Spec check for £700 computer

[eatmuchpie]

I'm building a computer for a friend and I just want to make sure that it's alright. She'll be using it for office/internet/music playing/little bit of photo editing. Here it is:

AMD Athlon 64 3500+ Venice 90nm (Socket 939) - OEM (CP-147-AM) £99.95 £99.95
Asus A8N-VM CSM Micro ATX (Socket 939) PCI Express Motherboard (MB-119-AS) £49.95 £49.95
GeIL 1GB (2x512MB) PC3200 Value Dual Channel Kit CAS2.5 (GE1GB3200BHDC) (MY-005-GL) £49.95 £49.95
Samsung SpinPoint P SP2004C 200GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-017-SA) £44.95 £44.95
LG GSA-4167BRL 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - Retail (CD-036-LG) £25.95 £25.95
Asus TA-210 Series Midi Tower (Black) - 360W PSU (CA-004-AS) £34.95 £34.95
Hyundai ImageQuest N91S 19" LCD Monitor - Silver/Black (MO-033-HY) £166.95 £166.95
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition inc. SP2 - OEM - 1Pk (N09-01528) (OS-001-MS) £51.95 £51.95
Logitech Cordless Optical Desktop Rechargeable Black/Silver - OEM (KB-058-LG) £29.95 £29.95
SpeedLink Ambience SL-8222 2.1 Speaker System Black (SP-025-SL) £21.95 £21.95
OcUK Value Floppy Drive - Black (HD-001-OK) £5.95 £5.95
Subtotal £582.45
Postage £14.95
VAT £104.55
Total £701.95


I particularly would like to know about the speakers, the keyboard/mouse combo, the monitor, and the case.

Thanks very much for your help!

 

[fullfat]

i may be missing something but there isnt a graphics card in there.
has the motherboard got onboard vga?
why not go for the cheapest CPU though?

/edit, yes it has

 

[booyaka]

you will also need a cpu cooler as the CPU is an OEM one.

Not to sure about the PSU with the case - it's a bit low powered - would not like to consider anything less than 400W really if you can.

Also i would look at the Samsung 913N monitor as an alternative to your choosen one.

 

[eatmuchpie]

Thanks for the quick replies! I'll go for the arctic cooling freezer 64 CPU cooler, and I'll go for the 913n monitor.

However, the cheapest case on here without a PSU (i think) is £30 (the Antec SLK3000B), plus about £30 for the PSU=£60, which would get me quite a bit out of budget, so I think I'll stay with the PSU that comes with the case. I won't be overclocking, there is only 1 HD and 1 DVD/RW, no sound or graphics cards, so power consumption should be pretty low. If something goes wrong, I can always RMA it.

The 3500+ is £120, whereas the 3200+ is £90 (in This Week Only), so will my friend notice this difference in performance, or should I just save the money?

So how's about the mouse/keyboard combo and the speakers I have chosen?

Logitech Cordless Optical Desktop Rechargeable Black/Silver - OEM (KB-058-LG) £29.95 £29.95
SpeedLink Ambience SL-8222 2.1 Speaker System Black (SP-025-SL) £21.95 £21.95