Fitzy,
I like the way you think.
Whirlybird,
I was playing around with the Build your own Comp feature and came out with: (It would help if you gave us a price range you were shooting for.)
Matrix A Power BTO (Feb04)
- Case: MESH ATX MidiTower +360W PSU with tool free access
- Operating System: Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition
- Motherboard: ASUS A7N8X Deluxe nVIDIA nFORCE2 with 10/100 Ethernet LAN
- Motherboard Features: 2x (1394 Firewire, Serial ATA, 10/100 LAN) & S/PDIF
- Processor: AMD Athlon XP (TM) 2600+ with Quantispeed Technology
- Memory: Upgrade to 512Mb PC3200 DDR (400MHz) at £50
- Floppy + Portable Storage Options: 1.44MB Floppy Drive at £10
- Hard Drives: 80GB Serial ATA (150Mb/s) Ultra Fast Hard Drive
- Video Card: Upgrade to 128MB nVIDIA GeForce FX 5600 Personal Cinema (non-DVI) at £90
- Optical Drives: Upgrade to 48x24x48x16 CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo Drive at £15
- Sound: Onboard Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound
- Speakers: New Creative Labs Inspire P580 - 5.1 Surround at £50
- Modem: 56kbps V92 Modem, featuring data and fax.
- Keyboard & Mouse: Upgrade to Logitech Cordless Desktop Keyboard & Mouse at £39
- Warranty: 3 Years - Parts & Labour - Back-to-Base Warranty (Mainland UK only - Terms Apply)
- Delivery: Insured Del within Mainland UK (+ £39) at £39
Price Excluding VAT: £ 692
(You can see where I tossed in some upgrades. I did not put in a monitor, since you said you already bought one.)
Still well below the price of an iMAC
Take Care,
Richard