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ChappyEight

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Let me start by saying thank you to everyone on this forum who helped me in my previous build. The knowledge gained here was unbelievable and the PC is up and running strong for 6 months now.

Ever since I built my first PC (which I built at work since it was a surprise for the wife) my coworkers have been saying they wanted me to build them one. Well, the time has come and one co-worker did just that. Therefore, I'm hoping you all can check to see if what I've selected will play nicely with each other.

He is on a $750 budget and slightly more if necessary. His Dell quote for an equivalent system was $1100 and he'd like to be below that a couple hundred. His main usage is Photoshop, word processing, and internet. So, the only gaming on this machine will be some hardcore solitaire.

His only other stipulation is that he wants a slim case. I tried to find a case with a PSU supplied (even though I know most provided PSU's suck) because I wasn't sure where to find a "slim" PSU.

Without further adieu, here is the system:

MOBO: $88.99 - GIGABYTE GA-EG41MF-S2H LGA 775 Intel G41 HDMI Micro ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128367

CPU: $189.99 - Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz LGA 775 Quad-Core Processor Model BX80562Q6600 - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115017

OS: $99.99 - Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit for System Builders - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116488

MONITOR: $169.99 (reg. $199.99) - Acer X223Wbd Black 22" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009145

RAM: $39.99 (reg. $49.99) - G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL5D-4GBPQ - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231122

HDD: $54.99 - SAMSUNG SpinPoint T Series HD501LJ 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152052

OPT: $22.99 - SAMSUNG 20X DVD Burner with LightScribe Black SATA Model TS-H653N - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151179

GPU: $42.99 - GIGABYTE GV-R435OC-512I Radeon HD 4350 512MB 64-bit GDDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready Low Profile Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125251

KEY/MSE: $34.99 - Logitech EX 90 Black USB RF Wireless Cordless Desktop - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823126045

CASE: $49.99 (reg.$64.99) - Rosewill R379-SM Black/ Silver 0.8mm SGCC Steel MicroATX Slim Case Computer Case PSU ATX12V Flex 300W Power Supply - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147098

Total (before shipping/including current discounts): $794.90

Will all these parts play nicely? See any areas for savings or any areas that should be upgraded?

Thanks in advance for double-checking my list, it's much appreciated.

Chappy
 
looks nice.

the only thing i see is that i dont think the heatsink and fan for the cpu will fit in there. but i may be wrong. its just a guess. you should find the size of the that to make sure. if it doesnt fit... it might get a little hot in there
 
Thanks for the quick response, Phantom. I've updated the parts above with the parts suggested (noted by an asterisk) from another site because I completely agree in regards to Seagate's and Lite-On's (I have those in my personal machine) and I honestly was not aware of the ASUS motherboard.

Also, should I order him a new PSU or is the IN-WIN PSU that comes with the case a quality unit (I'm assuming not)?

Thanks again for all the assistance. Technology just moves so dang fast.

--Updated List--

**MOBO: $54.99 - ASUS P5KPL-CM LGA 775 Intel G31 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131288

CPU: $189.99 - Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz LGA 775 Quad-Core Processor Model BX80562Q6600 - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115017

OS: $99.99 - Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit for System Builders - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116488

MONITOR: $169.99 (reg. $199.99) - Acer X223Wbd Black 22" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009145

RAM: $39.99 (reg. $49.99) - G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL5D-4GBPQ - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231122

**HDD: $64.99 - Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3500320AS 500GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148288

**OPT: $25.99 - LITE-ON Black 20X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 20X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 20X DVD±R DVD Burner - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106264

GPU: $42.99 - GIGABYTE GV-R435OC-512I Radeon HD 4350 512MB 64-bit GDDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready Low Profile Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125251

KEY/MSE: $34.99 - Logitech EX 90 Black USB RF Wireless Cordless Desktop - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823126045

**CASE: $64.99 - IN WIN IW-BK623.BN300BL 0.6mm SECC Steel MicroATX Desktop Computer Case - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811108092

Total (before shipping/including current discounts): $745.91
 
well i actually liked the motherboard that you had before. had better reviews and has an integrated hdmi port. but then again he doesnt need it.
i would definitly go with a seperate psu. that way when he wants to upgrade he might not need to to get a new psu.
 
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