Another Build Question

[tonyh21]

Hey guys, I've decided to finally build a new pc after 4 years with my current one. I'm looking for any suggestions that you might have. Thanks in advance!! Oh, should I be switching to a 64bit os now?

LIAN LI, Classical Plus PC-60BplusII Black Mid-Tower Case w/ Window, ATX, No PSU
NSPIRE, NSP-600V22BF14PF Modular Power Supply, 600W, 24-pin ATX12V 2.2, 140mm Ball Bearing Fan, Retail
ASUS, P5Q-E, LGA775, Intel® P45, 1600MHz FSB, DDR2-1200 16GB /4, PCIe x16 CF /3, SATA 3.0 Gbit/s RAID 5 /8, HDA, GbLAN /2, FW /2, ATX, Retail
INTEL, Core™ 2 Quad Q9300 Quad-Core 2.50GHz, 1333MHz FSB, 6MB (2 x 3MB) L2 Cache, 45nm, 95W, EM64T EIST VT XD, Retail
ZALMAN, CNPS7000B-CuLED Copper CPU Cooler, Socket 478/754/939/940, Blue LED
KINGSTON, HyperX 4GB (4 x 1GB) PC2-6400 DDR2 800MHz CL5 (5-5-5-15) SDRAM DIMM, Non-ECC
XFX, GeForce® 9800 GTX 675MHz, 512MB GDDR3 2200MHz, PCIe x16 SLI, DVI /2, HDTV/S-Video Out, Retail
SEAGATE, 320GB Barracuda 7200.10, SATA II 300MB/s, 7200-RPM, 16MB cache
LITE-ON, DH-52C2S Black 52x/32x/16x CD-R/CD-RW/DVD Combo Drive, SATA, OEM
MICROSOFT, Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit Edition w/ SP1, OEM

 

[Dangman]

Drop the case. It still uses 80mm fans which don't cool as well as 120mm fans. Go with a more modern case using 120mm fans.

Drop the power supply. Stick to well-known PSUs makers like Corsair or PC Power&Cooling. I recommend getting in on this deal on a good quality 750W PSU:
Corsair 750TX 750W PSU - $99

Yes it is overkill for your rig but it is a really awesome deal on a good PSU.

Drop the Zalman HSF. There are better HSF for the price like these:
Kingwin RVT-12025 120mm Rifle HSF - $37 & Retention Bracket - $7
Xigmatek HDT-S1283 120mm Rifle HSF - $37 & Retention Bracket - $7
ZEROtherm Nirvana NV120 120mm HSF - $50

Drop the Kingston RAM. They're overpriced. I recommend getting this RAM instead:
G.SKILL F2-8000CL5D-4GBPQ 2 x 2GB DDR2 1000 RAM - $85

Drop the 9800GTX. It's outperformed by HD4850 yet costs the same:
VisionTek 900241 Radeon HD 4850 512MB PCI-E Video Card - $195

Go with Vista 64bit if you want to use all 4GB of RAM.

 

[dhc014]

Go with a less expensive P35 or P43 based motherboard since you don't appear to plan on using Crossfire.

I also agree with the HD4850 recommendation.