need new build suggestions ($1000 budget)

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hey guys,
my gf's manager now wants me to build her a pc, her budget is about 1k, so she wants it to be good.

She wants a fast computer and her main uses will be, internet, work stuff, viewing pictures and movies....no gaming(maybe very very very light games)

This is the list ive come up so far, so pls let me know if i should change anything and add stuff in the "?" i have since idk.

She wants it asap so i need to hurry up.

heres the list:

1- Cpu- $225
Newegg.com - Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz 6MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor - Retail
2- Motherboard (Mobo)- $90
Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
3- Ram- $55
Newegg.com - A-DATA Extreme Edition 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail
4- Dvd Burner- $35
Newegg.com - LITE-ON Black 20X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 20X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA DVD Burner - Retail
5- Hard Drive (HDD) - $70
Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500KS 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
or
Newegg.com - Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250410AS 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
6- Power Supply (PSU) - ?
7- Case- ?
8- Monitor- ?
9- Graphics Card (Gpu)- ?
 
add a Corsair 450vx, a Coolermaster 534, maybe an x1950pro or x1900gt??, Add that Hanns-g Widescreen
 
Nice, glad you came up with this, i have a buddy who wants me to build a machine for his wife. Mostly for wow. I'm thinking more along the lines of.
e8400
ds3l
vx550
ati 3870
2gb of whatever memory is on sale that week
cheap case
 
Ya but, this is the same guy who took his 5 year old computer to geeksquad because it cost like 4000 bucks when he bought it. So i plan to build him something that will last at least a couple years. I figure the 3870 should hold him for a while.
 
whats the diff between seagate or wd?

and should i get the the 2600xt if shes not gonna game?
the ds3l doesnt have onboard video, so i need a budget card that will be good for viewing pictures, and maybe movies.

and she's a lib manager, so what 19"ws monitor should i get ?
 
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