Gaming/Programming Build for < 3.5k

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My current rig has seen better days. At 5-6 years old, it has already been upgraded as far as it can go. I have been looking at the following spec for a new build. Any advice or recommendations based upon whats in my basket so far?

YOUR BASKET
2 x MSI Radeon R9 290X Gaming Edition 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £329.99 (£659.98)
3 x Acer K272HUL 27" Widescreen LED Gaming Slim Bezel Flicker FREE Monitor - Black £319.99 (£959.97)
1 x Samsung 750GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE750BW) £269.99
1 x "Steamroller MSI X99" - Intel Core i7 Haswell-E DDR4 Configurable Bundle £185.04
- 1 x Phanteks PH-TC14CS CPU Cooler - Black £65.99
- 1 x Intel 5820K 3.30GHz (Haswell-E) Socket LGA2011-V3 Processor - Retail (BX80648I75820K) £299.99
- 1 x Corsair Vengeance 16GB (4x4GB) DDR4 PC4-21300C15 2666MHz Quad Channel Kit - Black (CMK16GX4M4A2666C15) £249.95
1 x Corsair AX860i Digital ATX '80 Plus Platinum' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020037-UK) £149.99
1 x Cooler Master HAF Stacker 935 ATX/EATX Case With Attached Modular 915R M-ITX Case Black £139.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Green 3TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD30EZRX) HDD £79.99
Total : £3,093.94 (includes shipping : £27.55).

 
Final Build

YOUR BASKET
1 x Samsung 750GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE750BW) £354.95
3 x Acer K272HUL 27" Widescreen LED Gaming Slim Bezel Flicker FREE Monitor - Black £319.99 (£959.97)
1 x Roccat - Ultimate Gamer Bundle £283.86
2 x MSI GeForce GTX 970 Gaming Edition 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £281.99 (£563.98)
1 x "Steamroller MSI X99" - Intel Core i7 Haswell-E DDR4 Configurable Bundle £185.04
- 1 x Corsair Vengeance 16GB (4x4GB) DDR4 PC4-21300C15 2666MHz Quad Channel Kit - Black (CMK16GX4M4A2666C15) £259.99
- 1 x Intel 5930K 3.50GHz (Haswell-E) Socket LGA2011-V3 Processor - OEM (CM8064801548338) £429.95
- 1 x No Upgrade - Intel Stock Cooler (None overclocked systems) £0.00
1 x AK Racing Gaming Chair Black £179.99
1 x Cooler Master HAF Stacker 935 ATX/EATX Case With Attached Modular 915R M-ITX Case Black £139.99
1 x Corsair RM Series RM 1000 '80+ Gold' 1000W Power Supply (CP-9020062-UK) £134.99
2 x Western Digital Caviar Green 3TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD30EZRX) HDD £79.99 (£159.98)
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £77.99
1 x Be Quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 CPU Cooler £65.99
1 x Pioneer BDR-209EBK 16x BDRW Multilayer 128GB retail £59.99
1 x Prolimatech PK-3 Nano Aluminium Thermal Paste - 30g £26.99
Total : £3,923.12 (includes shipping : £32.90).

 
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