Ultra Cheap Build

[AB1733]

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: This Week
BUDGET RANGE: US$200-400)

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: surfing the internet, Microsoft office, basic utilities etc.

PARTS NOT REQUIRED: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers,

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: new egg

PARTS PREFERENCES:

OVERCLOCKING: Yes
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: No



How will this build hold up . Looking to replace a three year old intel celeron notebook. Want a simple, fast computer for everyday use. It won't see any gaming or video editing use. Any place I could save money or spend a little more for a big performance increase?
Thanks for your help.

SAMSUNG Black 22X DVD Burner Black SATA Model SH-S223B - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151187

Rosewill R102-P-BK 120mm Fan MicroATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147111

Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250410AS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148262

GIGABYTE GA-MA74GM-S2 AM2+/AM2 AMD 740G Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128342

Thermaltake TR2 W0070RUC 430W ATX12V Power Supply - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817153023

Crucial Ballistix 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148212

AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000 Brisbane 2.6GHz Socket AM2 65W Dual-Core Processor Model ADO5000DOBOX - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103211

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic SP1 64-bit for System Builders - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116483

 

[gkay09]

Change the HDD to this...320GB for less and is good and reliable...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136098

Change the CPU to this... - Has free shipping and would overclock better and is far more powerful than the 5000+...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103300

You need not invest in an OS
Save yourself some money on an o/s until March 2010 and dl the 64 bit version of Windows 7
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/dd353205.aspx?ITPID=mscomsc

 

[AB1733]

Thanks for the input.
Greatly appreciated