Hey I built my first PC last year and read a ton of the forums on this website and I'm happy to report everything went smooth with me. I am no expert but I built a PC that works great even a year later! So here is my advice,
First off you seem to building a d¥mid range PC form the specs you listed. Everything looks good BUT, if I were you I would recommend going intel on the CPU over AMD. And with a GTX 960 the i3 would be a killer combo. Yes even though its a 6 core vs a dual core cpu, the intel will perform better and give you better fps. The new broadwell cpu's will be out soon but honestly it'll probably be like a 5% performance boost so no need for waiting there. So I would recommend changing your CPU to this one,
http://www.amazon.com/Intel-I3-4160-Processor-Hyper-Threading-BX80646I34160/dp/B00LV8U0VE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1434076370&sr=8-1&keywords=intel+i3&pebp=1434076384104&perid=BCCC55B5BE6E442DAA83
And as a result you will have to change the motherboard, I would recommend the B85 chipset as it will do more then you need for your first build and they are cheap. I personally used an Asus motherboard because all the reviews were so strong and mine has worked great! No problems thus far and a simple BIOS for a newbie. I barely used the BIOS don't let that word scare you. Anyway you should chose a case that you think looks good, fits the size you want, the price you want, and most of all, is easy to build in! I used a bitfenix prodigy which was easy, but I also like the cases that let you hide all the cables behind a wall and feed them into the computer like the corsair 200r. Anyway once you've decieded on the case choose the appropriate motherboard size (ATX, mATX, ITX) and the B85 chipset from a manufacturer that has solid reviews (like asus!)
Your ram, GPU, look good. Get the cheapest 1600 DDR3 ram you can, it's all the same, except some is shorter then other which can be handy when using a custom cooler, but I would start with the stock intel cooler.
Your power supply is way to BIG! With a GTX 960 I would get this 430w power supply, but any will do 400-500w will be plenty for your build!
http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Builder-EPS%C2%A080-certified-Power/dp/B0092ML1SC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1434076989&sr=8-1&keywords=cx430&pebp=1434077009149&perid=46D7E7D495C14892A7B4
And for storage I would recommend western digital black HDD.
http://www.amazon.com/Black-Performance-Desktop-Hard-Drive/dp/B00FJRS6FU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1434077154&sr=8-1&keywords=wd+black&pebp=1434077158250&perid=DD4213862CCC4B7B8FCB
They are super reliable, and if you've got a little extra and SSD can be night and day on a better PC experience! Samsung evo 840 is solid in that regard.
So with all this if it was me I would choose these specs
Intel i3
Asus B85 motherboard
8gb (4x4) DDR3 1600mhz
GTX 960
WD Black 1 TB hard drive
Corsair CX430 power supply
and a case of your choice
This will be easy to build, keep a solid FPS, and hopefully give you no headaches!
My last piece of advice, watch these 3 videos they will help you visualize the whole process,
here is part 1,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSNz6VVpWI8
If this was helpful please mark it as the correct answer! Thanks and good luck!
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