Is there anything that I have missed out from this list of parts / prices, other than an OS?
JETWAY MOTHERBOARD - PT800DBP FOR PC Pentium IV (P4) processor support 38.99
CPU, INTEL, PENTIUM 4, 3.06 GHz / 512K / 533 FSB (3066 MHz), SOCKET 478, 32K, 512K 164.99
DDR DIMM - 512 MB RAM, 184 PIN, 400 MHz / PC 3200, SYNCHRONOUS (1GB) 125.98
SOUND BLASTER 5.1 SURROUND PCI SOUND CARD FOR PC (CREATIVE LABS SOUND CARD) 28.99
MERCURY **PCI INTERNAL** 56K V.92 PCI VOICE / FAX / MODEM 8.99
AKASA (AK-824cu-BL) HEATSINK & FAN FOR PC 13.99
MERCURY USB 2.0 - 4 PORT CARD (PCI) FOR PC 8.99
IDE HARD DRIVE - SEAGATE BARRACUDA 120 GB, **E-IDE**, 7200 RPM, ST3120023A 58.99
INTERNAL 3.5" FLOPPY DISK DRIVE FOR PC 6.99
CDRW - LITE-ON CD-RW, 52 x READ 52 x WRITE 32 x RE-WRITE, INTERNAL, E-IDE, 7800 KB/SEC, 2 MB, TRAY, 1 YEAR 25.99
17" RELISYS AMTE770 **BLACK** CRT MONITOR FOR PC 86.99
SPEAKER - A4 TECH SOUNDSTAR MULTIMEDIA STEREO SPEAKERS FOR PC 8.99
OPTRONIX **SILVER & BLACK** ATX CASE INCLUDING KEYBOARD AND OPTICAL MOUSE 49.99
SAPPHIRE ATI RADEON 9800 XT 256 MB AGP GRAPHICS CARD FOR PC 286.99
What is going to hold back it's performance? and what is there that I can 'skimp' on price wise, such as cutting down to 512MB ram? £915.85 is a little stiff for a 14y/o...
Dan
How does htis look for a gaming PC:
http://maxxpc.com/computers-maxx-4d.html