500 budget comp. help plz

[johnnyb0yvba]

Building new comp for my uncle. He uses it for entertainment purposes mostly and online stuff, but he's the type that likes it really smooth, so i'm gonna use a little bit more than needed parts. What do u guys think of these parts?

CD-Drive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16827106029
Case: (Need to find a case with 24-pin* psu.)budget around 40$
Harddrive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16822136009
Mobo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131571
Memory: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820145440
Any tips would be nice, thx. Not sure if anything is missing x.x.

Edit: changed cpu to a 3200+ instead of the 3500+. changed hd to 7.2k rpm. changed mobo back to A8N and using the onboard graphics

Sry, links should work now

 

[doomturkey]

Fix your links, the only thing that works is the case link. All you need is a space after the colon to make them work. So for example:
Item: link; not Item:link.
However I do realize I can just copy and paste. Working links are just convenient.

 

[doomturkey]

Ok, first off if this is a budget computer, then I would not suggest buying a $150 WD raptor. Any old 7200rpm drive would be fine, unless it is a maxtor. Maxtor is not very good so don't bother with them. Seagate and WD are very solid. Your CPU and memory are fine.

Now a few questions. What video card do you plan on putting in there? Do you need to buy one or do you have one on hand? I say this because the difference between A8N and A8V is that A8V uses an AGP slot whereas the A8N uses a pci-e slot. This is a critical thing to know, because you could have compatibility issues. If you need to buy a gfx card then buy the A8N because more cards are on pci-e than AGP and that makes it a cheaper solution.
Good luck.

 

[INeedCache]

The Maxtor DiamondMax 10 drives are just fine.

 

[johnnyb0yvba]

I changed the harddrive already, thx. He doesn't do any gaming or serious graphic needing stuff, so i thought the onboard graphics would do fine. I'll change it to this : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131571

Also, do u know if the aspire x-dreamer case has a 24-pin psu?, i thought that would be a nice and cheap case.

 

[doomturkey]

Yeah ok looks good for a simple computer. I don't think the 24 pin thing should be much of an issue because usually motherboards come bundled with the necessary adapter cables to do the job.
And to INeedCache: I'm sure tht they are just fine but its better to go with a more reliable company like WD or Seagate. I myself have a maxtor drive and it is ok but I would rather have something from WD or seagate.

EDIT: Newegg has a picture of the pins on the aspire case you want and I am counting 20. But I am almost certain that your mobo would come with an adapter for that. Also I see that the A8N-VM is microATX form factor, so there may be a possible issue there. So you may want to find another board that has integrated graphics or just buy a cheap card.