spec me up baby!
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Does he need a monitor, keyboard and mouse, speakers etc or just the base unit?
just the base unit, he's got all the rest thanks 
i've just done a very very quick spec:
CP-126-IN Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - Retail (CP-126-IN)
£114.99 £114.99
MB-151-AS Asus P5B (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-151-AS)
£94.99 £94.99
GX-057-HT HIS ATI Radeon X1900 GT ICEQ 3 SILENT Heatpipe 256MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-057-HT)
£129.99 £129.99
MY-004-OK OcUK Value 1GB (2x512MB) PC3200 184pin DDR Memory Dual Channel Kit (MY-004-OK)
£64.99 £64.99
HD-051-SE Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 80GB ST3808110AS SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-051-SE)
£28.99 £28.99
CA-012-AN Antec Super LANBOY Aluminum Super Mini Tower Case - No PSU (CA-012-AN)
£29.99 £29.99
CA-013-AK Akasa Ultra Quiet 400W Paxpower Active PFC ATX2.0 PSU - Black Nickel with Blue LED Fan (CA-013-AK)
£39.99 £39.99
Subtotal £503.93
Shipping (City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)) £10.95
VAT £90.11
Total £604.99
that case does look horrible imo but thats the one he has chosen, but it can be changed.
i've just done a very very quick spec:
CP-126-IN Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - Retail (CP-126-IN)
£114.99 £114.99
MB-151-AS Asus P5B (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-151-AS)
£94.99 £94.99
GX-057-HT HIS ATI Radeon X1900 GT ICEQ 3 SILENT Heatpipe 256MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-057-HT)
£129.99 £129.99
MY-004-OK OcUK Value 1GB (2x512MB) PC3200 184pin DDR Memory Dual Channel Kit (MY-004-OK)
£64.99 £64.99
HD-051-SE Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 80GB ST3808110AS SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-051-SE)
£28.99 £28.99
CA-012-AN Antec Super LANBOY Aluminum Super Mini Tower Case - No PSU (CA-012-AN)
£29.99 £29.99
CA-013-AK Akasa Ultra Quiet 400W Paxpower Active PFC ATX2.0 PSU - Black Nickel with Blue LED Fan (CA-013-AK)
£39.99 £39.99
Subtotal £503.93
Shipping (City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)) £10.95
VAT £90.11
Total £604.99
that case does look horrible imo but thats the one he has chosen, but it can be changed.
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You're going to need DDR2 with that Core 2 Duo, not the DDR you have listed.
Everything else is good, although :
- I would consider ATI X1800XT & Nvidia 7900GS Video Cards Also (Not to say you should go for one of these instead but consider them anyway)
- You might choose a less horrendously ugly case, even if it's a cheap one.
-I've got that PSU & it not only works well but looks great too. However, for about £10 more you could get a slightly higher efficiency PSU, saving a bit of electricity bills (7900GS would also be good for this vs the ATI cards)
Anyway, good luck, a solid spec there.
Everything else is good, although :
- I would consider ATI X1800XT & Nvidia 7900GS Video Cards Also (Not to say you should go for one of these instead but consider them anyway)
- You might choose a less horrendously ugly case, even if it's a cheap one.
-I've got that PSU & it not only works well but looks great too. However, for about £10 more you could get a slightly higher efficiency PSU, saving a bit of electricity bills (7900GS would also be good for this vs the ATI cards)
Anyway, good luck, a solid spec there.
What 'Quixote' said really. That board only takes DDR2 RAM. Though there's a ASRock board that can take both (i.e. DDR & DDR2). He also needs 2GB RAM especially for intended use 
Something like this will cover all areas especially gaming...
Something like this will cover all areas especially gaming...
- Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - Retail (CP-126-IN) £114.99
- GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC5300 667MHz Value DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB5300DC) (MY-034-GL) £139.99
- Connect3D ATI Radeon X1800 XT 256MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-044-CO) £114.99
- Samsung SpinPoint P HD080HJ 80GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-023-SA) £25.95
- Intel DP965LT 965 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard - Retail (MB-011-IN) £69.99
- Antec NSK4400 Mini Tower Case - 380W SmartPower PSU (CA-052-AN) £43.99
- Subtotal £509.90
- VAT £89.24
- Total £599.14