well said speculum, there is no need to go crazy.... $615 and your playing the game
AMD FX-4100 Zambezi 3.6GHz $110
GIGABYTE GA-990XA-UD3 AM3+ motherboard $130
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB $50
6850 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 $135
CORSAIR Professional Series HX750 $120
SSD 30GB $50
ASUS 24X DVD Burner $20
TOTAL $615 smile