What will you be doing with this PC? Be as specific as possible, and include specific games or programs you will be using.

Gaming, gaming, and more gaming. If it can handle my vidjy games, it can do everything else too.

What is your maximum budget before rebates/shipping/taxes?

$1500 USD

When do you plan on building/buying the PC? Note: beyond a week or two from today means any build you receive will be out of date when you want to buy.

ASAP

What, exactly, do you need included in the budget? (Tower/OS/monitor/keyboard/mouse/etc)

Everything except peripherals e.g. monitor/keyboard/mouse et. al.

Which country (and state/province) will you be purchasing the parts in? If you're in US, do you have access to a Microcenter location?

NYC, USA, and yes.

If reusing any parts (including monitor(s)/keyboard/mouse/etc), what parts will you be reusing? Brands and models are appreciated.

No reused parts.

Will you be overclocking? If yes, are you interested in overclocking right away, or down the line? CPU and/or GPU?

No.

Are there any specific features or items you want/need in the build? (ex: SSD, large amount of storage or a RAID setup, CUDA or OpenCL support, etc)

1TB SSD, 2x GPU SLI/Crossfire, 16 GB RAM, i7

Do you have any specific case preferences (Size like ITX/microATX/mid-tower/full-tower, styles, colors, window or not, LED lighting, etc), or a particular color theme preference for the components?

Mid-Tower, Windowed

Do you need a copy of Windows 7 or 8.1 included in the budget? If you do need one included, do you have a preference for one or the other?

Do not include OS.

Extra info or particulars:

If there is room in the budget, feel free to add liquid cooling and a monitor.