(yet another) rate my computer thread...

[Soapy5]

i dunno if this is the right board; but o well. anyway, ive just finished pieceing together a budget computer for my bro, and before i buy, i want to make sure everything is a-ok. so, if you see anything that might pose trouble or theres something better out there, lemme know. it took my a while to reach my $500 goal (well, actually its 520 plus a 20 dollar rebate). also, im buying this from newegg, so if anybody has any cheaper places to suggest, lemme know. (although with newegg i do get combined shipping)

COOLMAX CS-480-Black W/O PSU Black Steel/Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - $25.99

SAMSUNG SpinPoint P Series HD160JJ 160GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - $53.99

ECS C51GM-M (V1.0) Socket AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 6100 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - $59.99

SAPPHIRE 100106L Radeon X850XT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - $20.00 Mail-in Rebate
$115.99

LG Black E-IDE/ATAPI DVD-ROM Multi Read Drive Model GDR-8164BK - OEM
$16.69

FSP Group (Fortron Source) ATX350-PA, version 2.0, SATA, 350W Power Supply - OEM
$29.99

AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Orleans 2.0GHz Socket AM2 Processor Model ADA3200CNBOX - $83.99

G.SKILL 1GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) System Memory Model F2-6400CL4S-1GBPK - Retail
$104.99

Subtotal: $491.62
Shipping: $31.08
Total: $522.70

 

[Factorxfiles]

Not much to do inside a $500 budget, but I'd suggest a dvd burner for about $10 more. It's handy.

How about this?

If at all possible I'd also spring for a higher quality PSU. There are lots of options, but I would say something like:

This

Or this

I know those would mess up your $500 budget, but honestly a better PSU would be a BIG priority for me. Just a suggestion.

 

[Soapy5]

wow what are the odds. i had just persuaded my bro to go with the dvd burner too. (although i went with the nec drive (you cant argue against 966 positive reviews...)

and on the psu issue, i have had a good experience with fsp, and heard great things about them, so im not that worried.

 

[demografik]

If at all possible I'd also spring for a higher quality PSU. There are lots of options, but I would say something like:

This

You are suggesting a Rosewill is higher quality than Fortron?

That said, I would go with a little more power.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817104953
or
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817103459

To offset the price, budget ram since you're on a budget.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820231080