It's going in the right direction but there's so many textbook mistakes, I just can't resist tearing it apart.
It might help whoever reads this to avoid them.
CPU: Outdated, the i5-4590 is faster and only 2$ more.
Cooler: Why? 1. There's no point in buying the 212 Evo for 30$. It's a bargain at 20$ and ok at 25$, but at 30$ there's better coolers. 2. The i5-4570 can't be overclocked so you don't need an aftermarket cooler.
Mobo: Same thing, can't overclock anyway, why get a Z87 motherboard?
RAM: Specs are fine, but you can get the exact same specs for 10$ less.
HDD: Seagate Barracuda > Western Digital Caviar Blue. Identical Specs, slightly faster, 1$ cheaper.
no SSD, your choice but it would've fit the budget and imho an SSD is worth it.
GPU: Unless you absolutely need nVidia, the low power consumption (not on a desktop except for compute) and that exact performance the 750 Ti isn't worth it. There's better or cheaper nVidia cards and better and cheaper AMD cards, only the power consumption is hard to beat in that performance class.
Case: It doesn't even have USB 3.0. Outdated and lacks features (e.g. dust filters).
PSU: The CX430M is a budget PSU. See Cooler. It's a bargain at 20$, ok at 30$, but at full price (60$) or close to it (50$) it doesn't stand a chance. There's so many better PSUs at that price. You might consider it at 40$ if you want a semi-modular PSU and there's no better options, but at 50$ when the non-modular CX430 is at 20$ it just doesn't make sense. Even the CX500M is 6$ cheaper. The CSM450 is 6$ more for that matter. So there's an identical non-modular PSU for less than half the price, a higher wattage and otherwise identical PSU for less and a way better PSU for 6$ more. Yeah, no point in getting the CX430M.
ODD: There's cheaper with the same specs. It's not a whole lot of difference, but 5$ is 5$.
OS: You are aware that Windows 10 will be a free upgrade even for the ... uhm less legitimate copies of Win7/8. Of course I do not officially condone this, just like Microsoft.
Monitor: Anything specific you're looking for?
That's it for the destructive criticism, here comes the constructive criticism:
Fixed everything I complained about, upgrades to CPU and GPU, added SSD.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($241.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($68.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Pareema 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($54.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: OCZ ARC 100 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($80.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270X 2GB PCS+ Video Card ($143.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($43.98 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Micro Center)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: BenQ GL2460HM 60Hz 24.0" Monitor ($138.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $948.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-23 06:24 EDT-0400