Help needed with specs for my new project

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I am going to building a PC for a friend and wondered if I could get some advice on the below set up. The spec doesn't have to be ground breaking but there are a few small requirements.

The price is to be approx £300 for the below items (case is already owned so not needed)
It needs large storage but preferably a small SSD for the os
It needs HDMI output
It will be fitting in a very small case

I would also like to know if it can be run from a 200w pico PSU or will it need a higher wattage? And if its in a small case will one fan sucking fresh air in and the CPU fan used to expel air via some sort of funnel system?

The specs

Asus P8H61-I Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard (£69.95)

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-482-AS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=2071

Intel Core i3-2120 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail (£89.99)

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-366-IN&groupid=701&catid=6&subcat=1671

GeIL Black Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Dual Channel Kit (£25.99)

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

Samsung SN-208DB/BEBE Slimline 8x DVD±RW SATA Drive - OEM
(£17.99)

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CD-124-SA&groupid=701&catid=10&subcat=952

Crucial V4 64GB 2.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive (£51.99)

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-019-CR&groupid=701&catid=2104&subcat=910

Seagate Barracuda 1.5TB SATA GB/s 64MB Cache - OEM (£59.99)

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-277-SE&groupid=701&catid=14&subcat=1279

Total £311.90
 
Nice build!

What case you putting it into and what OS, 64 may not be big enough?

Also, you'll deffinatley need another PSU, 500/550w ish maybe?
 
Thanks for the quick reply.

The case isn't final as we have a few to choose from but the original thought was possibly an old Xbox 360 case if it it could fit, hence the ITX board, slimline DVD and pico PSU. It looks like it can be done if a PSU solution can be found and a suitable way to mount the disc drive can be found.

An OS hasn't yet to be chosen, it will most probably be windows 7 although 8 will be a possibility if the price is right.
 
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