:) Thanks again - I certainly wasn't set on the case, so I think i'll have a look at the cases you suggest and pick one of them. I've managed to get a passive version of the 8600 graphics card, so that's not a problem (my current setup has a passive graphics card as well). I think my best way forwar...

Hiya, Thanks for all the advice, very useful. I'll have a look at the alternative case. I'll opt for the slightly faster memory - i might as well given I have a fair bit of spare budget. I currently have a Sonata 2. Everything in my box is passively cooled except the PSU which came with the case and...

Well, since you're not hardcore gamer or overclocker, slower ram do just fine. 667 DDR2 is probably more than enough for you. You don't need 800 DDR2 or 1066 DD2 Thanks for that. How precisely do you benefit from faster RAM? Is it only really games that benefit from it? I've heard that the processo...

Hi guys. Could you have a look over the following for me, and make any suggestions. I still need RAM, but know nothing about it. I've got maybe around £100 for RAM, but that's flexible. Am I better getting sort of 4gb of slower ram or 2gb of fast RAM? I've got some spare budget left, up to let's sa...

Am I right in saying that a 8600GTS is smaller and thus will be OK in this case? I've bought the graphics card already, and am about to buy this case. Just wanted to check it would be OK. Graphics card I bought is here (but doesn't give dimensions): "MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256EZ HD GeForce 8600GTS 256MB 1...