Not something I'd put together. Here are some changes I would recommend:
CPU - Swap out for an AMD FX-6350 series processor (currently same price at Newegg)
Memory - Your current memory is not supported by your current motherboard. I'd drop down to 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1600/1866 (~$15 savings)
Hard Drive - Unless you're dealing with extremely large files, I'd recommend dropping down to a maximum 2TB HDD (~$96 savings)
Sound Card - Drop it completely and use on-board sound ($75 savings)
Power Supply - Over-kill for current system specs and I'd only select power supplies from Antec, Corsair, PC Power and Cooling, Seasonic, or FSP Group. ($7 extra)
Personally, I'd also drop the third party CPU cooler until I new I was going to need it. ($46 savings)
That's over $200 in savings; part of which I'd put into a better graphics card.
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CPU: AMD FX-6350 3.9GHz 6-Core Processor ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($68.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($82.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($249.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Thermaltake Chaser A71 ATX Full Tower Case ($114.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($86.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224BB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer ($23.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - OEM (64-bit) ($94.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $951.91
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-04 11:11 EST-0500)
-Wolf sends
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