I did a bit more research lately and thought more about what I could afford, and what I wanted...
These are Newegg prices. I can source most of it locally at Microcenter for less, and probably a couple hundred less.
- $250 -- 2 x SSD -- like ADATA S599 64GB Striped <-- as the OS volume
- $65 -- HD -- Samsung F3 1TB
- $210 -- Mobo -- Gigabyte GAX58A-UD3R
- $425 -- Video -- 2 x EVGA GTX470 (or 465 maybe)- SLI w/lifetime warranty
- $270 -- CPU -- Intel Core I7-950 3.06Ghz
- $90 -- Ram -- 4 x 2GB G.Skill Ripjaw DDR1333 1.5v
- $97 -- All in one CPU water cooling kit
- $100 -- Case -- ANTEC 900 Black Steel ATX Midtower
- $190 -- Power -- Silverstone Strider Plus 850W
- $115 -- Liteon HBS112 Blueray Burner
These are Newegg prices. I can source most of it locally at Microcenter for less, and probably a couple hundred less.