Why the GTS? For the same price he can get a GT, and better performance. They even out-do the lower end 9 series cards.

Edited by Moi

Just seen that Mantra has said the GT. Go go PowerMantra!

Otherwise, I agree with Mantra and Osmoses - the P35's are good boards. I quite like the Asus one.

Definitely a Quad core (Intel over AMD) - no point going for a dual.

I reckon you'd be better with a bigger PSU than 450W. Maybe 600W, as it gives you a bit of elbow room. And if you ever want to upgrade your graphics card (say you want to get a second, in which case you need to make sure the mobo supports SLi) you'll be glad for the extra power.