Build check please

[Goose]

Putting together a new PC for the first time in about 5 years (haven't bought any hardware in that time either) so I need some advice on what to get.

I dont really know what the best items are so for the mobo, ram, PSU, HD, Sound and heatsink i just chose at random within my price range.

A few questions:

Can i get away with a cheaper PSU? My budget is £600 so i want to stretch it as far as possible.

Do i even need a heatsink or is the one that comes with the CPU sufficient? I dont plan on overclocking, wouldn't know how.

Is Vista basic ok for my simple needs of gaming and internet usage?

My current case is an Aluminium Lian Li i bought about 4 years ago, will it still be ok or is a new one required in order for everything to fit?

Do i need a soundcard or will the onboard mobo sound card be ok? Bearing in mind all i do is play games and listen to some music. I forgot to spec some but i'll need some speakers for £30 or so.

If i can save any money anywhere then all the better.

I think that just about covers it


Cheers.

 

[Goose]

Thanks guys. I didn't spec a case, monitor or DVD drive because i already have decent enough ones.

I went for small ish HD because i dont really require tons of storage and I already have a 200gb IDE drive i can use for keeping random crap like movies and whatnot.

 

[Goose]

Ok, thanks a lot guys.

 

[Goose]

If your not going to overclock then the standard heatsink that intel provide will be fine, if you change your mind gor something like this:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp...oling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775)

The onboard sound on the P45 will be good enough, that x-fi soundcard isn't worth the money over it.

I noticed you didn't include a dvd drive, don't know if it was needed or not.

Does that motherboard offer anything i actually need that an £80 one doesn't?

Cheers