Any thoughts on this PC?

[jprev]

I'm about to build a computer for my brother, and I was wondering if anyone had any feedback before he committed his money.

He is looking in the 400 dollar range. He already has a monitor, keyboard, mouse, etc. He also stated that he wanted a slim case. So those are the parameters I was working under.

He is mostly interested in doing not-really-intense graphic design stuff and less so gaming.

Here is what I came up with:

Case: Rosewill R379-M Black/ Silver 0.8mm SGCC Steel Slim MicroATX Computer Case with ATX12V Flex 300W Power Supply - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147098

Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-G41M-ES2L LGA 775 Intel G41 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128388

Video card: SAPPHIRE 100253HDMI Radeon HD 4650 512MB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Low Profile Video ... - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102829

Processor: Intel Pentium E6300 Wolfdale 2.8GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80571E6300 - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116091

Memory: G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL5D-4GBPQ - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231122

Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Blue WD3200AAJS 320GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136098

DVD Writer: Sony Optiarc Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 2MB Cache SATA DVD Burner with LightScribe LightScribe Support - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827118032

I guess the biggest questions I have are:
1) I have no experience with slim cases - I am assuming that you need a low profile video card?
2) Is that 300W Power Supply enough for all of those parts?

Please let me know what you all think! I appreciate the help!

 

[SOSTrooper]

1) You are correct, and the video card you picked out is perfect for the build, especially when you say your brother doesn't game much.

2) It is more than enough to fuel the parts.

Your build is very good, I don't think I can do a better one at your price range with the slim case style.

 

[jprev]

Thanks for the response! I think we're going to go ahead with this build then. He says that as long as it runs Guild Wars 2 when it comes out (which it definitely should), he's ok with it.

 

[torifile]

Does it have to be a micro ATX? That's a silly requirement if he's wanting to play games on it. It will severely limit future upgradability for not much cost savings. If I were him, I'd get a mid ATX case and a motherboard with the rest unchanged. When he decides to upgrade, he can just pop in a new video card and/or CPU and be very happy. As it is, he's at a dead end with respect to video cards in that case.

 

[Hydro2Oxide]

[quote name='torifile']Does it have to be a micro ATX? That's a silly requirement if he's wanting to play games on it. It will severely limit future upgradability for not much cost savings. If I were him, I'd get a mid ATX case and a motherboard with the rest unchanged. When he decides to upgrade, he can just pop in a new video card and/or CPU and be very happy. As it is, he's at a dead end with respect to video cards in that case.[/QUOTE]

"He is mostly interested in doing not-really-intense graphic design stuff and less so gaming. "

The 4650 is perfect for this, I think he'll be fine.

@OP, I think that's a great build. The 300W should be fine, and it should be fairly dependable coming from Rosewill.