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Cheap Budget Build CustoMac

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Acer Aspire V3 571
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Intel i5-2450m
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HD 3000
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Hi guys I've been looking around for a good build. I really want a Mac OS X environment but never had the money. Looking at the "PovoMac" build, I liked that it was very cheap. So I was just wondering if this slightly modified build would work?

Components:

APEX MI-100BK Black Steel Mini-ITX Tower Computer Case 250W Power Supply:
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811154093

ASUS EN210 SILENT/DI/1GD3/V2(LP) GeForce 210 :
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121422

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333:
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231253

GIGABYTE GA-H61N-USB3:
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128526


Intel Celeron G530 Sandy Bridge 2.4GHz:
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116409

I have all the other parts that would be needed from an old computer that is like 5 years old. (HDD, Disc drive) I also think that the Celeron chip would be a good choice because it's cheap and I can upgrade to Ivy Bridge when it comes out.

If anyone can tell me if this looks fine, it would be great.
 
Hopefully someone could give me their take on it?

Thanks
 
Hey I would get the i3 processor, but I need to run Snow Leopard first and I can't use the HD 3000 with it. So that's why I was thinking the cheaper Celeron chip for now.
 
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