I was bored, so I came up with a cheaper build: PSU: Amd phenom II x3 720 (or the x4 945) Motherboard: Asus M4A78T Heatsink:XIGMATEK Dark Knight Graphics Card:HD 4870 Or you could go for a 4890 or 4870x2, etc Memory:G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 Hard Drive: HDD: WD Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB - $94.99 (seems fine, sometimes they're on sale for a little bit less) Case:yours seems fine, but perhaps a little excessive (Here's a cheaper one:Cooler Master Psu:Antec 430W (depending on the graphics card/psu, perhaps go to 500w) Artic Silver 5 ] or DVD Drive: yours is fine On second thought: OCZ Gold 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227316 and this paste: Tuniq TX-2 Cooling Thermal Compound $5 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835154003