$1000 Design/Multimedia First Time Build - Please Help!

[Mithcah]

I am putting together a build for light graphic design (mostly 2D drawings on tablet, using PS/Illustrator/Paint Tool SAI) and media (watching HD movies), as well as some general workstation usage (MS Office, some stats softwares e.g. JMP).

This is my first build so I understand there may be gross errors in what I've put together. I would very much appreciate specific feedback on how to improve (e.g. replace which part with which model) and the reasons why. Many thanks in advance!

Budget: $1000 after shipping, before rebates
Country: Canada (Toronto)
Vendor: NCIX Canada http://www.ncix.com
Brand Pref: Intel CPU
No overclocking, will run at default speeds
Resolution: 1920x1080
When to Build: ASAP, within the next month

The tentative build:

Case: MSI 8810 ATX Mid-Tower ($29.99)
Mobo: MSI H87M-G43 ATX ($94.99)
CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 ($214.98)
GPU: Powercolor Radeon HD 7750 800MHz 1GB ($99.99)
RAM: Crucial Ballistix Tactical 16GB (2x8GB) 240-pin DDR3 1600MHz ($109.99)
PSU: Corsair CX430 430W ($44.99)
HDD : WD 1TB Caviar Blue SATA 6GB/S 7200RPM 64MB Cache 3.5" ($67.99)
SSD : Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" SATA3 ($139.98)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224BB 24x SATA DVD Writer ($17.99)
Monitor: ASUS VS238H-P 23" LED LCD Monitor ($139.99)

TOTAL: $960.88 incl. $4.99 flat shipping promo

 

[DSF]

Is this for professional work?

 

[Mithcah]

Not at all, the design work will be as a hobby, and the workstation stuff is for university.

 

[mfenn]

What you have looks pretty decent to me. The only change that I'd make is to swap the 840 Pro for the normal 840 (-$40). You won't notice a difference in performance, and that same some money that you can use on a case with better thermals and acoustics like the Corsair 200R.