May be building a PC - Suggestions for budget under $1,000 USD?

[Linkzmax]

Newegg is great, but check out microcenter.com for insane CPU prices. To reap the savings though, you do need to pick one up in-store, so having one within a reasonable driving distance is necessary. Allowed me to happily purchase an i7-860 for $200 in a recent build of my own.