Suggestions for rig #2?

Cerulean

Cerulean

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The Corsair VX450 should give you enough power with maybe saving some cash at the same time.

You might want to wait for the E5200, the 45nm followup of the E2xxx series.

Check if you can get the P43-DS3L for the same price as the P35 one. No real differences, only PCIe 2.0 which might or might not help with upgrading some day.
 
If he wants to even consider gaming at all I'd drop that graphics card. A 9600GT is pretty cheap these days or even an 8600GT just make sure its the GDDR3 version. I think there's some on newegg for as low as 74.99$ plus it has a 30$ MIR. Cheap as for a lot better gaming. The 550W is overkill for that system.
 
What are your future upgrading plans with this computer? You may want to spend a bit extra on certain things now (like, the motherboard) so you could have more options (in terms of upgrading) in the future.

At ZipZoomFly, you could purchase the Gigabyte GA-EP43-DS3L for around the same price as the EP35-DS3L at NewEgg.

Switch the Corsair VX550 to either the VX450 or the Antec EA500 power supply. Either one would be enough for your brother's rig.

You could save $5 off the price of RAM by switching to the PNY Optima kit. You'll suffer no performance loss, as both sets run at the same speeds.

If this is supposed to be a cheap gaming build, I suggest upgrading the video card at your earliest convenience. Personally, I consider the 8800GS/9600GSO to be the bare minimum you need for gaming -- but I'd shoot for a 9600GT now if you could afford it.
 
Good work. Looks like a nice cheap gaming pc! All the best to your brother
 
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