Building computer with a $1000 budget

[mortem]

So i have a project for my computer technician class and my teacher is going to pretend give use 1000 and i needed some suggestions on builds

 

[bodeen2012]

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/262bG
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/262bG/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/262bG/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($197.46 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($32.34 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Extreme3 ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard ($117.41 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($83.25 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($62.97 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card ($320.23 @ Amazon)
Case: Rosewill GALAXY-02-A ATX Mid Tower Case ($56.35 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($86.06 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($16.00 @ Newegg)
Total: $972.07
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-21 11:56 EST-0500)

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/262j7
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/262j7/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/262j7/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($210.28 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($32.34 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Pro4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($106.73 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($83.25 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($62.97 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card ($320.23 @ Amazon)
Case: Rosewill GALAXY-02-A ATX Mid Tower Case ($56.35 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($86.06 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($16.00 @ Newegg)
Total: $974.21
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-21 11:59 EST-0500)