Well, finally ordered everything after putting it off a bit while my mac was in the shop just to make sure I could afford everything, and it all came out to ~ $839. That's with a monitor, keyboard, wifi receiver, I basically needed it all. Luckily I was able to save 50 bucks on the acer monitor by buying it off staples (which already had a discount from newegg) and with a $25 off coupon. After the rebates and live cashback I'll be able to bring that down to $746. It took a long time to think about and I definitely winced clicking 'submit order' but I want to thank everyone here for your help. I'm sure I'll be back and I hope it all goes smoothly when putting it together. Wish me luck!