I just checked out www.ironsidecomputers.com. They let you pick lots of components to configure the machine however you want. Does anyone have any experience with buying a machine from them?

This is properly the best price/performance setup you can get(Maybe only get 4gb ram, but ram is damn cheap now a days). ATI also has some good price/preformance cards. But if you are on a budget and want NVIDIA, get the 560TI.

i5 2500k is THE gaming cpu..even if you are on a budget.

See my post above. I bought from them, as did my friend, and they rock. 100% Satisfied. I would suggest buying the keyboard, monitor, mouse and speakers from Newegg as they are much cheaper, but you can't beat Ironside for the cost. Same rig from Alienware is over $2000

Thank you to everyone for your opinions.

Here's some humor to finish your day: http://www.cracked.com/blog/5-personality-flaws-skyrim-forces-you-to-deal-with/

Just a suggestion...

Don't base building a new rig around THIS game.