New build for brother

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Hey, so I'm building a computer for my little brother and wanted some more opinions
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Approximate Purchase Date: Soon

Budget Range: £140, no higher

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Watching videos online (TV episodes, youtube), web browsing

Parts Not Required: Keyboard, OS, Monitor, Mouse, Case, Optical Drive

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: http://www.cclonline.com , http://www.scan.co.uk , http://www.ebuyer.com

Country of Origin:
UK

Part preferences: AMD processor, AMD or nVidia graphics although not bothered if it's onboard graphics; Would prefer that

Overclocking: No

SLI or Crossfire: Certainly not

Monitor Resolution: 1024x768@60Hz


This is what I've come up with, what would you change if anything? By the way, multi-core really is not needed for this system.
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http://www.ebuyer.com/product/168973 - AMD 'Sargas' 140 (£24)

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/255212 - Biostar NF520D3 (£36)

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/159922 - CT12864BA1339 (£11)

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/167819 - WDC-Green: 500GB SATA2 (£26)

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/189234 - MSI GeForce 8400GS-256 (£22)

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/159705 - PSUCIT450UB (£20)


£139 before P&P charges
 

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From my experience, CiT are the most reliable of all the unknown brands. He doesn't need an expensive power supply just to watch shows/movies and surf the internet for a few hours per day. Especially for that setup!