Yet another $1000 gaming rig

I've been trying to put together a pc that's absolutely perfect in my mind for under 1000, and I can never seem to get it just right. So I wanted to see some of your suggestions.

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: mid to late August

BUDGET RANGE: 900-1000

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Surfing, gaming, movies, school.

PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Need everything

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg.com

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: US

PARTS PREFERENCES: Not Intel.

OVERCLOCKING: probably not. .Depends on how easy it is, I never really read up on it.

SLI OR CROSSFIRE: No

MONITOR RESOLUTION: Whatever resolution the preferably 24" monitor has.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: 24" monitor, at least 4gb ram, 64bit OS, Radeon GFX.
try to future proof it. Make the PC fully prepared to be upgraded bit by bit later on.