budget quad core gaming rig

I think I can improve that a bit:

CPU- AMD Phenom X4 955- $166
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...674&cm_re=phenom_ii_x4-_-19-103-674-_-Product

Mobo- MSI 790FX-GD70- $168 (Much better chipset)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341019

GPU- XFX Radeon HD 5770- $170
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150447

RAM- G-Skill Ripjaws 2x2GB- $85
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231277

Hard Drive- Samsung Spinpoint F3- $55 (VERY fast drive. This thing beats several SSD's in benchmarks)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152181

DVD Burner-
LG GH22LS50- $25
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136168

PSU- OCZ StealthXTreme 700W- $65 after rebate
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341019

Case- NZXT Gamma- $53 (this is an upgrade, IMO)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146061

OS- Windows 7 Home OEM- $105
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116754

$892 shipped


edit: That case is awesome, but it does only come with one fan. If you want another, this would look great:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103060
 
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