Quick spec check please for lil sis

[asonicboom]

Afternoon gents,

Building a computer on the cheap for my lil sis who's off to uni the coming week. Was looking for a cheap build but the parts must be from quality brands. So I need your assurances on the following spec from our very own OcUK.

She's on a budget of ~£250, and needs only the components listed below:

Processor
Intel Core 2 Duo E2140 "LGA775 Conroe" 1.60GHz (800FSB) - Retail
£44.64

Motherboard
Abit IP35-E (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
£76.36

Memory
GeIL 1GB (2x512MB) PC5300C4 667MHz Value DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX21GB5300DC)
£25.84

Graphics Card
Leadtek GeForce 8400 GS 256MB DDR2 HDTV/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail
£35.24

Hard Drive
Samsung SpinPoint S HD161HJ 160GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM
£34.06

Power Supply
Antec EarthWatts 380W PSU
£30.54

Total: £257.20 with shipping

Got fans, case all the other gubbins and OS. I tried to make it similar to my own recent new build on purpose, to make the install go much smoother

• So can anyone see any glaring mistakes or incompatibilites?

• Are the parts all respectable?

• Anything you would replace and why?

Thank you so so much for any advice. Hell I might even overclock it a tad if she's lucky

Cheers peeps

 

[BillytheImpaler]

Looks pretty good. If I were buying I'd go to a cheaper motherboard and use the saved money on another gig of RAM.

 

[asonicboom]

Cheers mate anymore ?

 

[Teaf]

I'd agree with Billy on the motherboard, drop to something like a 650i ultra and save a tenner. But I'd add that to the E2140 and get a E2160 as well as the remaining amount wouldn't be enough for another 1gb of RAM. I'd also drop the 8400GS and get a HD 2400 Pro, the performance in games isn't far off but it's a lot better with media and it's the same price (£35).