Please help with my spec.

[Brim]

I'm planning on building a PC to sit in my lounge under my LCD.

I have no need for a HTPC as I have Sky+, so it's main usage will be internet, movies and some large screen gaming.

The two key requirements are that it's visually nice and also that it's below £400.

I've come up with the spec below but it's a little while since I last did a build so I'm unfamiliar with some of it.

I'd really appreciate any comments either to reassure me that it's okay or to recommend adjustments before I collect from OCUK tomorrow.

Thanks in advance.


Abit NF-M2S Micro ATX (Socket AM2) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £34.99
(£41.11)

AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3800+ 2.00GHz (Socket AM2) - Retail £47.99
(£56.39)

NEC AD5170 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Beige) - OEM £12.99
(£15.26)

Hitachi Deskstar 7K160 NCQ 160GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM
£29.99
(£35.24)

OcUK GeForce 7600 GT 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £56.99
(£66.96)

Antec Fusion HTPC Case - 430HE Watt PSU
£95.99
(£112.79)

Crucial 1GB (2x512MB) DDR2 PC2-4200C4 Dual Channel Kit
£29.99
(£35.24)

Subtotal £308.93
£362.99 inc VAT

 

[hp7909]

If gaming, might want to squeeze for more & faster RAM like this.

And you've picked a beige optical drive The Fusion HTPC Case looks/goes better with a black drive (here).

Rest looks good