Spec Check Please

[JW1993]

Just wondering if there's any better value components or improvements to made on this.

The system will be used at university for basic use, watching blurays/dvds, Netflix and general web use.


Intel Core i3-3220 3.30GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail
£99.95
(£83.29)

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050)
£83.99
(£69.99)

MSI Z77A-G43 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard
£71.99
(£59.99)

OCZ ZT 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply
£63.98
(£53.32)

LiteOn IHES112-115 Internal 12x SATA Blu-ray Bulk Combo - Black
£49.99
(£41.66)

Toshiba (7K1000.D) 500GB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA050)
£43.99
(£36.66)

GeIL Black Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1600C11DC)
£28.00
(£23.33)

 

[Doomedspeed]

looks good, what case is it going in?

 

[JW1993]

Its for a friend so if he wants to go ahead with it I'll let him decide but do you have any recommendations?

 

[Fjo]

Does the PSU have to be modular? Because there are better power supplies in that price-range:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-007-XF&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-147-AN&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=

Out of interest, is there a graphics card decided on? And what sort of budget are we talking for the case?
Carbides are good for the cash:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-063-CS&groupid=2362&catid=1489&subcat=

But you could certainly go cheaper.

 

[Bacon?]

Whats the overall budget?