Which one do u think?

My brothers looking at getting a new computer and he was given these possible build ideas, he doesn't really play any games on the computer, just uses it for internet, music, and other everyday use, but he woiuld like it to be upgradable in case he needs more power in the future. He'd like to keep the cost under $700 or lower

Build 1:
Linkworld 437-01-C2229 Black/ Champaign Gold Steel MicroATX Mini Tower Computer Case 430W Power Supply - Retail - 22.99

MSI K9VGM-V AM2 VIA K8M890 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail - 44.99

Open Box: ASUS EN6200TC256/TD/64M GeForce 6200TC 256MB(64MB on Board ) 64-bit DDR PCI Express x16 Video Card - 24.99

AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+ Brisbane 2.1GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM2 65W Dual-Core Processor - Retail - 59.99

OCZ Reaper HPC Edition 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail - 79.99

SUPER TALENT INT-AIN1-C All-in-one USB 2.0 Card Reader - Retail - 7.99

Western Digital Caviar SE WD1600AAJS 160GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM - 49.99

Sony NEC Optiarc 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 IDE 20X DVD±R DVD Burner - OEM - 23.99

total: 314.00

or

Build 2:
Intel Pentium E2160 Allendale 1.8GHz 1MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor - 82.99

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 with LightScribe - Retail - 37.99

EVGA 256-P2-N751-TR GeForce 8600GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SLI Supported Video Card - Retail - 99.00

A-DATA 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail - 42.99

Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500KSRTL 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - Retail - 79.99

Antec True Power Trio TP3-550 ATX12V 550W Power Supply with Three 12V Rails 100 - 240 V UL, CUL, FCC, TÜV, CE, C-tick, CCC, CB - Retail - 89.99

Rosewill R804BK Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 300W with 24 pin connector Power Supply - Retail - 29.99

ASUS P5K-E/WIFI-AP LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail - 149.99

ASUS P5K DELUXE/WIFI-AP LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retai - 199.99
ASUS P5K DELUXE/WIFI-AP LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
Kingston 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model KVR667D2N5K2/4G - Retail 259.99

SONY Black 1.44MB 3.5" Internal Floppy Drive Model MPF920 Black - OEM - 7.99

Deluxe:670.92
Deluxe 4gb Price:687.93
Reg Price: 620.92

He'll be running pro xp to start but will want to upograde to vista later on.
Which would u rather have, or any sugeestions on parts or opinions on changes...

Thank you for your time

 

Build 1 isn't too bad except for the abyssmally pathetic video card. If you took the video card from Build 2, put it in Build 1, and brought the hard drive up to 250gb, then Build 1 would actually be pretty good PC for the price. You should try to spend a bit more on the CPU also, like a 4800+ AMD64X2 or better.

 

like dlb said, vid card from build 2, 250 gb hdd, and a faster processor. You also may need to purchase a powersupply, and the prebundled ones are usually very cheaply built.