Buiding a simple Desktop just to test my skills..

The power supply is massive overkill . 500 watts well more than enough

Unless you want to overclock get a cheaper non -K sku processor

The mb might bot support the cpu without a BIOS revision . Its safer to buy a Z97 board . Or H97 if you wont overclock

The case is enormous . Do you need one that big?

The sound system built in to the mb would be more than you need .

Come to think of it , if you are not gaming then you could also just use the graphics built in to the processor

i5 4690K
The K indicates the processor can be overclocked by changing a motherboard setting called the multiplier . You need a mb with a Z97 or 87 chipset as well .
i5 4690
Same processor , but set up to make overclocking very difficult , or impossible

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/zM77Mp
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/zM77Mp/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($188.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.66 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty H97 Performance ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($105.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial M550 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($87.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.98 @ OutletPC)
Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case ($129.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Silverstone 500W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($84.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224BB DVD/CD Writer ($22.04 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($102.98 @ Newegg)
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-N53 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($35.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $909.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-22 18:52 EDT-0400

Same powerful processor , but no overclocking potential .
The mb has all the same features as a Z97 but no option to overclock . I color matched to your RAM just so it looks good .
The SSD is a memory chip based hard drive . MUCH faster boot and loading times if you install windows on a drive like this . I cold boot in 11 seconds.
Same hard drive for storing big data files .
I dropped the graphics card . There are graphics built in to the processor that are capable of everything except gaming and would save some power .
I dropped the sound card . Motherboards include sound chips that are better than the speakers you have ... unless you spend $500 on speakers , that is .
The power supply is a lower wattage , cheaper and more efficient . But plenty powerful enough even if you decide to add a gaming graphics card later on .
The case is personal choice , but as I said earlier its very large . Much larger than you would be used to seeing in shops that sell computers . I suggest you get a measuring tape and try and visualize that aspect . It is a great case though .

Mid tower alternatives might include
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/thermaltake-case-cc9011024ww
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-cc9011042ww

I don't know what you mean by test your skills. For that $1000 budget, you can easily build a much more powerful gaming pc. If you want to just "test your skills" you should stick to the $400-500 range for a regular family desktop.

Well Outlander's build is nice, but totally overkill for basic computing. It's a gaming build without the gpu. What exactly are you looking to do with this computer?

Yeah, but he's just messing around so it doesn't make sense to me to spend that much. He's still not able to tell us what exactly he wants to do with it after it builds it. If he just wants to surf the web, a cheap build would do that well for a very very long time. We also don't know what his friend wants to do with it if he were to gift it to him. Also you can still play modern games decently with my build by adding a gtx 750ti later. If he's just messing around and screws up, $900 is a lot of money to waste.

Edit: Also, I know your build is not a gaming pc, I'm saying the rest of the components are good enough that you can drop a powerful gpu later and easily turn it into one.