It ended up being a little shy of $900. I downgraded a couple things to get into a more comfortable zone financially. Namely the video card and PSU.
MB GIGABYTE GA-X38-DS4 775 MEM 1Gx2 CRUCIA BL2KIT12864AA1065 VGA PNY VCG86512GXPB-OC 8600GT 512M PSU OCZ OCZ600GXSSLI 600W CPU COOLER CM RR-CCH-LB12-GP CoolerMaster CPU INTEL E8400 3G 775 45N
I'm already planning to upgrade the graphics to a PCI-e 2.0 card in about 6 months or so. After I eventually upgrade the Vista, I'll get another 2 GB ram also. Gota love how it is affordable nowadays.
I love the position : "You're not right until I can prove you wrong!"