Spec me a gaming rig

[sativa]

Is a 512MB card really essential?...i thought 256 would cut it ok for a few years.

No. 256 is more than fine.

 

[gam3r]

Im thinking of getting the ASROCK ULi board, X2 3800, GEIL2GB(2x1gb)value, hiper 580w psu..

CA-008-HP Hiper HPU-4K580-MK Type R 580W Modular ATX2.2 PSU - Red UV (CA-008-HP)
£52.95 £52.95
CP-152-AM AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3800+ (Socket 939) - OEM (CP-152-AM)
£169.95 £169.95
FG-000-AR Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940) (FG-000-AR)
£15.95 £15.95
MY-046-GL GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC3200 Value Dual Channel Kit CAS3 (GE2GB3200BDC) (MY-046-GL)
£94.95 £94.95
MB-079-AB Abit UL8 ULi M1689 (Socket 939) Motherboard (MB-079-AB)
£24.95 £24.95
Subtotal £358.75
VAT £62.79
Total £421.54