You have to spend at least $350 dollars on a hard drive, case, power supply and tower. If you decide to cut this back further, you really sacrifice performance in such a big way it's not cost sensitive. The computer will be outdated when you buy it, so even if it runs for 5 years, you will get much less practical use out of the computer.
If you would like to request your own custom computer kit, fill out the build your own computer kit form.TIP! A Windows installation DVD, a monitor, keyboard, mouse and speakers are not included with this build.