You might find this interesting. There are guides to using various types of thermal compounds.
http://www.arcticsilver.com/

For anyone having problems running Doom3 there seems to be a wealth of info. in this post.

http://www.forumplanet.com/planetdoom/topic.asp?fid=5733&tid=1439944

Sorry if it is redundant, too busy playing to read all of Thursday's posts.

Nin,
Perhaps a bit late for a post from the left coast, but if changing your power cables didn't solve your problem: the 6800gt seems to need Dx9.b, Dx9.c needs MS dot net framework. I also have an Antec 430w ps, basically the same configuration as yours with even more power requirements. Do you have access to a power supply tester in case all else fails?

Just installed a 6800 GT. I had been holding out for an ultra but, since a local shop found only a GT and I didn't feel like paying inflated prices, I caved in. The increase in 3dMK03 benchmark was dramatic; 6270 (5900 ultra) to 10826. (P4 3.0 & won't list the rest unless anyone is interested)

You might find this helpful. Files on the Microsoft download site can be saved to disk.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/search.aspx?displaylang=en

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