Prospecting parts for a win7 build

I've been considering getting a new desktop for a while, and with windows 7 coming out in the next... well hopefully no more than 6 or so months lol. I thought it would make a great excuse. Because of this i couldn't rest the urge to parts perve :p

What do you think of the basic pc I've come up with

£170 - AMD Phenom II X4 940 3GHz Socket AM2+ http://www.ebuyer.com/product/155714
£6.50 - Akasa AK 860SF http://www.ebuyer.com/product/126790/
£46 - ASUS M2N68-VM 7050PV Socket AM2+ http://www.ebuyer.com/product/160927
£37.5 - Crucial 4GB http://www.ebuyer.com/product/143844 (will probs source cheaper)
£20 Piano Black Mid Tower Case 12cm Blue LED Front Fan http://www.ebuyer.com/product/150289 (where on earth can u find a 22cm case fan?)
£15.50 LiteOn 20x DVD±RW Dual Layer http://www.ebuyer.com/product/126226/
£37 - Coolermaster 460W eXtreme Power Plus PSU http://www.ebuyer.com/product/150596
£60 - Harddrive 1 TB (no link as they disappear as fast as i look)
£10 - cardreader http://www.ebuyer.com/product/136392
£40 - Sapphire HD 4550 512MB DDR3 http://www.ebuyer.com/product/161559/

Total: £442

Side notes: its currently all ebuyer based, when it comes to it i'll probably source some cheaper ram, i'm also hoping some of the parts will have cheapened a little by the time i actually buy :P. Also im not much of a gamer so the gfx card is quite minimal (i'm planning to buy 2*22" monitors at the same time, so it needs to be able to drive them with apps like photoshop etc so i may up the spec on that later on... student loan put to good use :p)
Also i have a 12cm fan and a few other bits and peaces already :)

<i dont normally build from scratch so point out if theres somthing stupid in there :p>

Reason for 1TB HDD?

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Originally Posted by DaveTaylor

Reason for 1TB HDD?

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I get though harddrive space at a slightly worrying pace :p Chances are I'll need a second before too long after.

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Originally Posted by Mentor

I get though harddrive space at a slightly worrying pace :p Chances are I'll need a second before too long after.

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as if I was you, windows 7 is getting optimised for SSD, so maybe the thought of a SSD Drive and a smaller Hard Drive?

Aren't SSDs known for their limited write cycles?

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Originally Posted by Tawm

Aren't SSDs known for their limited write cycles?

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Yes, but the limit is way within the lifetime you'd expect to be using it for before you upgrade.

It's a decent choice of parts. I possibly wouldn't go with that cooler as the only difference is probably that it's slightly quieter than stock.

SSD for the OS as it boots like lightning.

If theres a big price drop in SSD's by the time i buy i may think about it but currently there a little to pricey. SSD's are still in the £2 per gig region, while an ordinary hdd will get you closer to 16GB a £

I like bang for my buck :p

I'm guessing the rest of the specs are pretty much ok since people have only really commented on the hdd's so far.

I dont useually overclock my stuff so the coolers quietness was the selling point (the fans i own currently are silent + the gfx card listed has passive cooling so i thought i may as well go the whole way) If you think going for a better cooler will help the internal temp noticeably though i may expend a bit more on it :P

Also, SSD's reduce in performance every time you read/write to each cell. Unlike a hard drive, you can not get this performance back. And it is noticeable.

Well after looking over all the other threads, ive borrowed some bits and taken some suggestions to upgrade the spec a little :)

Changes in bold.

£150 - AMD Phenom II X4 940 3GHz Socket AM2+ http://www.ebuyer.com/product/155714
£6.50 - Akasa AK 860SF http://www.ebuyer.com/product/126790/
£52 - ASUS M3N-H/HDMI GeForce 8300 Socket AM2+ http://www.ebuyer.com/product/145753/
£37.5 - Crucial 4GB http://www.ebuyer.com/product/143844 (will probs source cheaper)
£20 Piano Black Mid Tower Case 12cm Blue LED Front Fan http://www.ebuyer.com/product/150289
£9.00 Case fan (220mm) - http://www.overclock.co.uk/product/A...-Fan_6320.html
£16 LG GH22NS40 22X SATA DVD±RW/DL/RAM Black Bare Drive (SATA) http://www.ebuyer.com/product/151999/
£37 - Coolermaster 460W eXtreme Power Plus PSU http://www.ebuyer.com/product/150596
£60 - Harddrive 1 TB (no link as they disappear as fast as i look)
£10 - cardreader http://www.ebuyer.com/product/136392
£40 - Sapphire HD 4550 512MB DDR3 http://www.ebuyer.com/product/161559/

Summary:
Motherboard swapped for ATX since case will fit it (more sata,usb + expantion bays)
Proccessor price droped £30 - woo
22cm side fan added
Cd/dvd rewrite swaped to sata equiv (no ide on new board)


Total: £439 (yup it go cheaper)

If i upped ram to 8gb total would be: £476

Thanks for the DVD drive, I needed that one! Also, what I'm gonna do with the RAM in my custom PC is purchase 4GB and then if I need 8GB then I have two slots free, so it's no problem.