I got some great advise from this community on building a pc in this price range. Please review and let me know if you have any suggestions. I already have two 20" monitors.
cpu and mobo - $303.99
AMD Phenom II X4 940 Deneb 3.0GHz Socket AM2+ 125W Quad-Core
GIGABYTE GA-MA790GP-UD4H AM2+/AM2 AMD 790GX HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.165047
GPU - $189.99
SAPPHIRE 100259-1GL Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102801
case and power - $179.98
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.176939
cpu cooler - $36.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233003
Thermal paste - $6.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186020
memory - $40.99
G.SKILL HK 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231219
hard drive - $79.99
Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136319
OS - $99.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116488
DVD - $24.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136152
Total - $965
cpu and mobo - $303.99
AMD Phenom II X4 940 Deneb 3.0GHz Socket AM2+ 125W Quad-Core
GIGABYTE GA-MA790GP-UD4H AM2+/AM2 AMD 790GX HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.165047
GPU - $189.99
SAPPHIRE 100259-1GL Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102801
case and power - $179.98
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.176939
cpu cooler - $36.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233003
Thermal paste - $6.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186020
memory - $40.99
G.SKILL HK 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231219
hard drive - $79.99
Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136319
OS - $99.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116488
DVD - $24.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136152
Total - $965