Critque my self-build please

[galadial]

Anthing I've missed out or could do better bang for the buck? This is for my son to play games, do homework etc., Would ideally like to get this down to 550GBP.

Dell Studio S2240L 22" IPS Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £131.99
Intel Core i3-2120 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £89.99
Microsoft Windows 8 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00403) £79.99
PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk III Series 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply - White £69.98
Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black £47.99
Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £43.99
Gigabyte H61MA-D2V Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £37.99
Netgear WNA3100 Wireless-N 300Mbps USB Network Adapter £34.98
Avexir MPower Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (AVD3U16000904G-2CM) £31.19
Plantronics GameCom 380 Stereo Gaming Headset £19.98
OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Sub Total : £505.05

PS I have an old graphics card that he can use.

PPS I've also noticed I'm eligible for free shipping

 

[mickyflinn]

Cheaper monitor,case and psu 600w is a lot depending on what gpu you have.


YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus VS228H 22" Widescreen LED Multimedia Monitor - Black £107.99
1 x PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk III Series 500W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply - White £59.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard III Windowed Gaming Case - Black £32.99
Total : £221.48 (includes shipping : £17.10).

 

[Chicken #16]

this "this week only" ram would save you almost £5 and doubt any difference would be noticed. Not much but still saving.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-058-PA&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1517

or if you want to match the max of the motherboard, this set will save you some extra pennies:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-118-GL&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1516