Best parts for a cheap build <$350

[Tdawg]

COOLMAX CS-480-Black W/O PSU Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16811212033

PC CHIPS P23G (V3.0) LGA 775 VIA P4M800 PRO Micro ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16813185086

Intel Pentium 4 630 Prescott 3.0GHz LGA 775 EM64T Processor Model BX80547PG3000F - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16819116198

CORSAIR ValueSelect 512MB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Desktop Memory Model VS512MB400 - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16820145026

Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS (Perpendicular Recording Technology) 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16822148140


SAMSUNG 18X DVD±R DVD Burner With 12X DVD-RAM Write Black E-IDE/ATAPI Model SH-S182D/BEBE - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16827151133

All this comes to $288.95

It is OK to have just one 512 stick of mem on this mobo right? Do you need two of the same kind doubled up?

My budget is $350 tops. If anyone can suggest better parts for a better price I would love to hear all comments. All this computer is going to be used for is MP3 downloading, listening to music, burning dvd's and basic web usage. I am also assuming the on board video is good enough to do all these tasks.

 

[Gary_Busey]

Here's my budget build:

AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Brisbane 1.9GHz Socket AM2 Processor - $69
JetWay JM26GTM-3SP Socket AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 6100 Motherboard - Retail - $59.99
G.SKILL 1GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 System Memory - Retail - $55.99
FSP Group (Fortron Source) ATX12V 2.01 300W Power Supply - OEM - $29.99
Western Digital Caviar SE 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM - 74.99
LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner SATA OEM BK - OEM - $32.99
Rosewill R318-P-BK Black ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail - $17.99

Total = $335.94 before shipping and after rebate (1 $5 rebate).

 

[MattJD]

Garey_Busey, am I correct in seeing a problem with only one SATA connector on that power supply? Otherwise, great budget build. I may take that cup / mobo combo rather than the budget Intel. Onboard audio and video at a low price.

 

[Gary_Busey]

Nice catch, I didn't even notice that. Replaced it with a new model that has 2 SATA drives.