Specs for a cheap AMD dual core build

After being asked how cheap I could build a PC with dual core, 4gig RAM and a 500G hard drive, that was lightning fast I sat down and put these specs together, only to be told later "Nah think I'll leave it for now" so thought I would just post them as reference

• AMD CPU AM2 9950 Phenom 64 Quad Core Retail Box inc Fan £114 99
• Gigabyte motherboard GA-MA790X-DS4 AM2 Phenom AMD 790X DDR2 ATX £86 50
• Maxtor 500GB hard disk drive Diamondmax 23 SATA II 7200rpm 16MB £41 85
• Pioneer 22X Int DVDRW Black Bare SATA £19 99
• OCZ RAM Memory 2GB Kit (2x1024) SLI Ready Edition DDR2 PC2-8500
• 1066MHz5-5-5-15 Dual Channel Memory With XTC Heatspreader £27 24
• OCZ RAM Memory 2GB Kit (2x1024) SLI Ready Edition DDR2 PC2-8500
• 1066MHz5-5-5-15 Dual Channel Memory With XTC Heatspreader £27 24
• ATi Radeon HD 4350 512MB DDR2 PCI-E DVI TV Out Oem £28 01
• Asus case TA-8H3 Black midi midi tower NO PSU ATX £20 85
• OCZ PSU 500SXS StealthXStream 500W (3 year Direct Manufacturer's PowerSwap warranty) £44 49
• Akasa Ultra Quiet 8cm Fan Auto Themal Sensor AK-181BKT-C £7 33
• Akasa Ultra Quiet 8cm Fan Auto Themal Sensor AK-181BKT-C £7 33
• Akasa AK875 Fan Athlon 64, FX 57 64x2 Dual Core 4 Heat Pipe, Cubase, Lo-noise 92mm fan with PWM control £19 34

£459.82 ($743.49)

• AMD Athlon 64 X2 7850 BlackEdition, AM2+, DualCore, 2.8GHz, 3MB Cache,95W, Retail £51 05
• Asus M4A78PRO, AMD 780G, Sok AM2+, PCI-E 2.0 (x16), DDR2 667/800/1066, SATA 300, SATA RAID, ATX, VGA £64 96
• 500 GB Hitachi HDP725050GLA360 Deskstar P7K500, SATA 3Gb/s, 7200 rpm, 16MB Cache, 8.5 ms £37 94
• Pioneer DVR-217FBK 20x DVD±R, 12x DVD±DL, DVD+RW x8/-RW x6, SATA, Black, OEM £17 81
• TWIN2X2048-6400C4DHX - 2GB (2x1GB) Corsair TwinX XMS2, DDR2 PC2-6400 (800), 240 Pins, Non-ECC Unbuffered, CAS 4-4-4-12, DHX £24 89
• TWIN2X2048-6400C4DHX - 2GB (2x1GB) Corsair TwinX XMS2, DDR2 PC2-6400 (800), 240 Pins, Non-ECC Unbuffered, CAS 4-4-4-12, DHX £24 89
• 512MB Gigabyte 9400 GT, 800MHz GDDR2, GPU 550 MHz, Shader 1400 MHz, 32 Cores, HDMI £35 19
• Asus TA-B11, Black Midi Tower Case, Without PSU £21 17
• 550W EZcool Silent pPFC Power Supply AMD & P4 Ready 12cm Silent Fan 24Pin 6xPCI SATA inc P2 Cable £29 89
• 80mm AKASA Auto Thermal Sensor Black Fan, 3 Pin Ball Bearing £6 04
• 80mm AKASA Auto Thermal Sensor Black Fan, 3 Pin Ball Bearing £6 04
• Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 LP Cooler for Athlon Socket 939 and AM2, FX ,Opteron Only 60mm height! £13 77

£333.64 ($539.47)

• AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ Socket AM2 (2.7GHz) 1MB L2 Cache OEM Processor £40.99
• Gigabyte GA-M52L-S3P nForce 520LE Socket AM2+ 8 Channel Audio ATX Motherboard £40 74
• Maxtor 500GB Hard Drive SATAII 7200rpm 16MB Cache - OEM £38 99
• Samsung SH-S223F 22X DVD?RW/RAM/DL Serial ATA Black Bare Drive - OEM £16 21
• OCZ 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 800MHz/PC2-6400 Gold XTC Memory CL5 LIFETIME WARRANTY £22.99
• OCZ 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 800MHz/PC2-6400 Gold XTC Memory CL5 LIFETIME WARRANTY £22.99
• Asus TA-881 Black/Silver Midi Case No PSU £18 36
• Arctic Power 500W PSU With PCI-E 2x SATA, 20+4 ATX12V 8pin +12V Connectors - Retail Boxed £28 98
• Antec 80mm Smartcool Thermally Controlled Case Fan £12 64
• Xilence Icebreaker Socket AM2 754 939 940 CPU Cooler £15 51

£288.62 ($466.67)

 

Being a bit bored this morning I added the cost in real money in red. Thanks for the info Match it is a good guide.

 

I recently did a build for someone that consisted of these:-

I am absolutely amazed by the performance they offer:-
Biostar TA790GX 128, AMD 790GX, SAM2+, PCI-E 2.0(x16), DDR2 1066, SATA 3Gbps, SATA RAID, OnBoard VGA - Scan.co.uk

AD785ZWCGHBOX - AMD Athlon 64 X2 7850 BlackEdition, AM2+, DualCore, 2.8GHz, 3MB Cache,95W, Retail - Scan.co.uk

In terms of price and performance and upgradeability.
The onboard isnt bad either