Best pc for 500 quid?

[~>Dg<~]

Well my friend wants new pc .Hes got 500 to spend .Hes got a monitor and case already(no psu) he also needs xp as well.Whats best gaming pc components for this amount.He doesnt need keyboard mouse or speakers either.
Would like a x fi card aswell . pls work your magic thanks.

 

[semi-pro waster]

Slightly over the budget and doesn't include an X-Fi since onboard is usually pretty good but this should offer a good solid PC with a fair bit of overclocking potential.

Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition inc. SP2 - OEM - 1Pk (N09-01528) £49.99
(£58.74) £49.99
(£58.74)
OcUK GeForce 7900 GS 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £79.99
(£93.99) £79.99
(£93.99)
Liteon DVD-8900 16x DVD±RW/RAM (Black) - OEM £13.99
(£16.44) £13.99
(£16.44)
Akasa Ultra Quiet 460W Paxpower Active PFC ATX2.0 PSU - Black Nickel with Blue LED Fan £44.99
(£52.86) £44.99
(£52.86)
OcUK 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400 800MHz DDR2 Dual Channel Kit £64.99
(£76.36) £64.99
(£76.36)
Hitachi Deskstar 7K160 NCQ 160GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (0A32728) £29.99
(£35.24) £29.99
(£35.24)
Gigabyte GA_965P_S3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £59.99
(£70.49) £59.99
(£70.49)
Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.80GHz (800FSB) - Retail £92.99
(£109.26) £92.99
(£109.26)
Sub Total : £436.92
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £8.95
Vat : £78.03
Total : £523.90

 

[~>Dg<~]

Hes not a oc wants best speed possible so a 4300 4400 not much good for him sorry should have put this.

 

[semi-pro waster]

Well if he doesn't want to overclock then he could buy a cheaper motherboard and an X-Fi but he isn't going to find much faster than the 4300 for the price, even at stock because in the AMD range he'd need to be getting an X2 4400 or above to beat it.

 

[~>Dg<~]

heres what i come up with bit over but about best i can do.
Samsung SpinPoint T HD160HJ 160GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM £34.99
(£41.11

OcUK GeForce 7900 GS 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £79.99
(£93.99)

Gigabyte GA_965P_DS3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £69.99
(£82.24

Corsair 1GB DDR2 XMS2-5400C4 TwinX (2x512MB) £42.99
(£50.51 x2

Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition inc. SP2 - OEM - 1Pk (N09-01528) £49.99
(£58.74

Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.13GHz (1066FSB) - Retail £114.99
(£135.11 total 522.73 bit over he also has a dvd rom drive.me bad forgot psu hell have to use his cheapo for a while

 

[melbourne720]

Tell him he should overclock, its just a case of upping the FSB for most moderate OCs. Also go with semi-pro's spec as the OP's one has a CPU that hasn't been released yet.