Hep me build $3500 Ultimate Desktop Computer - First Time Build

[WallStreetMusician]

Originally Budgeted: $3500

Effective budget left for build: $2500
(Note: I have already spent $1000 on a monitor last year - Samsung 34" QHD Curved 34UC97C-B 3440x1440 )

Purpose: Gaming, Photo/Video/Audio Editing, Equities Trading, all round productivity.

I am looking to build a desktop computer with as many top tier parts as possible that would serve me for the next few years. I have been reading a lot of reviews and watching videos, the sheer number of options has left me totally confused.

Please advise me on the following parts:

1) CPU: was thinking i7 6700k (like to experiment with overclocking).

2) Motherboard: would like a feature packed board. I liked the ASUS Z170 Deluxe on paper but been reading issues with this product. Is there a similar or better alternative?

3) Graphics card: GTX 970, 980, 980Ti, R9 390, R9 390x - not sure which one would be the best to go with my 34" Samsung (3440x1440).

4) Case: Full tower or Mid tower? Would want a high quality case that would allow me to add/upgrade components in future.

5) RAM: What brand/make, MHz and GB?

6) SSD: considering an m.2 SSD, which one should i get? Should i also get a second SATA ssd?

7) HDD: Want to setup raid - 2x 4TB perhaps? what should i get?

8) PSU: would like a power supply that could handle current parts and then some future upgrades. Want this to be the best. I experience power spikes (fluctuations) in my home occasionally.

9) Fans: How many fans do i need? And what sizes? Do the fans also glow?

10) CPU Cooler - What make/brand model # ?

11) Radiator - What size(s) and how many - if required?

12) Custom Liquid cooling loop - Does this really help? Would i need one? I live in a very hot area. Although i am confident of assembling a PC but liquid cooling seems challenging. But with your guidance i don't mind giving it a shot.

13) Custom parts - For cable management and all other stuff that i missed out.

14) Keyboard and mouse - although i have one of these lying around so these can be bought/upgraded later.
Sorry for asking too many questions but you guys are the best and i have my hopes pinned on you.

Thanks in advance.

 

[USAFRet]

2 blueray drives will come in handy for many things in future

Such as?
Specifically...

For disk to disk media transfer and side to side blue ray media disk creation.

And the number of times per year you need to copy 1 bluray to another bluray disk?
I still use DVD's. The number of times I've had to do a direct disk to disk copy is about 0, this decade.
If absolutely needed, I'd just ISO to a hard drive, and then back out to disk.

But 2 optical drives is just silly, unless you are in major duplication mode. In which case 2 is not enough.

 

[VR PC-BUILD]

Here is the build :

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU Cooler: Thermaltake Water 3.0 Ultimate 99.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($119.72 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH X99 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($306.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($194.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 950 PRO 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($178.00 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($73.00 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case ($129.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: Corsair 1000W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($188.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus BW-16D1HT Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($59.98 @ Newegg)
Other: i7-6900K ($1000.00)
Other: GTX1080 ($600.00)
Other: GTX1080 ($600.00)
Total: $3451.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-31 10:49 EDT-0400

If you wanna do disk to disk transfer or create multiple bluray disks you can add Optical drive as per your requirement.

 

[g-unit1111]

2 blueray drives will come in handy for many things in future

Such as?
Specifically...

For disk to disk media transfer and side to side blue ray media disk creation.

Why would you need to make Blu Rays? Optical is the new floppy - its' obsolescence is growing larger every day, and the need for physical media is decreasing every single day. Pretty much all content being generated now is for streaming, like it or not.

 

[VR PC-BUILD]

I use DVD and Blu-Ray disks to transfer all the important data from my PC to keep it safe for future use. If something happens to SSD or HDD I would have my data safe.

Why not use external hard disk?
If I use external hard disk and it stops working or get formatted my entire data will be lost.

Even DVD and Blu-Ray disk may get damaged but the amount of data lost will be very small compared to data lost if external or internal drive get damaged or wiped.

 

[g-unit1111]

I use DVD and Blu-Ray disks to transfer all the important data from my PC to keep it safe for future use. If something happens to SSD or HDD I would have my data safe.

Why not use external hard disk?
If I use external hard disk and it stops working or get formatted my entire data will be lost.

Even DVD and Blu-Ray disk may get damaged but the amount of data lost will be very small compared to data lost if external or internal drive get damaged or wiped.

I've been using external HDs to backup for years and never had that happen once.

 

[VR PC-BUILD]

I lost nearly 240GB data from my Seagate External which was very important, from then I began storing data on DVD and Blu-Ray disks instead of external drive. I cannot risk losing data again.

 

[VR PC-BUILD]

I am not saying external drives are bad but there is possibility of losing data. Same is the case with DVD and Blu-Ray disk but the data lost in this case is far less than what lost from HDD.

 

[USAFRet]

I lost nearly 240GB data from my Seagate External which was very important, from then I began storing data on DVD and Blu-Ray disks instead of external drive. I cannot risk losing data again.

This is why it is called a backup.
Not an only source.

Doesn't matter if that file exists on a HDD, DVD, bluray, or some cloud provider.
If there is one and only one copy of it, it may as well not exist at all.

A busted DVD may be a smaller loss if it fails, but if it contains that one critical file you need...doesn't matter.

 

[VR PC-BUILD]

I lost nearly 240GB data from my Seagate External which was very important, from then I began storing data on DVD and Blu-Ray disks instead of external drive. I cannot risk losing data again.

This is why it is called a backup.
Not an only source.

Doesn't matter if that file exists on a HDD, DVD, bluray, or some cloud provider.
If there is one and only one copy of it, it may as well not exist at all.

A busted DVD may be a smaller loss if it fails, but if it contains that one critical file you need...doesn't matter.

Yes agreed in both cases I lose important data.
But for me losing small amount and collecting it back in very little time is better than losing huge amount and taking long to collect it.

 

[logainofhades]

I would prefer some type of raid solution, for backups.