Few things I'd change.
First, the slightly higher clocks on the 960 over the 930 don't even come close to justifying the price premium. Even though you're not really looking into OCing, with the cooler and the amount you're willing to blow on the CPU I'd say get a 930 and OC it as high as it will go without a voltage change. It won't be significantly hotter than stock and it'll perform better...for about half the price. Your other option, of course, is waiting about a week, at which point the first Gulftown processor will release for $1000. If you want more than a 930 that's really the only good option, IMO.
Second, I can't really speak for the quality of Kingwin's PSUs, but I'd say drop it in favor of either an 850HX or 1000HX. 850's a bit better quality, but of course the 1000's got more wattage.
Lastly I'd skip the Antec 1200 unless you REALLY like the looks. I've got the 900 and it's got a load of things I don't like that weren't changed for the 1200. I'd suggest the ATCS 840 or HAF 932 personally. They've got side-to-side mounted, toolless HDD bays, more room for video cards, and they'll be a LOT quieter (3 200mm fans + 1 120mm fan vs 6 120mm fans and 1 200mm fan).
Other than that, it's a tossup for me personally between the Caviar Black (warranty and customer support) vs the Spinpoint F3 (speed and price).
Wish I knew more about WS cards, but sadly I can't make even a slightly informed comment.
As for the extra money, you could always put it toward a second 1TB drive for backups (RAID 1) or speed / capacity (RAID 0). And then, there's always the i7 980 XE.
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