New build for friend

[KoolDrew]

His budget is around $1200 and the computer will mainly be used for homework and gaming. What do you guys think of the following configuration?

Case: COOLER MASTER Ammo 533 RC-533-SWN1 Black/Silver Computer Case $74.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811119098

Power Supply: HIPER HPU-4B580-MS ATX12V 580W Power Supply 100 - 120V $99.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817128001

Motherboard: BFG Tech BFGRANF590S Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce 590 SLI MCP ATX AMD Motherboard $169.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813189002

CPU: AMD Athlon 64 4000+ 2.4GHz 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM2 Processor $109.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103868

Cooling Fan: APEVIA CF12SL-UBL 120mm Blue LED Case Fan $6.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811998121

Memory: SUPER TALENT 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory $209.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820609026

Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive $94.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822148140

Optical Drive: ASUS Silver 16X DVD-ROM 52X CD-R 32X CD-RW 52X CD-ROM 2MB Cache E-IDE/ATAPI Combo Drive $26.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827135095

Media Card Reader: AZiO CAR102-131 USB 2.0 Card Reader $11.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820106002

Video Card: EVGA 640-P2-N821-AR GeForce 8800GTS 640MB 320-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card $389.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130071

Operating System: Microsoft Windows Vista 64-Bit Home Premium for System Builders Single Pack DVD $119.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16832116204

Speakers: Logitech S200 30 watts 2.1 Black Speaker $19.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16836121129

 

[Frintin]

Very nice setup!

Wondering why you chose the CPU you did though. I just got a single core 3800+ for an extra computer because I justified the price versus single core. It runs great for an extra computer but it is single core. Now prices have lowered and the dual cores are as inexpensive.

Check out this dual core processor at the egg.

I just got the same power supply and I must say what a knockout product! It has a bit less efficiency than a few brands. The cables are superb (offering piggybacking alternatives, beautiful sleeving, etc.)

 

[engiNURD]

For a bit more you could get a nice core2duo rig (S3 + E4300) that will outperform that system. Well worth the extra $55, IMO:
http://anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=2903