spent some time on Newegg, and built this:
ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM
Item #: N82E16827135204
$18.99
Antec Three Hundred Illusion Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Item #: N82E16811129066
$59.99
Western Digital Caviar Green WD7500AARX 750GB IntelliPower SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Item #: N82E16822136950
$95.00
ASUS HD7850-DC2-2GD5 Radeon HD 7850 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
Item #: N82E16814121623
$259.99
AMD Gift - Dirt SHOWDOWN Gift Coupon (it comes with the video card)
Item #: N82E16800995124
$0.00
Thermaltake Smart SP-630P 630W ATX 12V 2.3 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply
Item #: N82E16817153152
$79.99
Crucial Ballistix 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model BLT2KIT4G3D1869DT1TX0
Item #: N82E16820148560
$59.99
GIGABYTE GA-Z68A-D3H-B3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Item #: N82E16813128502
$119.99
Intel Core i5-3450 Ivy Bridge 3.1GHz (3.5GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 2500 BX80637I53450
Item #: N82E16819116506
$199.99
Crucial M4 CT064M4SSD2BAA 2.5" 64GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
Item #: N82E16820148524
$84.99
Subtotal: $978.92
like Gang's computer, it still needs KB mouse and monitor, however I managed to cram a SSD into the mix, which like he said, will make it Uber-fast