[Bengie]

Originally Posted by smicer07

Hi guys, I've decided to go for this:

1 Extra Value ATX Midi Neon Case with 400W PSU - Extra Value ATX Midi Neon Case with 400W PSU £29.99
1 Sapphire RADEON X1950PRO 512MB GDDR3 DUAL DVI TVO PCI-E - Sapphire RADEON X1950PRO 512MB GDDR3 DUAL DVI TVO PCI-E £92.23

Optiarc (Sony/NEC) AD-7170S-0B 18x DVD±R, 8x DVD±DL, DVD+RW x8/-RW x6, DVD-RAM x12, SATA, Black, OEM £14.97 £17.59

500 GB Western Digital WD5000AAKS Caviar SE16, SATA II, 7200 rpm, 16MB Cache, 8.9 ms £53.75 £63.16

Gigabyte GA-P35C-DS3 , iP35 Express, S 775, PCI-E (x16), DDR2/DDR3 1066/1333/667/800, SATA II, ATX £58.99 £69.31

Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2160, S775, 1.8 GHz, 800MHz FSB, Allendale Core, 2x 512KB Cache, Retail

2GB kit (1GBx2), 240-pin DIMM, DDR2 PC2-6400 memory module

Had to cut a few corners due to lack of funds... any thoughts?

As you don't want to spend 'shedloads', and as Christmas is just around the corner, I would go for the things you have said to keep the cost down.
You can update things then one at a time in slow time starting with the power supply.