Well, you told me you wanted a $1000 computer from newegg.com, however, I had to go over it by $400. I will show you a list of components and my rational for deciding them.
Motherboard: ASUS Crossfire Socket AM2 nVidia nForce 590 SLI MCP
ASUS have been known for years as very high quality motherboards, not to mention the speed and reliability of nVidia's chipsets. The ASUS Crossfire has an abundant amount of slots for PCI, PCI Express 1x and PCI Express 16x. The Crosshair is well-cooled and should allow very good overclocking while retaining its stability.
Price: $229.99
Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ 2.6GHz Socket AM2
AMD's integrated memory controller has captured the minds of hardware enthusiasts since the AMD Athlon shocked the market. Although, Intel is now beginning to dominate the market with its newest Core 2 Duos such as the E6600 and E6650 (Conroe), the AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ still has the ability to stand up to them. With 2 x 1 MB caches and a high overclocking ability, this processor can definately stand up to the Core 2 Duos.
Price: $289.00
Power Supply: Antec True Power Trio TP3-650 650W
Probably the most overlooked component in a system is the power supply, many people end up buying the power supply that came with their case, but I beg to differ. The Antec True Power line has been known for stability and function over fashion. Although the True Power PSU's resemble old PSU's from the early 90's, the True Power line has three voltage lines adding to the stability with a 120mm for lower noise and better cooling. Not to mention that the TruePower will get you where you need to go when you decide to overclock.
Price $109.99
Case: Antec Performance One P180B Black
Well, cases seem to be a matter of opinion, but going on with Antec's philosophy of function over fashion, I do not see why not to get this case. The P180B is very durable with a main composition of cold-rolled steel even around the HDD bays. The case is spacious with a unique design of the PSU on the bottom and a vent on top. The case also has 3 x 120mm fans for maximum cooling with less noise.
Price: $104.99
Video Card: XFX PVT71PUQF3 GeForce 7900GS 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16
The 7900GS series, although not as prodigious as the 7800GT nor 7950GT, is something to highly consider. With lower core clock and memory speeds as the GT models, the 7900GS can give you that performance difference and beyond through great overclocking abilities coupled with a lower price.
Price: $149.99
Memory: Corsair XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
Good memory is important, and with an overclocked system, you do not want to get bottlenecked with the memory. The Corsair has very low CAS latencies and with copper siding for maximum cooling, the XMS2 will get you to your desired speeds.
Price: $223.00
Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda ES 320GB 3.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s
The Seagate Barracuda line is performance at a less price to sum it. A 320GB HD for less than $100
is not bad at all. My Seagate Barracuda is still going strong after 4 years, it is now running as a HD on my server. With SATA technology, the Barracuda should give you speed as well with a long lifetime.
Price: $99.99
Monitor: NEC Display Solutions AS700-BK Black 17" CRT
Ugh... I hate LCDs to say the least. Despite the fact that they are now beginning to have lower response times, expensiveness overcomes their performance. This NEC monitor is mainly subjective of my own opinion and environment- I have a bigger desk and do not mind the size of it.
Price: $119.99
CD/DVD-ROM Drive: Sony 18X DVD±R DVD Burner Black E-IDE/ATAPI
Sony has always made good CD/DVD-ROM drives and burners, haven't they? For a low price, this should allow you to burn your pornography at high speeds.
Price: $29.99
Keyboard: Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard
Very good keyboard, will allow you to warp perfectly when you overclock the polling rates to 1000hz (1ms). If you want to be the king of the ADAD in Planetside, I highly recommend it. It also has a built-in LCD display with USB ports on the keyboard itself also with macro buttons that are programmable through Logitech's keyboard software.
Price: $64.99
Mouse: Logitech mx518 USB
Well, if you want to warp around with the G15 keyboard, you better be able to aim it as well-- the mx518 should allow you to do this perfectly. Again, when overclocked to 1000hz refresh rate, at 1600DPI, and low sensitivity, you are practically invincible. Just get a good mousepad to accommodate the lower sensitivity.
Price $39.99
Well those are the best recommendations I can give you Rob. They are based upon my new computer and experience in the past. I look for performance, stability and longevity above all at a lower cost, I do not care for silly LED lights or lighter components. This system should give you very high performance when everything is overclocked and tweaked coupled with stability that these components offer. The total price came to $1433.92, but expect to pay more with shipping, yet they should give you a deal on that. The extra slots on the motherboard will allow upgrades easily in the future with the PSU offering enough wattage for them.