I'm trying to upgrade my parent's computer and keep their costs low. The main thing my parents want to do is watch videos on the computer. I want the computer to be able to play high quality movies (mp4 and mkv) smoothly.
Anyways, we stopped at our local PC shop today, and I explained the above to the guy. Here is what he recommended:
Foxconn motherboard A74ml-k 3.0 --$55
AMD AM3 x2 260 CPU Dual-Core 3,2 GHZ --$85
Nvidia GeForce 9800 GT --$80
Crucial 2GB DDR3 Ballistix PC3 --$17
SATA ATX Power Supply 550W --$30
This comes to about $267, is this fair priced? Or can I get better parts for the money.

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