Stu - sounds intruiging(sp).... Personally I think ifI was to build or have one built, then I'd go for 80-120gb HDD, p4, 512 RAM, at least a 400MHz processor.... Than just add CD-RW, DVD-RW, floppy, maybe one of them multimedia card readers (one that fits in a floppy drive slot rathern than a USB attached one), and then just get a std keyboard and mouse - not sure on monitors - fancy a nice TFT one?