Anti obsolescence build - please help

[Martin Hutton]

I have a $2000 budget and I need to replace my 5 year old laptop...it's really struggling. I no longer need portability and so I've decided to go with a desktop (profile doesn't matter). I haven't built a machine since 1998 so any help choosing components would be appreciated. I do a bunch of photoshopping and videoediting (albeit very slowly) and have tried to play Dragon Age.
I need:
Monitor(s): Either 1*27" monitor or 2*21". >=1920*1080 res, <=4ms response
CPU: Intel i7. Do I go with the newer and more expensive 5900 series or the older 48xx series.
Motherboard: Matched to processor (of course) and allow closed loop liquid cooling. On board sound (7.1) which can be fed through the video cards HDMI output(s). Gigabit ether. At least 4 each USB 3.x and USB 2x. Two M.2 slots - one for bootable SSD (PCI x4) the other for wireless/bluetooth minicard. If DDR3 (49xx proc) should have 4 slots; if DDR4 should have 8 slots
RAM: DDR3 2*8GB DDR4: 4*4GB. I don't know numbers for RAM for speed etc
Video Card: Drive 2 monitors at HD resolution at 40fps+. (2 HDMI outputs)
Storage: System drive 250/500GB M.2 SSD (System, applications, swap space), Data drive: 2TB SATA
Optical: CD/DVD reader/writer (SATA??), Blue Ray reader (if all in one drive...great).
Wireless/Blue tooth minicard
Cooling: closed loop liquid
Case: Nothing too fancy...easy access and NO SHARP EDGES
Power supply: ???

Thanks in advance.

 

[logainofhades]

Something to get us started.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($378.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Nepton 240M 76.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI X99S SLI Plus ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($209.99 @ B&H)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2800 Memory ($144.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($161.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($88.41 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($349.99 @ Adorama)
Case: NZXT Source 530 ATX Full Tower Case ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($73.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: LG UH12NS30 Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer ($39.95 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($28.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus VX228H 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($139.99 @ Best Buy)
Monitor: Asus VX228H 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($139.99 @ Best Buy)
Total: $1957.24
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-06 13:36 EDT-0400

 

[sadams04]

Good build there by logainofhades for a overclocking rig with SLI support! And now for a non-overclocking, single GPU build...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($242.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($79.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($161.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital WD Green 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($73.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($329.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12G 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($73.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($49.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) ($93.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Monitor: Acer H236HLbid 60Hz 23.0" Monitor ($130.99 @ Best Buy)
Monitor: Acer H236HLbid 60Hz 23.0" Monitor ($130.99 @ Best Buy)
Total: $1528.76

 

[Martin Hutton]

@PCPartPicker and @Sadams04
You guys are bloody brilliant. Thanks for the help. I'm not sure if overclocking is in the books
although it might extend the usability of the system for a year. I'll have to look into SLI to see if I
need it.

 

[g-unit1111]

There's no such thing as "anti obsolescence" or "future proofing" or whatever you want to call it. The only way to do so is to prepare by having all the latest technology on your build and be prepared for expansion.

This is what I would suggest - and I will differ from the builds already posted by going with a smaller form factor:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($378.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC12DX_BK 68.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock X99M Extreme4 Micro ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($168.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($97.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.59 @ Directron)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GB Twin Frozr Video Card ($514.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo EVOLV MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($121.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Directron)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) ($93.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1756.47
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-06 14:19 EDT-0400

That gives you $250 for whatever monitor you want.