Budget Build. Please Review and make suggestions.

[neonsurfer]

I would like to build a new budget PC and give my old PC(P4 with 512 DDR333) to my daughter (3 years old) for games.

As budget friendly as possible is the goal. I have been buying parts when they have been extremely Hot Deals. Its time for Processor, Mainboard, and Memory selections. I would like you all to review and give suggestions.

I also run at stock speeds and don't overclock.

Will be used for:
Internet, Email, Productivity Apps (Word, Excel), MP3's, video, and pictures archival. No Gaming.

Parts I have:

Samsung 17 LCD flat panel
Two 300 Gig SATA drive
DVD Burner
Coolermaster Case
450 Watt Powersupply
MS Natural Ergonomic 4000 Keyboard/Mouse.
Windows Vista Ultimate (Compusa Closeout Deal). I also have a licensed copy of XP Pro I can put on it.
I Also have a ATI Radeon X1600 Pro 512 DDR2 PCI Express Video Card.

I read the recent Anandtech Article on the massive processor price cuts and how Intel/AMD stacked up price performance wise. However, the sub $150 review would be coming out later.

Without the review..Here's what I was thinking about purchasing from Newegg. Please Critique.

AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+ Brisbane 2.1GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM2 Processor - Retail. $69 Free Shipping.

SAPPHIRE PE-AM2RS690MH Socket AM2 AMD 690G Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail $67.99 Shipping $6.33 Rebate $10. Final Price 57.99+shipping.

or this combo

# BIOSTAR TForce TF7025-M2 Socket AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 7025 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail and AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+ Brisbane 2.1GHz Socket AM2 Processor Model ADO4000DDBOX - Retail Combo Price 124.98

and

Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail $124.99 Shipping $4.99 Rebate $50.00. Final Price $79.99+shipping

Thanks in advance for any suggestions and comments.

 

[neonsurfer]

Anyone?

 

[imported_Baloo]

Go with the ATI /AMDCombo. ATI/AMD is doing much better at supporting their products for some time now than nVidia - you will be happier with this purchase. buy a cheaper case. You said this is a budget build, buy a budget case. It won't make it goes faster no matter what case you settle on. You also have room to get a cheaper power supply, say 350 to 400W range as your componants will not stress at all a 450W PSU.

 

[neonsurfer]

Thanks Baloo.

I expected to get a lot feedback that I should get an Intel Chip. I think the AMD board and 2Gigs Memory should handle Vista and give a solid 2-3 years.

Any other suggestions out there?