I didn't and don't plan on building my own computer.
Desktop:
cpu 3.6ghz
1gb ram
nvida gfroce 256 mb ddr graphics card
sony 8.5g dvdr dual/double layer
150 gb hdd + 60 gb hdd
Laptop:
cpu 1.7ghz
512mb ram
64mb graphics
dvd rom 8x
cd-r/rw 24x/10x
60gb hd
