New Build List

[inflames988]

I'm building a new PC for a family member (for office use, etc). Here is the list of parts I am looking at. Basically the only thing I am not sure about is the motherboard. I need something ASUS made that would be good for the 5200+ processor I picked out, also with onboard video (if really necessary I can get w/o onboard and buy a cheap graphics card). If anyone has additional suggestions let me know. I am also going to buy windows XP from newegg, still deciding whether to go home or pro.

LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner Black SATA Model iHAS120-04 - OEM
Item #: N82E16827106263


Antec Sonata III 500 Black 0.8mm cold rolled steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 500W Power Supply - Retail
Item #: N82E16811129024


Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250410AS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
Item #: N82E16822148262


SAMSUNG 216BW Black-Silver 21.6" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor - Retail
Item #: N82E16824001236


ASUS M3A78-EMH HDMI AM2+/AM2 AMD 780G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
Item #: N82E16813131273


D-Link WDA-1320 32-bit PCI Wireless G Desktop Adapter - Retail
Item #: N82E16833127080


mushkin 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model 996612 - Retail
Item #: N82E16820146779


AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ Brisbane 2.7GHz Socket AM2 65W Dual-Core Processor Model ADO5200DOBOX - Retail
Item #: N82E16819103210

[flanzig1]

Looks like pretty good parts list, will let others comment on the AMD part.
For a home office computer,XP Home is plenty good.

[jon_e_33]

You could drop the RAM down to DDR2-800 and save some money.

Also, a retail version of your DVD drive will come with burning software.

[inflames988]

Originally Posted by jon_e_33 You could drop the RAM down to DDR2-800 and save some money. Also, a retail version of your DVD drive will come with burning software.

done, and no need for the burning software, MS windows can handle burning CD-R and thats all she really needs. just got the DVD in case she wants to watch a movie