What do you think of these specs? Desktop pc?

Not likely to happen under your budget with a pre-built system. Most computers in that price range come with integrated graphics (which aren't sufficient for gaming) and everything comes with integrated audio, so for recording you'll have to purchase a standalone sound card after the fact. Here are a couple of nice starting units: http://www.ebuyer.com/product/225774 http://www.ebuyer.com/product/227142 You could add these: http://www.ebuyer.com/product/219721 http://www.ebuyer.com/product/98938 And be in pretty good shape, but spending another £20 for a Radeon 5570 would make a big difference in your gaming performance.

Overclockers have a good gamer tower for £379 i. E dual core 2.9, 4gb ram, good gpu, etc, not sure if sound is any good, ALC888B 8-channel High Definition Audio CODEC, don't really know bout that stuff, however at that price you can always buy a sound card separately.

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