to the very helpful homer

[alan1970]

seeming you seem to be the only person answering techno idiots(like me!)what computer/spec would suggest for around£500

[homer]

that depends...

do you plan on buying a pre-built PC? (ex. dell, acer, Emachine, etc.)

or do you plan on buying all the components seperatly and building it yourself?

[homer]

well, i have always liked Dell, below is a good system for your budget...

Inspiron 530ST (D015S08)  £499

if you already have a monitor, you can subtract that off of the price (£120 off) and upgrade something else. i recommend upgrading the CPU to an E6850 for £120.