Spec my Mum a system

[Spyhop]

Hey

I am going to build a system to replace my mother's PIII 450Mhz box, as it's on its last legs. It absolutely does not need to be a performance PC, so I'm looking for cheap and reliable. Just the case and component - no monitor, etc. I'm a bit out of the loop, but I'm thinking:

cpu: cheap AMD AM2 single core.
mobo: suitable one.
ram: 1GB (2x 512MB) of suitable speed rating

graphics: on-board would be fine, as long as mobo could take a proper PCI-E in future (if needed). If no OB, then cheap nvidia card.
sound: on board would be fine

case: budget white/light colour
psu: suitable one

Cheap yet decent quality is what I'm looking for. Think that's it. Tell me if I missed anything!

 

[semi-pro waster]

Sorry there are two problems here, one it is difficult to get a single stick of DDR2(and I'm not sure if/how well it would work) and second that I can't see any white/light cases other than this silver one or the Akasa Zen which is white but has no order button. Other than that this should meet the requirements comfortably

CP-162-AM AMD Athlon 64 3000+ 1.80GHz (Socket AM2) - Retail (CP-162-AM)
£44.99 £44.99
MB-145-AS Asus M2NPV-VM Micro ATX (Socket AM2) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-145-AS)
£49.99 £49.99
MY-059-CS Corsair 1GB DDR2 XMS2-5400C4 TwinX (2x512MB) (MY-059-CS)
£69.99 £69.99
HD-023-SA Samsung SpinPoint P HD080HJ 80GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-023-SA)
£25.95 £25.95
CD-040-NE NEC AD5170 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Beige) - OEM (CD-040-NE)
£18.95 £18.95
CA-005-AS Asus TA-212 Series Midi Tower (Silver) - 360W PSU (CA-005-AS)
£31.95 £31.95
Subtotal £241.82
Shipping (City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)) £9.95
VAT £44.06
Total £295.83

 

[Spyhop]

Cheers. That looks great for the money (nice all in one solution in the motherboard)

Forget about the single stick thing. My reasons for saying that were stupid.

One thing. Will the 360W PSU that comes with the Asus case be decent quality? Also, would it be able to handle the possible addition of a seperate mid-range graphics card in the future?

 

[semi-pro waster]

The PSU should be fine, Asus tend to make good solid products although I don't know a huge amount about the PSU itself but other people seem to be using them fine so an upgrade to a 7600gt (say) ought to be ok.