£500-£600

[jimmyob]

Can anyone spec me an All-round system for 500-600 quid?
I'm making a pc for a mate but i've never been one to budget so i need a little help.
It need to be the best it can be for gaming at that price.
Most other uses will be just general web surfing, word processing.
Any info would be a great help,
Jim

 

[semi-pro waster]

Does he need a monitor, software etc? If he does then that will seriously impact on the budget, you probably can't get dual core into the price comfortably anyway but if a monitor is needed then other components will be compromised.

 

[Naffa]

CP-126-IN Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Conroe" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - Retail (CP-126-IN)
£129.95 £129.95
MB-011-IN Intel DP965LT 965 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-011-IN)
£74.95 £74.95
MY-064-OC OCZ 2GB (2 x 1GB) PC5300 Dual Channel Gold GX XTC Series EL-DDR2 (OCZ26672048ELGEGXT-K) (MY-064-OC)
£114.95 £114.95
GX-025-BG BFG 3DFuzion GeForce 7600 GT 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-025-BG)
£99.95 £99.95
HD-023-WD Western Digital Caviar Special Edition 80GB 800JD SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-023-WD)
£28.50 £28.50
CD-018-AS Asus DVD-E616P1 DVD-ROM (Black) - Retail (CD-018-AS)
£12.50 £12.50
CA-017-TT Thermaltake VB1000BNS Soprano SuperMidi Tower - Black (CA-017-TT)
£39.60 £39.60
CA-000-SS Seasonic S12 430W Silent ATX2.0 Power Supply (CA-000-SS)
£39.95 £39.95
Subtotal £540.35
VAT £94.57
Total £634.92

Assuming no monitor is needed.. This is a little over budget but worth it imho .

I think this is the absolute best you'll get for the money.