Same things what the others already said, and:
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Originally posted by Ptoye
case £85
Buy a big enough case. Space is everything. It isn't a laptop so it shouldn't matter if the case is a bit bigger than otherwise. More space means better air circulation, means more lifetime. It also means you can more easly expand and put more cards in it if needed.
I would look for a full sized case...
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CPU (not sure!) AMD (budget = £40 - £65)
try to get a dual core
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RAM £50 (DDR2 800)
speed depends also on your motherboard, make sure both are compatible.
Also go for two sticks if your motherboard supports dual channel memory.
Don't get more than 3GB, more than 3GB is totally useless.
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Hard drive £55 320GB ATA 2
two HDDs of like 200GB are better than 1 of 400GB. Even when you partionate the one big HDD into 2, it will run slower than when you have two physical seperate HDDs.
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Optical drive(s) ~£20 per drive (one DVD RW and one lightscribe)
see if it supports all formats. Starting with +RW, -RW, DVD-RAM, etc. But also DAO (most important if you are going to write discs), TAO, digital input, etc. Try to get a dual layer supporting drive.
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Standard CPU cooler £15
By cooler do you mean a passive element or a fan? Best is to have both.
Also, besides a CPU cooler you should invest in an extra fan for the case. Prefereable two (one to get air in, one to get air out)
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PSU 400w £13
most likely this is a crap PSU... 400W is enough, but the price isn't... Go for a higher price range. Never cut budget on the PSU!
If you buy one and you can choose between a few, get the one that is the heaviest. This indicates in almost all cases a very decent quality.
Look if there are plugs to put the power of your monitor in (very handy; though in that case get a PSU with a bit more wattage).
Also see:
http://shoutbox.menthix.net/showthread.php?tid=51...d=551342#pid551342
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Mointer to be decided, hoping dual screen ( i will be willing to change Mobo for one with dvi and vgd support if that one does not)
That mostly depends on your graphics card, not your motherboard.
Get a decent graphics card which supports dual view (not all do! some only support clone view), and one with two DVI connectors (not one with one VGA and one DVI).
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