Spec me a gaming system - 450 quid

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The purpose of this system is to enable my friend to play C&C3 Red Alert, as his current system is unable to do so. My knowledge of hardware is 5 years out of date, so I really have no idea whats going on these days!

Budget: £450

Processor: YES
Motherboard: YES
Memory: YES
Graphics Card(s): YES
TV Card: NO
Hard Drive(s): YES (something small will do)
Optical Drive(s): YES (anything DVD)
Cooling: YES

Cable(s): YES
Sound Card: YES
Controller Card(s): NO
Case: YES
Power Supply: YES

Keyboard: NO
Mouse: NO
Headset: NO
Speakers: NO
Monitor(s): NO
Operating System: NO (Most likely be on XP)
 
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£450 ex VAT and delivery. Think it'd be worth spending a bit extra to get up to this sort of spec for futureproofing etc.
 
Sound card really necessary? They only provide decent performance increase if you invest in a full on hardcore card (which isn't an option on 450 budget) - therefore i'd stick to onboard sound which on most modern mobos is perfectly decent for gaming.
 
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Sub Total : £371.92
Shipping : £8.95
VAT : £66.65
Total : £447.52
 
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