How's this look for a build?

[Xpred]

I'm about to order parts for my cousin. His requirements are simple: fast, but non-gaming, stock everything.

CPU: A64 S939 3500+ Venice Core

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Mobo: Asus A8N5X nForce4 (unsure)

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Video Card: Sapphire X300SE (unsure)

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Case/PSU: Antec Sonata II w/ 450W PSU

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16811129155

DVD-RW: NEC 3550A

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RAM: Corsair VS1GBKIT400 1GB Kit

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Floppy: Samsung Internal Floppy Drive

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I already have the HD. His total budget is $500-600 and use for just general applications like movies, music, websurfing, etc. The only thing I am unsure is the motherboard and definately the video card. I have no experience with the X300SE or really a non-gaming low-budget video card. My cousin just wants speed, everything at stock, and non-gaming. So I would like to find a s939 mobo <$100 and a pci-e 16 video card <$80. But everything else I'd stick the same, how does everything look so far?

 

[Googer]

Wow it looks like you really spent a lot of time shopping around and compairing prices. :laugh:

 

[Fullmetal Chocobo]

Looking good.

 

[KoolDrew]

For his uses an A64 is overkill. I would suggest a socket 754 Sempron 64 2600+ and a Biostar GeForce 6100. You won't need a video card since the motherboard has decent onboard. I also doubt he needs 1GB. Just get a single 512MB stick and add another later if he really needs it.

 

[Viditor]

Try this motherboard for $70...on-board video is an Nvidia 6100...

 

[KoolDrew]

Originally posted by: Viditor
Try this motherboard for $70...on-board video is an Nvidia 6100...

This is a good recommendation, but I do think it may even be a better ideo to drop down to socket 754 and get a Sempron. An A64 is overkill.

 

[Viditor]

Originally posted by: KoolDrew

Originally posted by: Viditor
Try this motherboard for $70...on-board video is an Nvidia 6100...

This is a good recommendation, but I do think it may even be a better ideo to drop down to socket 754 and get a Sempron. An A64 is overkill.

Well, he says his cousin wants speed but no gaming...if he works with pictures (like Photoshop), then he will need the higher memory and the CPU will help a bit as well (though the Ram is more important). If it were me, I'd drop it down to a 3200+, but get 2GB of RAM.

 

[KoolDrew]

He said "...use for just general applications like movies, music, websurfing, etc." It definitely doesn't sound like he will be doing any Photoshop work.