Alternatives to What I Have Found

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Approximate Purchase Date: Around 6 Months from now.

Budget Range: Around $1000

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Web Browsing including Email, Gaming (hardcore, non-casual), Video Editing, Word Processing, Ripping, Compiling

Parts Not Required: PS/2 Keyboard, USB 2.0 Mouse, USB 2.0 Speakers, VGA Acer Monitor

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: www.newegg.com , www.tigerdirect.com , maybe some tomshardware.

Country of Origin: United States

Parts Preferences: by brand or type: Intel Chipset, Core i5/i7 CPU slight chance for accepting Core i3, Coolermaster, Full Tower.

Overclocking: Maybe

SLI or Crossfire: Maybe

Monitor Resolution: 1366x768

Additional Comments: Case - No LED's, Prefer a Side Window, Not a lot of colors, Would Like Main color to be black.

These are the parts that I've got so far, I would like to find cheaper alternatives with the same or better performance. I will be willing to sacrifice a few Gb's or RAM to save money now. I won't sacrifice power supply wattage, and I would like to be 80 Plus Certified.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139001 - Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128498 - Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817153131 - Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115070 - CPU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231468 - RAM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136496 - Hard Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135224 - DVD-ROM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835100007 - Thermal Comp.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835200063 - Heatsink

 

[chesteracorgi]

The case is great, but you could just as well go with the Corsair 600 T and save $100. The PSU is good, but there are other 80 plus 650 W PSUs for 2/3 the price. If you want the gold standard your choice is OK.
The mobo is a good choice.
The 2600K is overkill, go with a 2500K.
If you go with a "green' drive I think that the Samsung 2TB model is a better choice at the same price. I wouldn't go with a "green" model for a boot drive.
That CPU cooler is no better than the Intel cooler that comes with the CPU.
You did not include a GPU, and gaming at 1366 X 768 is hardly hard core gaming.

You are way over budget.

 

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I've updated a few things in my build.
I ended up choosing the case you recommended, out of stock at the moment. Went with a cheaper PSU that has a bronze standard rather than a gold standard. Went with the Core i5 2500k 3.3 GHz(3.7 in turbo mode). 500Gb Hard Drive, 32 Gb SSD boot drive. got rid of secondary heatsink. I have a GPU already - EVGA e-Geforce 8600 GT PCI-e, 512 MB dedicated memory.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227510 - SSD Boot Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136795 - Hard Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139012 - PSU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072 - CPU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139005 - Case

Now I'm slightly under budget.