Need some help deciding a few parts for my 1st PC (gpu, psu).

[omar954]

■Ok so here are the basic stats:
■e8400, i plan to oc maybe to 3.4ghz?
■p180 case, fits my needs but i was wandering if i could fit a 2 9800gtx a fan?
■ocz sli ready ddr2 800mhz ram, plan to oc to 1066mhz
■780i p5n-d board, sli ready
■Porblems:
■for gpu i might go with 8800gts then sli later or go with 9800gtx and sli later or go with 9800gx2. can someone help me decide btwn these 3 options and explain the diffs plz? is the gx2 just 2 gtx?
■im really at a loss for the psu, i don't understand the concept of 12v rails, do the plug in to the mobo, the gpu, the cpu or what?why do i need multipe 12v rails?
PLZ help!

 

[Night-Stalker]

GX2 is essentially 2 8800GTs. And as much as i love Asus motherboards, i heard that p5n-d isn't very good for overclocking but if thats your budget then i guess you would have to go with it, i would recommend 750i FTW from EVGA since i've heard some good stuff about it but i aren't really sure. honestly, by all means, try the asus, usually Asus motherboards yeild pretty good overclocking results. I would go with a 9800GX2 if you can find one for about $300, if not, you can go with a 8800GTS 512mb. PSU, HX620 from Corsair but that just might be a bit tight and to give it headroom, you can get an Antec Quaddro 850W. Both are modular so less cable hassle for you.

 

[omar954]

Thanks dude, that clears up alot of things. But, all i need to know now is the gpu will fit in the p182 case and i need an explanation on 12v rails for PSUs.

 

[omar954]

Could i get something like this in a p180?

 

[huron]

Why so many posts with the same title?

 

[Night-Stalker]

That should work since p182 is about to support 8800GTX cards so it should fit most cards, i am pretty sure about that. If it doesn't, just take out that Hard drive cage and you are sitll elft with the one on the bottom.