if I were buying a computer today, this is what i would get

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115041 - processor - $219 free shipping

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811119137 - computer case - $69.99 free shipping

2 choices here for motherboards

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128359 - if you want a single video card- $114.99, $15 mail in rebate, free shipping

or

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128358 - for dual video cards- $134.99, $20 mail in rebate

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817139009 - power supply- $139.99, $20 mail in rebate, free shipping

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231166 - memory- $59.99, free shipping

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150394 - video card - $144.99 (if you plan to go dual video card buy two) free shipping

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136284 - hard drive- $94.99, free shipping

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16812123173 - sata- cable for HD- $2.49

a total of $888.45 (not counting shipping and or rebates)

if you have a hard drive, computer case, and or a good power supply, you can eliminate those from the list

but this is what i would buy, other people will have different opinions.. just do your research and you should be good