I work at Fry's so there are always deals to be had. If anything goes wrong with a part I can easily replace it within retail hours no strings attached. It's worth it to me to have that kind of convenience even if it's an extra $50-$100 I could of saved.

The prices listed are the ones that I get at Fry's.

Intel Core2Quad Q6600 for $190
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115017

Gigabyte DS3L for $95
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128059

EVGA GeForce 9600GT 512mb GDDR3 for $185
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820220269

Antec Nine Hundred for $80
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...nine%2bhundred

Corsair Dominator PC8500 2x1GB for $90
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145168

Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKB for $105
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136111

XP M.C.E. for $120
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16832116049

Corsair 620HX for $149
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...pk=cmpsu-620hx

Zalman CNPS9700 for $63
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835118019

So in total it's:

CPU: $190
Mobo: $95
GFX Card: $185
Tower: $80
Memory: $90
HD: $105
OS: $120
PSU: $150
CPU Fan: $63
Miscellaneous: $50

Total before tax: $1128

Thoughts welcomed and expected.