first time building a pc

[fefea]

Hello,
This is my first time building a pc, and I need to know if my choices have been good ones. I want to keep the price under $1500. It will be used for playing games, listening to music, watching movies, internet, etc. Any advice on my choices would be greatly appreciated.

Antec P180
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16811129154

Asus P5K-E
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16813131225

Asus 8800 GTS 512 (G92)
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16814121218

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16819115037

G.SKILL 4GB(4 x 1GB) DDR2 800
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16820231136

Seagate Barracuda 500GB 7200 RPM
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16822148288

Asus Black 20x DVD+R
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16827135156

Vista Ultimate 64-Bit for system builders
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16832116215

Antec NeoPower 650W
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16817371011

I plan on using my monitor, speakers, keyboard, and mouse from my old computer. Please tell me if any of this is incompatible, a bad choice, or if their is something that is cheaper without sacrificing performance. Also, should I go for Vista or is it still too early, and will Vista limit what games I can play because there are games from the the past several years that I missed out on that I want to play. Thank you for any advice you can provide.

[Jamie Nixx]

Change the PSU to a Corsair HX520w and the memory to Corsair XMS.

[fefea]

Ok, thanks

[Jamie Nixx]

You may also want to look at the Antec P182, its basically the replacement for the P180 as it is known to have a few teething problems.

[fefea]

I'll look into it, thanks. Should I go XP or Vista? Also, was this the Corsair XMS you suggested? http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16820145176

[Jamie Nixx]

Vista is pretty goo now so stick with that.

This is the memory, look for the 4GB kit.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145590

[fefea]

Thanks for the advice. Do you think I can run crysis on this computer with high settings and do you think I will have any problems playing older games on vista?