All I got was a pat on the pack for my 16th Birthday…
To me this looks like a lot of wasted money…
2 SSDs??? - 1 is enough for the system and applications
Separate soundcard??? - Do you have high-quality audio equipment? If not, you will not hear the difference.
750W Power??? - Usually you don’t need that much
2x8GB RAM = 4x4GB RAM…
A noise-reducting case is important. I don’t know if the Window will affect the noise level. I would choose one without a window.
Also think about using components from your old PC, e.g. HDDs, Wireless Adapter, Monitor or even the case.
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He’s right, one ssd and a 2TB or more hdd will do you good (maybe even in a RAID 1 setup (cause backups are more important than speed))
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RAID 1 ain’t a backup. It just adds redundancy! 
A backup is something that is physically disconnected from your machine e.g. an external disk stored elsewhere.
my suggestion:
-i7 4790k
-asrock mobo so.1150
-16gb (2x8) ddr3-1866
-gtx980
-mPCIe ssd
-sata hdd 2tb
-soundcard
-450-480W NT (eg. bequiet)
-external hdd for backup if necessary
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New Part List:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($369.88 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme3 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($161.78 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($204.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Plextor M6e 256GB PCI-E Solid State Drive ($255.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($71.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card ($552.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair RM 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($109.99 @ Micro Center)
Sound Card: Asus Xonar Essence STX 24-bit 192 KHz Sound Card ($179.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($36.76 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: BenQ GL2460HM 60Hz 24.0" Monitor ($139.93 @ B&H)
Monitor: BenQ GL2460HM 60Hz 24.0" Monitor ($139.93 @ B&H)
Total: $2413.68
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-09 14:17 EDT-0400
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You do know that the Asrock has a Ultra M.2 Port built in, right?
Also note: not all M2. SSDs can boot directly on all boards. It depends which mobo you choose…
better educate yourself on that matter before buying anything 
I’d not choose a Plextor SSD right now, they seem to have problems with their NANDs atm.
Better get a Samsung XP941 or similar.
relevant:
http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/X99%20Extreme3/?cat=uM2SSD
Plextor 256GB PCIe 2280 PX-G256M6e
Plextor 512GB PCIe 2280 PX-G512M6e
Samsung 512GB PCIe x4 2280 XP941-512G (MZHPU512HCGL)
SanDisk 128GB PCIe 2260 SD6PP4M-128G
SanDisk 256GB PCIe 2260 SD6PP4M-256G
2nd note:
only the XP941 seems to use PCIe x4 (1,1gb/s) all others seem only to use PCIe x2 which results in 768mb/s max.
3rd note 
if the 941 is too expensive, just go with a standard 2,5" SATA SSD. M.2 sata based SSDs are not worth buying in terms of price/performance. Just had a look at the M.2 SSDs. I’d go with a 2,5" SATA SSD for about 90 bucks instead of 250 for the M.2. Price/performance ratio is waaaaay of on M.2 
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what is your use case of the soundcard? What do you listen to and on which devices?
Do you care about color depth and color authenticity (calibrated)?
Video Card: KFA²/GALAX GeForce GTX 980 SOC (not a huge difference but worth looking into: http://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/galax-geforce-gtx-980-soc-review,1.html)
I would suggest Intel instead of Samsung for SSD’s. I hear Samsung SSD’s aren’t as reliable.