Microcenter has a bundle with the ASRock motherboard for $399.

I'm actually putting one together next week to replace a 4 year old Dell 435t.

I'm leaning this way:
Intel Core i7 4770K 3.5GHz Socket LGA 1150 Boxed - $279.00
ASRock Z87 Extreme4 Socket LGA 1150 Z87 ATX Intel -$119.00
Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB DDR3-1600 PC3-12800) -$54.99
OCZ Technology ZT Series 550 Watt ATX Modular Powe - $74.99
Thermaltake V3 Black Edition ATX Mid Tower Computr - $34.99 ($19.99 after rebate
ASUS GTX660-DC2O-2GD5 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 - $209 ($189 after rebate)
That runs about $830 right there.

I think a 128GB SSD is plenty big, so think another $99. More ram might be neccessary later, but it's easier to add.

I have a Bluray burner and about 5GB of disks I can use.




(I have the case in a PC in the back room and I like it, but I might go for a larger tower.)

>and i'm not 100% sure what i'm doing. i'm gathering a list of
>parts. trying to do some price shaving. this mostly for high
>end graphic work and video editing and A LOT of multitasking.
>unfortunately there's no microcenter in TN
>
>$1500 budget
>
>PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/16t1y
>Price breakdown by merchant:
>http://pcpartpicker.com/p/16t1y/by_merchant/
>Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/16t1y/benchmarks/
>
>CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99
>@ Microcenter)
>CPU Cooler: Zalman CNPS9500 AT Ball Bearing CPU Cooler
>($30.99 @ Newegg)
>Motherboard: ASRock H87M-ITX Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard
>($109.98 @ SuperBiiz)
>Memory: Mushkin Silverline 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory
>($108.89 @ NCIX US)
>Storage: Crucial M4 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($189.99 @
>NCIX US)
>Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal
>Hard Drive ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
>Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 660 3GB Video Card ($233.98 @
>Newegg)
>Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Arctic White) ATX Mid Tower
>Case ($89.99 @ Microcenter)
>Case Fan: Noctua NF-P12-1300 54.4 CFM 120mm Fan ($22.99 @
>NCIX US)
>Power Supply: Rosewill 350W ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @
>Newegg)
>Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224BB DVD/CD Writer ($17.98 @
>Outlet PC)
>Speakers: Creative Labs A220 9W 2.1ch Speakers ($25.56 @
>Amazon)
>
>Total: $1120.32
>
>(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when
>available.)
>(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-14 19:20 EDT-0400)