1 install drives to case first if there is room.Reasoning here if theres room still for the motherboard to easily fit there is no risk of dropping or draging a drive over the board.If you buy the Lian Li case the front will come off easily so you can do it in any order.
2 you will be using a stock cooler this comes with a thermal pad do not worry about paste
3 As Gareth said
4 Download new drivers for GFX from website.As your buying new the card will come with drivers as will the motherboard if you do not want to download new
5 Its just a clip to hold the back end of the card down.As some cards are long when you plug vga or dvi cable in the back sometimes the card can lift which causes problems this clip holds the card securely at the rear
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Originally Posted by Halcyon
Rounded cables can help to tidy your case up and improove airflow. They also look nicer if you have a see-through window case.
At Overclockers they have the cables listed so you can't go wrong HERE
As for your graphics card..... You won't need any drivers to begin with. It will run at its default mode and windows will install with basic rtesolution anyway.
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You can if your carefull route flat cables behind the back plate of the motherboard.This allows even more airflow than with rounded cables
