Opinions / Suggestion on build

[Jared4781]

A good friend of mine has asked me to build a PC for his sister.
She basically is going to be using this computer for everyday tasks such as email, internet,
job resumes, viewing pics from digital cam, ipod, etc ...

Here is a list, with links, of the main parts I have in mind:

IN WIN IW-ALPHA360.DL Metallic Dark Grey Steel MicroATX Mini Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811108054

Intel BOXD946GZISSL LGA 775 Intel 946GZ Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813121046

Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 Allendale 1.8GHz 2M shared L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115013

CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB (2 x 512MB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) Desktop Memory
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145568

FSP Group (Fortron Source) ATX400-PA, version 2.0, SATA, 400W Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817104952

[minsonngo]

Looks decent to me. :D


Do you already have the optical drive and HDD?

[Jared4781]

:) I typically stay with my NEC optical drives and Seagate HDD. So, in a way I do

[minsonngo]

If you don't already have the optical drive and HDD.

Go ahead and go with SATA drives. Lite-On is good for optical drives and Seagate is one of the best. :D

[Jared4781]

I actually hate Lite-On products ... after have 5 DVD burners be defective I have placed them on my no no list. I have used NEC ever since and never had a problem.

[minsonngo]

Wow... I never had any problems with Lite-On so far... NEC is a good brand too... so if you don't have any problems with them... just stick with it. :D

[Jared4781]

hehe yes, Nec all the way! I of course use Sata, I have three Sata drives in my own PC at the moment.