ok i got some parts and i think this system will be good for a long time

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151188 - Samsung CD/DVD Drive

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103649 - Phenom II x3 720 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157162 - ASRock A790

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814143192 - BFG GTX 295

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129042 - Antec 300

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227465 - 4 gigs OCZ RAM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006 - Corsair 750W PSU

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136178 - WD Caviar Blue 500GB

total wothout shipping and tax = 989.89

This build will probably last you for at least 2-4 years the graphics card wont be outdated for awhile you will have no problem playing any game at any resolution.

heres another similar build

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151188 - Samsung CD/DVD Drive

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129042 - Antec 300

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227465 - 4 gigs OCZ RAM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006 - Corsair 750W PSU

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136178 - WD Caviar Blue 500GB

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115131 - Core 2 Quad Q9400

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188033 - EVGA 780i MOBO

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150329 - 2X XFX GTX 260 core 216

total without shipping and tax 978.87

this build has a better processor but it has less graphical capabilities but not by much. 

You can do a lot better than that if you look out for sales and combos. =\

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106291 - LITE-ON 24X CD/DVD Burner

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136319 - WD Caviar Black 640 GB HDD

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006 - Corsair 750W PSU

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220372 - 4 GB DDR3 memory

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.216170 - AMD Phenom II X4 945, Radeon HD 4890, MSI 790GX-G65 motherboard

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820223103 - Rosewill card reader

Comes to 721.93$ before shipping, taxes, and you have 30$ in mail-in rebates as well.  Though that's missing a case as well, you'll probably wanna pick one that looks nice to you or whatever so I'll leave that up to you. :o

Yeah, Phenom 945 / 4890 / 7xx motherboard seems like a good deal.