Building my first Computer

[Gnaritas]

I decided to build my first machine, and I have some questions regarding piecing it all together. I hope my questions don't try your patience. Undecided

Thanks in advance.

Here are the parts I've bought...

ASUS P6T Deluxe LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131346
Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115202
OCZ Platinum 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820227244
BFG Tech BFGE981024GX2E GeForce 9800 GX2 1GB
(512MB per GPU) 512-bit (256-bit per GPU) GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814143128 (I think this is it, I'm not at home to check for sure.)
850 watt PSU

Ram: The voltages of the modules I bought were at 1.8v, but I think the mobo/cpu I bought only allows 1.65v, this article makes it seem pretty serious for the CPU. (920 i7 nephalem)
http://arstechnica.com/journals/hard...l-nehalem-cpus
Is there a way I can run the modules at 1.65v or do I have to send them back?
If so do you change the voltages in the bios? How would you change that without booting up and risk damaging something?

CPU: Does this CPU come with thermal paste preapplied? Would this be sufficient if I were to overclock in the future? Or would you recommend I buy this Arctic Silver 5 paste?

Cooling - I'm concerned that my system is going to run very hot, and I don't want to damage anything.
If I don't overclock anything, are the OEM fans that came with my mobo/cpu/gpu sufficient or do I need to get more? I'm thinking purchasing/installing a water cooling system later.

After I solve these issues am I free to install the cpu/plug every thing together and boot up safely?

Thanks for your help! Smiley

[amdalex]

The voltage listed for the RAM is a maximum so they should work at 1.65v but someone should chime in to confirm that. The CPU comes with a heat sink that has a thermal pad already installed. You shouldn't need anything other than the stock cooling unless you plan on overclocking.

[glc]

Why didn't you buy a triple channel ram kit?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820148244

[jdeb]

do the triple channel as GLC suggested, it's approved and will post out of the box, otherwise you are looking for trouble

[Masaki 7-11]

If you can boot up into the BIOS and change the settings, you should be able to get the ram to work at 1.65V. You'll be able to do this by either lowering the speed to 1066MHz (DDR) from where they are now at 1333MHz (DDR) or you can increase the latencies to 9-9-9-27 from 7-7-7-20 and from then lower the voltage to 1.65V.

[glc]

However, at this point in the game, I'd return the ram and get the right stuff while you still can. You will probably have to eat a restocking fee, but that's part of the learning experience. 2gb ram is not enough for a high end build anyway.

[jdeb]

right on