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You have some really good specs there so far. You'll definitely be able to do some decent overclocking.
Great vid card, great mobo, good RAM, great CPU choice.
You can go with the 6300, however, to save some money. It overclocks like a champ, and since you won't be doing hardcore OC'ing, you'll do just fine with the 6300. So consider that to save some money.
Ok, PSU. Don't cheap out here. PLEASE. You'll regret it otherwise. Spend a bit of money and get something decent. Since your budget it getting tight though, take a look at either FSP or Hiper PSU's......around 500-550w. That'll do you and shouldn't break the bank either.
Heatsink. The stock heatsink on the C2D CPUs is actually quite good, believe it or not. You don't really need an aftermarket one unless you're doing some high overclocking. So I'd suggest you go with the stock one for now, save some money there, put that money into a good PSU, and then consider an aftermarket HSF later if you want to overclock. You can use the stock one now, save some money for later if you want an aftermarket HSF, and get better PSU now too. It's a win-win situation for you 
As always, I will always recommend one of the most stable/solid PSUs of all time - the OCZ GameXstream Series, and in this case a ~$100 600W would be more than enough.
One of the first few people to include that jewel of a GPU in their rigs 
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