Around the £350 range to build, £1,500 pre-built.
Case
Make: Novatech
Model: Galaxy III
Spec: Blue lights on case inner
Blue back-lit fan on side cover
Plexiglass case on fan side cover
Comes with 450W power supply
Price: £31.04 including VAT
From: www.novatech.co.uk
Link: http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/prods/Components/Cases/Cases/Novatech/GALAXY3.html
Processor
Make: AMD
Model: Athlon II X2 250
Spec: AM3 socket
3GHz speed
x15 multiplier
200MHz external bus
2x 1GB L2 cache
Price: £55
Link:
http://wheretobuy.amd.com/gb-uk/prodinfo/1243590.html?info_tab
Graphics Card
Make: Sapphire
Model: Radeon HD 4550
Spec: PCI Express x16 interface
512MB GDDR3 memory
Price: £32
Link:
http://www.sapphiretech.com/presentation/product/?psn=0001&pid=198
Motherboard
Make: Gigabyte
Model: GA-MA785GMT-UD2H
Spec: AM3 compatible
4x DDR3 RAM slots 16GB max support
5x SATA/300 ports
Price: £69 including VAT
Link:
http://www.giga-byte.co.uk/Products/Motherboard/Products_Overview.aspx?ProductID=3156
Hard Drive
Make: Seagate
Model: Barracuda 7200.12
Spec: 500GB storage
SATA drive
Price: £37
Link:
http://www.seagate.com/www/en-gb/products/desktops/barracuda_hard_drives/barracuda_7200.12/
Power Supply
Make: OCZ
Model: ModXStream Pro
Spec: 500W Output
6x SATA connectors
Price: £52 including VAT
Link:
http://www.ocztechnology.com/products/power_management/ocz_500w_700w_modxstream_pro_power_supply
Memory
2GB x2
DDR3 Triple Channel
CD/DVD drive
Sony
CD-RW
DVD-RW
x32 write speed
Operating System
Windows XP Professional or XP Media Center SP3, undecided.
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Ain't she a beast.
