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You can go 2 or 4 monitors very easily, it doesn't take up as much room as you think. I have 2x monitors on my every day use machine on one of these.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6824995006

Or you can go 4x monitors on one of these... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6824994004
Yes 4 monitors is over kill. But for everyday use trust me 2x 22-24 inch monitors are very very very handy!!!!

Also if you have extra cash to burn, buy a BIG aluminum case with lots of space for drives, add-ons and fans. If you buy a big enough case you can just swap the guts of you machine into a cheaper case when the time comes and put new guts in the expensive case. I think I spent about 250 on my case and I'm on my 2nd set of guts. If you don't want to spend that much on a case that is fine. But i strongly suggest a BIG case. 8-10 front bays, 3-5 internal bays, front or top plugs, big side door with side window or 240mm side fan... that kind of a case!

As far hard drives Seagate is still one of the best if not the best. Western Digital drives is probably 2nd in my books. I've never had a Seagate die on me, or if I have it held on long enough for me to back up my data. WD drives on the other hand die and turn into lumps of slag.

Congrats on the extra cash

On the HDD side of things, I'm not a big Seagate fan - had my issues, but then again, this can go either way depending who you ask. I'd opt for a small-ish SSD (128GB) + 2/3TB HDD - heard very good things of the WD Green line - cheap, low energy and pretty quiet (and curiously enough although they're supposedly more or less "budget", they seem to perform better than their Black line). 128GB for an SSD if you get one is, for most things, more than enough, plus it won't be such a big loss when it eventually bricks.

With the RAM & the motherboard, make sure you don't waste money on 2133Mhz RAM and then buy a motherboard that only supports up to 2000Mhz or somesuch... considering the price difference it's worth making sure. Quite a few motherboards I've seen DON'T support 2133Mhz (specially in the low-mid price range). Also, check the specs of the motherboard to make sure it supports whatever RAM speed you buy - most motherboards only support specific speeds (e.g. 1600 & 2000, but not 1866) - and while an unsupported clock memory will probably work, it will be throttled down and CAN cause instability issues.

As far as cases go, I just got the Fractal Design Define R4 and it's a wondrous thing to have - I have a VERY loud GPU + a couple of noisy old crappy HDDs, and with this case I barely hear them - as well as more than enough space for pretty much everything you might want - unless you plan on having more than 10 HDDs, 2 SSDs and/or need 3+ front bays (from your specs I'd say no, but hey...). Plus, it's nice and minimalistic (you don't seem like the bling type), has space for the biggest GPUs, PSUs, coolers, etc. you can find out there, and while it ain't as small as a pre-packaged HP/Dell, it's not a full tower either (although it is on the heavy side - 12.5kg - 25lbs-ish? Then again, it's not like I move it around).

PS: I got the white one, and it's a nice change from the regular black hole-in-the-corner look...
PPS: No, I'm not a salesperson or any way affiliated to these people - I'm just VERY happy with it

Another point worth noting - don't cut corners with coolers/fans/etc. - in the long run it'll be worth the extra 10 bucks here and there when after 4 or 5 years your cheap fan starts rattling, or the thermal paste that came with the cooler is degraded and making your CPU heat up. A good place to look imho is Noctua - on the expensive side, but quiet with great performance, warranty & support - and even if you change motherboard/CPU down the line you can get kits to make the cooler you already have fit on your new socket CPU.

And 800W PSU? If you don't intend to go SLI, don't overclock and don't have 10 HDDs all running at once, you should be more than fine with +/- 600W and if you tend to mess around inside switching around parts/etc. you might want to consider a modular one (don't bother otherwise unless you plan on a show case with LEDs or something - just shove the spare cables in a corner). On the subject of cables - make sure whatever you get has all the connectors you ever plan to need - you don't want to have to buy a new one just because the one you have doesn't have enough SATA connectors when you decide to add an SSD/HDD down the line, or it doesn't have a connector for that powered PCI USB3 card. I'm happy with my Corsair one - which is why I'd recommend them - but I'd suggest just penning down 3 or 4 with the power/specs you want and then checking around for reviews.

Btw, not sure what you're intending to do exactly, but did you consider cannibalizing your old PC? You can save quite a few bucks that way, and lets face it, a new DVD burner is pretty much the same as one 5 (or even 10) years old (unless you REALLY want one with Lightscribe), an extra HDD is always welcome, and your old wifi card will work just fine (unless you absolutely NEED that new 802.11AC one).

Hmm... I was about to say this is my two cents on the subject, but I ended up writing a lot more... so nvm. Hope this helps (even a little bit) and - whatever you get - the important things is to enjoy it

I would recommend the SSD, too. Pick up a Samsung EVO series. It's cheap, extremely fast for it's price and class. You sacrifice some lifetime compared to the really more expensive ones like plextor, corsair and samsung pro, but honestly how many HDD will last you more than 10 years and still be adequate compare to current technology.