New build; how do these parts look?

[Eric H.]

I'm building a computer for a client who has a budget of $600ish. He's looking to do some light gaming (I'm under specific instructions that it run Tiger Woods 2007), word processing, internet, etc. It's been a while since I've built a computer, so I'd like to make sure these components will work together, and are reliable.

Case: http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16811108024
Asus M2NBP-VM M-ATX motherboard: http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16813131072
ASUS EN7300GT GeForce 7300GT 256MB: http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16814121021
AMD Athlon 64 3500+ AM2: http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16819103633
Corsair 1GB (2x512) DDR2 800 RAM: http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16820145566
Seagate 7200 120gb SATA: http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16822148161
Lite-on CD/DVD burner: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827106045

Total: $504.95 + tax/shipping + $50 or so to build it. How does it sound?

Thanks

[jayb1234]

Power supply in that case isn't ATX 2.0 and is only 350 W.

Take a look at the Antec cases, the Sonata 2 should be good for that build,

Switch the hard drive to a 16Mb cache model, you can get a 250 Gb for about 75 bucks.

And check the configurator at corsair or the QVL list at asus to be sure you are getting compatible RAM.

[Eric H.]

Can I just purchase one of these 450watt PSU's: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817182019 and put it in the case? Also note that this is a micro-atx build.

Thanks

[glc]

Micro ATX boards fit in standard ATX cases. As long as you are getting a video card anyway, why not a standard ATX board without onboard video?

[Eric H.]

OK, I think i've got it here. How are we looking?

SONY 18X DVD±R DVD Burner Black E-IDE/ATAPI Model AW-Q170A-B2 - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827131038

Antec LifeStyle SONATA II Piano Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 450Watt SmartPower 2.0 Power
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811129155

Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 ST3120811AS 120GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148161

ASUS M2N Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce 430 MCP ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131042

ASUS EN7300GT SILENT/HTD/256M GeForce 7300GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express x16 Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814121021

CORSAIR XMS2 1GB (2 x 512MB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145566

AMD Athlon 64 3500+ Orleans 2.2GHz 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM2 Processor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103633

Total: $550, about as high as I'd like to go. thanks for the help everyone.

[glc]

That burner does not come with any software. Most OEM's don't, look for retail boxed units.