I just made the following purchase last night for my new computer. A special thanks to Why_Me for his suggestions as I pretty much followed it to a "T"
Case / Power (*Newegg Combo*)- CoolerMaster Cosmos 1000RC w/ PC Power 750W - $250 (less $50 MIR). I was going to purchase the RC-690 but I couldn't pass up this combo.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] =10&page=1
Video (another Newegg Sale) - EVGA GTX275 Superclocked - $250 (less $20 MIR) - same price as "vanilla" edition so no-brainer there. Can always add another down the road if need be.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814130478
So there it is gentlemen. Let me know what you think and thanks again for taking time to answer questions on these forums and post builds as I have been reading through numerous posts over the last several weeks in forming this one.