final check on this spec

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hey guys, my friend wanted the ultimate in budget pc's so i quickly put together this list. never done it before so there may be a glaring incompatibility. could you have a quick look over it and also let me know if there are any changes you would make. he literally does not want to spend a penny more so im afraid no room for better components.
i actually had to convince him that he needed a gfx card. all help appreciated

Gigabyte GZ-X2 Black Midi Case No PSU £28.99
(£34.06) £28.99
(£34.06)
Intel Core 2 Duo E2140 "LGA775 Conroe" 1.60GHz (800FSB) - Retail £35.99
(£42.29) £35.99
(£42.29)
Abit IL9 Pro (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £41.99
(£49.34) £41.99
(£49.34)
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) £29.99
(£35.24) £29.99
(£35.24)
OcUK GeForce 8400 GS 256MB DDR2 HDTV/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £24.99
(£29.36) £24.99
(£29.36)
Creative Inspire T3100 2.1 Speakers - OEM £19.99
(£23.49) £19.99
(£23.49)
Hitachi Deskstar 7K160 80GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (0A32727) £24.99
(£29.36) £24.99
(£29.36)
Antec Basic 350W PSU £21.99
(£25.84) £21.99
(£25.84)
Logitech Cordless Desktop EX 110 - Retail £17.99
(£21.14) £17.99
(£21.14)
Sub Total : £246.91
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £12.95
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £45.48
Total : £305.34
 
I've changed it slightly to include a better motherboard, better PSU and a DVDRW which seemed to be missing and it doesn't cost much more. Not a clue how good the graphics card is but my suspicion is terrible. :)

Intel Core 2 Duo E2140 "LGA775 Conroe" 1.60GHz (800FSB) - Retail £35.99
(£42.29) £35.99
(£42.29)
DFI Infinity P965-S Dark (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £39.99
(£46.99) £39.99
(£46.99)
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) £29.99
(£35.24) £29.99
(£35.24)
Antec NSK 4480 Mini Tower Case - 380W Earth Watts PSU £45.99
(£54.04) £45.99
(£54.04)
Hitachi Deskstar 7K160 160GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (0A32728) £26.99
(£31.71) £26.99
(£31.71)
NEC AD5170 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
(£16.44) £13.99
(£16.44)
Creative Inspire T3100 2.1 Speakers - OEM £19.99
(£23.49) £19.99
(£23.49)
Logitech Cordless Desktop EX 110 - Retail £17.99
(£21.14) £17.99
(£21.14)
OcUK GeForce 8400 GS 256MB DDR2 HDTV/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £24.99
(£29.36) £24.99
(£29.36)
Sub Total : £255.91
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £12.95
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £47.05
Total : £315.91
 
What does he use it for? If he doesnt play games he probably doesnt need a graphics card and could spend the cash on either a faster CPU, or better cooling to overclock the slower one
 
he doesnt game at all. as long as he could have the option of upgrading in the future that would be fine. without a gfx card though, would he actually be able to have aero enabled in vista
 
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