Here is what i have (link to Amazon page as well):
Motherboard: $93
GIGABYTE GA-880GMA-USB3 AM3+ AMD 880G HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
(http://www.amazon.co...m=ATVPDKIKX0DER)
CPU: $130
Phenom II X4 965 Black AM3 3.4Ghz 512KB 45NM 125W 4000MHZ
(http://www.amazon.co...m=AZ8ZZL30AH7DI)
GPU: $190 [I wish i could go higher, but this seems like about the best i can get before jumping up another $200]
EVGA GeForce GTX 560 1024 MB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 2DVI/Mini-HDMI SLI Ready Graphics Card, 01G-P3-1460-KR
(http://www.amazon.co...m=ATVPDKIKX0DER)
RAM: $98
Corsair Vengeance Blue 16 GB PC3-12800 1600mHz DDR3 240-Pin SDRAM Dual Channel Memory Kit for Intel and AMD Platforms CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9B
(http://www.amazon.co...m=ATVPDKIKX0DER)
Dvd Drive: $20 [Just chose a cheap drive, doesnt seem like a big deal]
Asus 24x DVD±RW Drive DVD-RAM/+R/+RW 24x 8x 16x (DVD) 48x 32x 48x (CD) Serial ATA Internal OEM DRW-24B1ST (Black)
(http://www.amazon.co...=A2NG4HB43UEDVL)
OS: $100
Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64bit (Full) System Builder DVD 1 Pack
(http://www.amazon.co...m=ATVPDKIKX0DER)
Power Supply: $110 [I went with the 750 just to be safe, also if i upgrade it later i figure it will still be fine]
OCZ ZT Series 750W Fully-Modular 80PLUS Bronze High Performance Power Supply compatible with Intel Sandy Bridge Core i3 i5 i7 and AMD Phenom
(http://www.amazon.co...=A2NG4HB43UEDVL)
Case: $70 [The one i have selected is mid tower, idk if that is big enough?]
NZXT Guardian Black SECC Steel Chassis ATX Mid Tower Case 921RB-BL
(http://www.amazon.co...m=ATVPDKIKX0DER)
Hard Drive: $70 [Really wasnt sure about this one, so i just found a 500GB drive that wasnt too expensive]
Seagate Technology - ST3500320AS - Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3500320AS Hard Drive
(http://www.ctistore....T3500320AS.html)
So far, before the price of the hard drive, the price comes to $881, which seems reasonable for what would seem to be a pretty good gaming machine. An interesting article i saw was one on NVIDIA's website, about how they built a Crysis 2 computer for less than $600, which is what sort of got me going. Again, i dont need the best thing in the world, but i would like this to last me a while and be able to kick back and play a nice mmo with good graphics and no lag while im not studying.
Thankyou so much for looking this over and getting back to me! Your feedback is much appreciated.