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Don't need new paste. Here's build with 980. Don't need 16gb of ram. Since its your first build i imagine you won't be overclocking heavily. This cooler will be quieter than any AiO while offering performance near the NH-D15.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright TRUE Spirit 140 POWER 73.6 CFM CPU Cooler  ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($139.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($49.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.75 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.98 @ Best Buy)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB FTW ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($477.00 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define S w/Window ATX Mid Tower Case  ($88.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($81.24 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 OEM (64-bit)  ($88.88 @ NCIX US)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($37.24 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series SP120 High Performance Edition (2-Pack) 62.7 CFM 120mm  Fans  ($27.89 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series SP120 High Performance Edition (2-Pack) 62.7 CFM 120mm  Fans  ($27.89 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series SP120 High Performance Edition (2-Pack) 62.7 CFM 120mm  Fans  ($27.89 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series SP120 High Performance Edition (2-Pack) 62.7 CFM 120mm  Fans  ($27.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1492.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-28 13:09 EDT-0400

960 sli? Bad idea go for 970
Use the AF fans for case fans.

Short answer: no.
This question has probably been asked fifty times in the last 24 hours...

i5 4460 is a better choise if you no hardcore overclocker

No, because it's not true...

I edit for school but I animate for fun and practice

That'd be pretty far over budget..

The extra 2GB of ram are useless on 960, save up and get 970 or go AMD.

Google nexus 9 is nice

WD makes good stuff black is nice if you got the extra ca$h

Just a small preview of building yourself price http://pcpartpicker.com/p/QhTd7P 
not identical parts but the strix card is alot better then ref card also a nicer case with a better motherboard.

The motherboard should do the job fine, BUT 2279$!!? You would save some money building yourown...

you should go 4 way sli gt 640 with the intel 4004

not a fan based of intel, plus i already have my AMD Board
plus you certainly went off topic
  Thanks for the advice

get an i5

Just download 30days trial photoshop and watch some tuts on youtube.

well you should change ALL your PWs

I got stuck on a loop of those Youtube videos that are all just craziest thing washed up on shore, real aliens, unexplained videos, aliens on moon. It got me wondering how hard is it to go to space? Without any humans on board of course. I am not talking about a big helium balloon but maybe a rocket or both. You could take the rocket up with the balloon and then engage the thrusters from that altitude. It will be expensive and you need to ask for permission but how cool would it be to have video streamed back to you of outer space. To take it to the next level what about landing on the moon. Way more difficult but if you were dedicated. Obviously you would need the rocket to go to sleep. But then you could land on the moon and have a little RC car decked with cameras and just look around. Yes I know it is pretty crazy for a singular person to do this. But just maybe. The most expensive part would be the way to communicate with the rocket and tell it to do things. Just a thought that came across my mind but as a school project you could get away with some of the equipment as schools will buy it as it is for education. What do you guys think take it up a notch with live videos or get shot down by law enforcement?

its just gonna be the same as any other card...
and who the hell keeps saying the h440 has shit airflow like seriousley
i will throw my h440 at ur face to show u that the airflow is good
 
The fans stay the same on Load if you plug them all up in the hub
 

slick should do a review of linus