Final Gaming Build Revision - Advice Needed!

A new thread to discuss my planned system; parts are listed below with questions underneath them.


Motherboard: Gigabyte S775 Intel X48
Link: http://www.dabs.com/ProductView.aspx?Quicklinx=53WW

CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400
Link: http://www.dabs.com/ProductView.aspx?Quicklinx=4YCZ

Case: Antec Nine Hundred 900
Link: http://www.ebuyer.com/product/118268

HDD (2 of these): Seagate ST3320620AS 320GB
Link: http://www.ebuyer.com/product/115418

RAM: OCZ 4GB Kit (2x2GB)
Link: http://www.ebuyer.com/product/132904

DVD Drive: Sony DRU-190S 20X DVD±RW DL & DVD-RAM
Link: http://www.ebuyer.com/product/142274

Graphics Card: Sapphire HD 4850
Link: http://www.ebuyer.com/product/145524

OS: Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit
Link: http://www.ebuyer.com/product/123067

Monitor: GNR TFT 19" Monitor
Link: http://www.ebuyer.com/product/116840

PSU: Corsair Memory 750W
Link: http://www.dabs.com/ProductView.aspx?Quicklinx=4RYB

Cooling Fan: Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro
Link: http://www.ebuyer.com/product/105994


Questions;
1) 64-bit Vista; Good Idea or Bad Idea?
2) Will the parts fit in the case I chose?
3) With all the cooling the case provides, do I need the extra coolnig fan?
4) Overall, is this a good setup?

Thanks for your time, all comments are gladly accepted.

-With Vista 64, you will be prepared for the future. But the risk of compatibility with hardware and software is there.

-The antec 900 is a mid-tower, you should be good in that area.

-If you would like to keep your components as cool as possible, then extra fans are necessary. I would upgrade your CPU fan/heatsink so if you ever get into overclocking, you will be set.

-Overall, pretty nice little set up.

here are some suggestions:

-Try ordering all your parts from 1 place. If you have any DOA's(dead on arrival), the returns will be less of a hassle.

-upgrade to faster memory. DDR2 is too cheap to skimp out on.

-agree with bnbader, get a samsung monitor.

I noticed that your in europe somewhere, so all those prices looked a bit suspicious to me. Look for a reputable european distributor. Check out resellerratings.com.

Thanks very much for the replies. The description of the Antec case sounds great so I can't wait to get this set up!

I looked around the Ebuyer website and found some good Samsung monitors so I will heed that advice and purchase one of them...most likely this one; http://www.ebuyer.com/product/127412

I think I will stick with the 4Gb RAM I have already chosen since I'm fairly sure DDR3 isn't going to make too much of a difference.


Any more advice is very welcome!