Here is what I recommend. Now this will all come from Newegg.com and will include a aftermarket CPU cooler, stock VGA cooler (or not) and HD and case.
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Centurion Case Coolermaster makes great cases, and this is a ventilation goodness dream.
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Freezer 64 Pro Cant dispute it, its a great cooler for the price. I currently am using a Thermaltake
Big Typhoon, and its the best aftermarket cooler in my opinion, but its also like 20 bucks more.
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Western Digital 250GB SATA OEM Drive. Great drive and a damn good price.
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NEC 20X DVD +/- R/RW DL Drive. Damn good price.
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9-in-1 Card Reader $12
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G.Skill Value Ram. Great price and has some oc'ing potential. $80
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Abit K9N Nforce 550 Board. Damn good price and decent for what he needs. $84
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65W AM2 X2 4200+. Great proc, low power for lower heat, and a great price. $165.00
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Sapphire X1950 Pro Card. PCI-E X16. Damn good card, and under $200.00 with MIR. (Has an Artic Cooling Aftermarket VGA cooler, as its standard cooler, which is a good one. Accelero X2 or whatever it is)
Total is like $738.00 Rounded up. With shipping, it might be like $775.00. Leave enough money to get KB/Mouse Speakers and monitor.
With a sound card, like this
one! ($70.00) Then the price is: $808.00 or like $850.00 with shipping.
KB/Mouse isnt a problem, LCD might push him a tad over $1000, unless he has one. These are my recommendations.