Gimme your zip code and your max total final price. (I don't count rebates.)
I recently built myself a cheapo build for under $1000 shipped. Expecting $50 in rebates in the next week or so.
Core 2 Duo E4400
2 GB DDR800 (Corsair)
MSI P6N SLI
Panasonic 20x SATA DVD Burner
Coolermaster Centurion 5 Case (Silver)
Roswill 550W PSU
8400 GS
160 GB SATA HDD
19 Widescreen 5ms LCD
Nice headphones
Logitech standard USB keybaord
MS standard optical mouse
An awesome computer desk
A big pack of zip ties and stick pads
Free webcam from cheating at those club live games
You can check it out at
www.flickr.com/sexconker
I know, I know, an 8400GS.
This was supposed to be a computer for downstairs for people to use the internets, but there really wasn't space to put it anywhere so I bought the desk for it and it's now my main computer. I have since ripped out Vista and put XP back on it. I'm looking into upgrading the GPU soon. I have the money, but I can't justify doing it so soon after building the thing. The 8400GS is an OK gpu (I can play WoW fine, and TF2 decently), but no amount of overclocking will fix it's tiny fill rate.
I did add an X-Fi to it since building it. (2 weeks ago)
You could easily get a very good build for under $750 shipped since you don't need a monitor, etc.. That's not counting rebates, either. I think you're spending too much for the motherboard and PSU. You could also get a MUCH better CPU and similar RAM for just a tad more $ if you exploited the combo deals.
You'll also be paying tax on that $137 in rebate moneys. For me (California) that's about $11 I will never get back, and $137 I will have to wait and hope for.
Oh, protip: AMD may be announcing price cuts on the 8th of October...
Also, newegg is nice, and I usually use them, but they're usually not the cheapest. Tigerdirect is basically newegg with a crappier site, slightly lower prices, and a smaller selection. (This all changes every single day though, which is the problem with planning a build).