Shuttle SX58H7 Intel X58 Barebone - Retail
$710

Western Digital VelociRaptor WD3000HLFS 300GB 10000 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5"
$230

CORSAIR DOMINATOR 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TR3X6G1600C8D - Retail
$166

Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80601920 - Retail
$289

EVGA 01G-P3-1281-AR GeForce GTX 285 1GB 512-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
$350

Total: $1745

Thoughts? I'm not buying a computer for at least 3 months (when I start working) but I'm starting to look at what's available. I'm trying to make a Shuttle one because my last computer I could hardly carry.

I'm most iffy about the HDD (because I'm not sure it's necessary) and the GFX card (because I haven't been following the latest releases too well).

Target budget: under $2000.