So far got a 3570k for $189 (no TD/MC local to me, so couldn't get in on the damn near free deals...grr), the OCZ Vertex3 120GB for $50, the ASRock Extreme3/8GB ram deal for $100, and the Asus VS238H-P 2ms monitor for $119AR. I still need a 7850/gtx660, a cheap case, and a modest PSU.
The deals above, however, were decent enough that I was able to get those parts vs. a AM3+/FX-6300 that I was considering before. I don't need all the parts until xmas, so it isn't imperative that I find the case/psu/vid card immediately but I would like to stop having to scan slickdeals obsessively every 10min.