Write Black E-IDE/ATAPI Model SH-S182D - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16827151133
-Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16835100008
-Tuniq Tower 120 P4 & K8 CPU Cooler - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16835186134

I know that the chance of the 680i being DOA, not Posting, and having a BSOD is around 1/5. With this in mind I think it is worth the risk due to the chip set and board being such a high quality.

I also have the oppertunity to RMA the board while i'm off on vacation and aquire a new board. What other future proof mobos do you suggest that have a nice oc ability, because I plan to push the c2d to 3.5~.

 

[djpyro21]

I apologize but knowing this would help me pick my gift for my grandson, any reply would be helpful.