PC Spec needed

[mic551]

Hi i'm needing some help in specing up a computer i'm looking to buy soon, i know what i'm looking for, there about but i'm struggling to find the right pc spec for the money. This is about the spec i'm looking for:

Intel Core 2 duo processor (faster the better)
2GB RAM or more
320GB Hard drive
DVD drive
intergrated graphics or a cheap graphics card
operating system: xp pro or vista

all of this for about the £400-£500 mark, i don't mind building the pc myself, so a list of Components or a system will be fine

can anybody help?

thanks

 

[mic551]

based on the advice here is the spec i'm looking at, i'm considering using one of OcUK's barebones systems as a starting point to save money:

OcUK Value Gigabyte GA-73PVM-S2 LGA775 Motherboard/OCZ StealthXStream 500w PSU/Coolermaster Elite 335 Case - Barebones System £119.59 with the following options installed:

Corsair XMS2 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 PC2-6400C5 TwinX Dual Channel (TWIN2X4096-6400C5) £19.99

Intel Core 2 Duo E7400 LGA775 'Wolfdale' 2.80GHz (1066FSB) - Retail £113.84

the rest of the spec:

Viewsonic VX1940W 19" Widescreen LCD Monitor £84.99

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (66I-01939) £83.98

Samsung SpinPoint F1 320GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD322HJ) £38.99

OcUK GeForce 9400 GT 512MB DDR2 TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £36.79

Samsung TS-H353B 16x DVD-ROM SATA (Black) - OEM £11.99

Akasa AK-274CB-4BLS 120mm Blue LED Fan £8.04

Sub Total : £467.99
Shipping : £11.75
VAT : £71.96
Total : £551.70

what do you all think about that?