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Seladon-1370374
It looks pretty good... but can be optimized. Here is what I would do for under $1300 :

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1urrO
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1urrO/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1urrO/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($153.98 @ Outlet PC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($56.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($122.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal...
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Seladon-1370374

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It looks pretty good... but can be optimized. Here is what I would do for under $1300 :

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1urrO
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1urrO/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1urrO/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($153.98 @ Outlet PC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($56.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($122.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($438.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-N15 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($24.99 @ Microcenter)
Case: Antec Eleven Hundred ATX Full Tower Case ($94.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($15.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $1278.86
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-21 01:41 EDT-0400)
 
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Christiaan Lourens

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My personal recommendation is this instead of what you posted (it's yours but with tweaks here and there) It is slightly over your budget but that is the SSD's fault. I would recommend scrapping the SSD for now and getting 2 SSD's at a later stage and have them run RAID and be used for your O.S.

You will also notice I put up a 2 TB HDD and not a 1TB if you change that back to 1TB the price should be fine so make your choice :)

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1usXG $46.45 over your budget

The VGA is also vastly superior than what you posted. Don't get me wrong the 660 is great if you just want a minor upgrade take the 660TI or the 660TI PE (power edition), however I am thinking long term. I myself use the 660TI (the VGA is also really pushing your budget so feel free to take a 660 instead and increase the SSD back to 128 but take what I said into consideration) Get 2 SSD's later and then run them in RAID
 
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