Your thoughts, please on this budget build

Hello,

I'ld like your thoughts on this new build. My wife's computer I built for her abot 4 years ago. These are the main components:
CASE CHIEF|MINI TWR DH-01B 450W - OEM $47.00
MSI KT4 Ultra A (462) VIA KT400 ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail $78.00
VGA ATI|RADEON 7000 64M DDR AGP RTL - Retail $73.00
Western Digital Caviar SE WD400JB 40GB 7200 RPM IDE Ultra ATA100 Hard Drive - $75.00
1 MNTR VWSNC|17" LCD VG700B RTL - Retail $427.00
1 Athlon XP 2000+ Thoroughbred 1.667GHz Socket A Processor Model AXDA2000BOX - Retail $86.00
1 Kingston ValueRAM 512MB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 333 (PC 2700) Desktop Memory Model KVR333X64C25/512 - $71.00
I installed XP PRO SP2

The only thing I could really upgrade is to put more memory in, but even that seems like a waste. 1GB of the ram listed above is $60. 2 Gb Kingston ValueRam DDR2 PC 800 ram is only $63.00!!!!!

I wanted build something a little more contemporary and that would move a bit faster. All she uses it for is to surf the net, email, and use Word & Excel from time to time. She does download pictures from her camera, but does no editing of any kind. She just needs storage capacity.

So here is what I was thinking:

Rosewill R604-P SL 120mm Fan ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail $39.99 -$10.00 Instant $29.99
http://www.newegg.com/product/prod [...] 6811147059

ASUS M2NPV-VM AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 6150 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail $89.99
http://www.newegg.com/product/prod [...] 6813131014

Update XION XON-500F8X2-201 ATX Ver2.2 500W Power Supply - Retail $49.99
http://www.newegg.com/product/prod [...] 6817190011

Update AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ Windsor 3.0GHz Socket AM2 Processor Model ADX6000CZBOX - Retail $159.99
http://www.newegg.com/product/prod [...] 6819103773

Update Kingston ValueRAM 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop $63.99
http://www.newegg.com/product/prod [...] 6820134117

Update Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250310AS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM $64.99
http://www.newegg.com/product/prod [...] 6822148261

So what do you think? Fine the way it is? Seriously lopsided in any area?

I specifically went with on board video to cut costs. This Asus mobo, and the NVidia on board video was rated well.

The price is about $475 before shipping, and seemed decent in speed and capacity.

Thanks for taking the time to check this out.

Don

Adam,

Thanks for your quick reply.

I've heard good things about Rosewill cases, thatss why I was considering this one. And it is compatible with a micro atx board.

The Xion PSU was just an example. It will be easy enough to find a better brand in the sameprice range.

I know the CPU is a tad over the top. I tend to do that with the CPU's. Can you suggest a more appropriate one for this usage?

Any thoughts, pro or con, concerning the on board video? I've never used it, but as you can see from the card she had previously it wasn't much better. Based on reviews alone, it seems like it will be more than adequate.

Thanks again.
Don

You are correct, sir. XION and XClio are Tier 5 PSU's. Bad!!!

I was thinking this as well. The 6000+ will kind of be wasted by the on-board graphics. Like adam said, if you don't mind doing a mild OC, you can get an E21xx and OC up to 3Ghz on air cooling. It will save you a bit of money that maybe can be spent on a decent video card instead.

Honestly, for what she does, a Sempron would be fine. If anything, I would suggest this CPU:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819103774

It's only $65 and will run everything she does with ease.

A cheap reliable PSU would be this:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817104953

Far as a GPU, don't need higher than a 8400GS/ 2400 Pro.