[edit] Fixed to fit in the $1600 range
$566.96 -- HIS Radeon HD 5850 1GB
^combo -- 8GB OCZ Gold DDR3 RAM
^combo -- GIGABYTE GA-790XTA-UD4 AM3 790X w/ USB 3.0
$179.99 -- AMD Phenom II x4 965 BE 3.4 GHz
$149.98 -- Thermaltake Xaser VI Full Tower Case
^combo -- Thermaltake W0319RU 850W 80 Plus Modular PSU
$159.99 -- 2TB Samsung Spinpoint F3EG w/ $20 instant rebate
$129.99 -- 40GB Intel X25-V SSD Drive
$99.99 -- SilverStone HDD Boost (turns SSD into 40GB HDD cache)
$190.00 -- Blu-Ray and DVD drive (mentioned in article)
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$1631.15 after tax, shipping, & $75 in MIRs.
If you shopped around, you could probably get some this on Amazon or similar retailer to save $100 or so by avoiding tax.
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