Personally, I'd build him one and let him pay on time if he were my brother.
From Newegg:
ENLIGHT MEDIUM ATX TOWER CASE MODEL - $46.00
EPOX EP-8K7A AMD761 - $75.00
AMD Duron 1.0 GHZ - $57.00
Thermaltake VOLCANO 5 - $7.00
VISIONTEK Xtasy 5632 GEFORCE2 GTS-V - $48.00
MAXTOR 40GB 7200RPM - $79.00
CRUCIAL MICRON 256MB 32x64 PC 2100 DDR - $86.00
PANASONIC Floppy - $8.00
LITE-ON DVD-ROM 16x - $53.00
LITE-ON 32x12x40 CDRW - $95.00
IDE ATA 66/100, Flat Cable - $4.00
Sub Tot. = $558.00
+ $48.51 Shipping to Oh. = $606.51
Heatsink paste at radio shack $2.00
You can learn the DYI's on the net.
http://www.pcmech.com/byopc/ http://www.buildyourowncomputer.net/learntobuild.html http://www.anandtech.com/showdoc.html?i=283&p=1