i just speced for my mate

P3 1gig
32mg Geforce card
40 gig drive
new micro gigabyte mobo,
well nifty micro case
512 meg ram
on board sound

17" monitor
keyboard
infared mouse

Software:
XP pro
Offoce 2003
Autoroute
Photoshop 7
so far he has to confirm what else he wants

total cost:
£70 all in