Your specs are all off. Try this:
Didn’t think I’d be saying this but I think it’s worth it.
27” 2560x1440 IPS Display: $1000
Intel Core i5 2400: $190
Radeon HD 6970M: comparable to Radeon HD 6850 (but with less power consumption): $170
4GB DDR3 RAM: $40
1TB 7200RPM HDD: $60
Power Supply (whatever it may be): $60-80
Casing: $100
Peripherals: $100
Total: ~$1750
“All” off? You mean the $1,000 monitor?
How many people actually need that (or would know the difference)?
But to compare apples to apples (no pun intended) Dell was offering a 27” 2560x1440 IPS Display for $719 last December. Prices will come down as more are produced. I have a 27” monitor (HP refurb) I picked up for $300 about a year ago just because it was such a great deal. I certainly don’t need it for my job, but I realize some people do.
i5 2400 is $150 @ microcenter.com.
Everything else we seem to agree on, although I’d use a different gpu and would never pay $100 for a case.
No one said it was a bad deal, just that for under $1k you could build a machine with a lot more hardware (i7 2600, 8 gig ram, 2 TB drive).
Memory is so cheap you should get 8gb for that upscale system