[Nomad84]

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Looks good. The reviewer said something about problems w/overheating due to lack of fan power or something to that extent. Do you have this problem?

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I've had no overheating problems, but I haven't been monitoring my actual temperatures. I tried to install MotherboardMonitor when I first built the computer, but I couldn't find my mobo in it's list and I never bothered to try to sort it out and make it work. I am using the Asus A8N-SLI Premium mobo. It doesn't have a chipset fan, so that also helps with the noise, I guess, but I don't have any real reference to compare it to. As far as overheating goes, I'm pretty sure there are people that overclock with the factory heatsink and fan, but mine is not OCed. I wouldn't mind trying a mild OC later though.

Regarding video cards: When I built my computer, I pretty much just went with one of the cheapest DVI+VGA PCI-express x16 video cards since I was just planning to run 2 CRTs for a while. I ran into a problem when I figured out that there are different types of DVI. I had DVI-D, which cannot be converted for use with a CRT monitor. If you won't be running a CRT, then this won't apply to you, but I just wanted to give you a heads-up. I am constrained to 1 CRT right now, even though I have a spare in my closet. For converting DVI to VGA, you need a DVI-I port. If it doesn't say in the description, you may be able to tell from the pics, but this isn't 100% reliable. The pics can confirm that it is DVI-D, but they can't show for sure that it is DVI-I. Apparently, some manufacturers use DVI-I connectors but only have DVI-D support. The opposite is not true. You can google for a site that has pics of both connectors, but basically, DVI-I will have holes above and below the long flat hole, and DVI-D will not.