Finally complete. Had a lot of fun with this build, particularly with the processor and hitting a stable, cool 40% overclock. First time using Linux as a primary OS too - haven't even touched Windows yet. Budget specs, sure, but it does everything I want it to, runs super quiet/cool, really low power consumption, and at (to me) a great price.
CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2 GHz base clock, overclocked to 4.4 GHz.
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U9B SE2
MB: ASRock Z87 Extreme3
GPU: EVGA GTX 750 Ti
RAM: 8GB Corsair Low-Profile DDR3-1600 MHz
Storage: WD 1TB 7200 RPM
Chasis: Cooler Master HAF 922
PSU: Corsair CX500M 500W Modular
Display: Acer H236HLbid 23" IPS
Optical Drive: ASUS DRW-24B1ST 24x
Wireless Card: TP-LINK TL-WN881ND
Fan Controller: SunbeamTech Rheosmart 6
Keyboard: Generic Microsoft Keyboard
Mouse: SteelSeries Sensei [RAW]
OS: Linux - Debian Jessie (8.0), 3.14 Kernel
Desktop Environment: XFCE 4.1
Display Manager: SLiM 1.3.6
Boot Time (with GUI): 11 seconds
CPU Temp Peak, under load: 72 C
Total Cost (display/peripherals included): $790