Cheap build for a friend

[xSpargo]

I currently have a friend who wants me to build a new PC for him, mainly for gaming, for £500 including a 22" 1080p monitor and a printer. I would appreciate it if anyone would check the list below to make sure I haven't made any silly mistakes such as missing parts. Stock CPU cooler will be fine as he won't be overclocking, he isn't too bothered about the look of the case, just wants the best bang for buck really. Any help/recommendations on it would be appreciated.

Part list

Edit: Originally had a WD Caviar Blue 500GB in it, but he thought that since the hard drive prices have rose so much since the floods in Thailand that he may as well go for a cheap SSD.

 

[xSpargo]

It doesn't really matter now since he wants windows 7 included and still have a pc that'll be decent for gaming for 500.

 

[Karlos_the_n00b]

To get the best advice you really need to say what he wants to use the PC for?

Does he want to play games on it or is it just for surfing the net or something?

I'm not knocking you as you probably have a good reason but what made you go for a dual core athlon and not a quad core Phenom 955?

 

[fcb]

You may take a look at the Llano APUs also. They can be a great little gaming system as well.

 

[xSpargo]

Thanks for the advice, but he's decided not to get a new PC at all now though it seems.

I'm not knocking you as you probably have a good reason but what made you go for a dual core athlon and not a quad core Phenom 955?

Due to all the extras he wanted to come with the PC for that price bracket, the motherboard on the list was one of the cheapest and only supports 95W TDP CPUs and the 955 isn't on the support list for the board.

You may take a look at the Llano APUs also. They can be a great little gaming system as well.

I had originally thought of using a Llano APU however he wanted a PC with gaming performance around the 6770 level and was sort of grumbling at the thought of integrated graphics.