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As title really, I was thinking of -
Athlon x3 435 ~ £62
Asus mobo M4A78STD-M ~£71
Crucial Ballistics DDR3 1333 2x2Gb ~£94
Cheap case ???
520Watt Seasonic £70
Pioneer dvr ~£20
Samsung F3 500Gb ~£40
Windows 7 HP OEM ~£80
LG LED Monitor E2250v ~£159
So as you might have guessed I was basing it loosely around the cheapest iMac with the 500Gb hard drive.
But, any sensible adjustments for cheap 'bang for buck' system.
I would have a look at the following parts:
AMD Athlon II X3 440 ~ £66
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/191955
ASROCK M3A785GMH/128M ~ £60
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/179183
OR
ASUS M4A785TD-M EVO ~ £69
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/170277
4GB Crucial 1333MHZ DDR3 ~ £94
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/179278
OCZ 400W Stealth XStream PSU ~ £30
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/152505
OR
Be Quiet 530W Pure Power PSU ~ £44
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/190751
Pioneer SATA DVD rewriter ~ £18
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/177398
I would stick with the Samsung F3 500GB and I would consider the Coolermaster Elite 360 for the case.
Cheap 22" monitor
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/22-Di...-7001-Speakers
or
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/22-Hy...1-300cdm-2-5ms for full 1080p HD 16:9
also don't forget keyboard and mouse and OS
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Geniu...-Mouse-Kit-PS2
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Micro...2-64Bit-Retail
Thanks for the suggestions guys. The build was for an old guy on another forum I belong to. I wasn't sure on the PSU but, you soon corrected me. I'm not sure he will build it now as he has bought a laptop .