Specs for a friends system - all i need?

I am building my friend a system. All he wants it for is to watch things from his computer on his widescreen tv. He doesnt want to play games. I need to know if im getting the right stuff for what he wants to do. comp -> tv

So far, this is what i have :

Shuttle SN45G
Kingston PC3200 Ram
40GB Maxtor HardDrive
DVD-Rom

Things i need to get :

video card - This is the main piece im not sure of. He wants it to be able to play stuff on his tv at good quality but stay around $140. My first choice is this Sapphire ATI Radeon 9600XT Will this be good enough?

CPU - i was thinking thisAMD 2700+ would suffice.

sound card (?) - i don't think i need because his speaker setup is 5.1 and i believe the shuttles comes with 6channel?

Thanks for your help in advance.

I ran a smaller 13" TV off my older 9200se. Worked great, just be aware that some programs will not show up on secondary displays when using an ATI card.

However for reference: Power DVD 5 plays fine on my second display.

CPU: You should be fine with a 2700

Sound Card: This to me, is a sketchy area. is your friend an audio nut? Does he/she care about sound quality? If they are very picky, I'd plan on adding an audigy to that list. You can get the non-platinum/gamer ones for around a hundread.

My personal advise, knock the vid card down to say, a 9200 128mb and put the difference towards maybe more HDD space (for movies/music) or towards a sound card.

Get a mobile 2500, it should be cheaper, and can run faster. Get that box folding for team 32

Really, given the price difference between 60 and 40 gig drives, you would be better off getting a 60..

well the reason im using the 40 is just cause i already have it for him out of an old rig

i agree with 9mm, get a 2500 or 2600 mobile. those process. should be able to run @ 3200 spds, with very minimal voltages. mine runs [email protected]

im looking for default
not overclocking anything in it

although you want to keep the proc. stock, if you got a 2600 mobile, it would be fully unlocked and run cooler than the 2700 you have picked out. if your friend isn't gaming, is 170mhz going to make a huge difference if he/she is just watching tv, surfn' the web, word proc. etc? Moreover, you could easily run a 2600 mobile @ 2700 speeds.
just my opinion, but if you insist on keeping everything stock, the 2700 should work fine.
GL!!!

Well, get a barton core regardless. I suggest a desktop 2500 if you arent overclocking, but a mobile would run MUCH cooler. The shuttle would be great, I dont know if you posted it but a leadtech tv card would give video capture ability for cheap.

If he doesnt play games, I would suggest going for a 9550xt, it has the 9600's core, but much lower clocks, so it makes MUCH less heat.

so you guys are recommending this CPU, right?

Yea, its a great cpu. The steppings at excaliberpc probably overclock better, but since you wont be doing that, yea.

yesuum. that's the one!!
i totally regret not buying the 2600 mobile...but i'll just have to settle with my 2200 until 64 prices come down a little.
GL!!!