Wasteland 2 and the new Enhanced remake of Baldur's Gate coming out.
I suggested that he hold off till the specs for the game announced, but he's adamant about replacing his PC now because of its poor current state. That said, he also expressed an interest in playing more PC games in the future. He's a big Bethesda Soft fan and wants to play more of their games on the PC. Right now he's been playing them on his ps3.
I like the monitor suggestion. I will tell him to keep an eye on a good deal.
Those monitor prices are free shipping too. Is he planning to overclock? Videocard prices are dropping nicely with the release of the new gen. He could probably pick up a 560Ti for 170-180. I've even seen 570's in the low 200's now.