I just wanted to run this past you all to see if I dun gooft anywhere. The PC needs to be a smallish build for gaming and 2D/3D editing. It will be used with a 1920x1200 monitor and needs 100GB or more storage on an SSD and USB 3.0 on the front. She wants to try OCing, too, so a CPU cooler is in order. "$1,000-ish" budget. I already have a Seasonic x660, a DVD burner and an extra 120mm fan for it. This is what I've come up with for the the rest.
Any problems? The mobo'd be nice to OC with and it seems to be the cheapest mATX 1155 board with USB 3.0 headers (no need for an add-on card or a pass-through style case). There's a newer "Gen3" version with PCI-E 3.0 support but I don't figure it's worth extra money. There's also $15 cheaper CAS 9 Mushkin RAM (and other brands that are cheaper still) but the 8 surely has decent headroom for tinkering.
eee, I'm excited to play with PC innards!