1st build, 2 to $3K Gen'l Office & Photo Editing build review request

Thank you C12 Friedman. My thought on the HD was to have separate drives for the OS on the SSD, and data files on a dedicated HD. With possibly an external drive for backup and physical separation (security) from the PC. Thought I would add a larger SSD, later as prices drop and need arises. Are MTBF of SSD vs HD (or some such equivalent parameter) justification to just go with SSD now? Appreciate the sentiment of "on the verge of overkill, I like it." Appreciate your help.

Marcopolo123, do you mean the recently reviewed monitor Asus ProArt PQ279Q? Thank you for the suggestion; this does look good.

Another rev
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/25Tis
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/25Tis/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/25Tis/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($225.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($62.51 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($144.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Mushkin Stealth 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($114.00 @ Mac Mall)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost 2GB Video Card ($165.66 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 660W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($121.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Full (32/64-bit) ($169.99 @ B&H)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm QuickFire XT Wired Slim Keyboard ($94.98 @ NCIX US)
Mouse: Gigabyte GM-M8000X Wired Laser Mouse ($59.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1487.04
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-21 01:58 EST-0500)

Comments/questions.
Cooler: Kept small cooler -- concerned about huge NHD14 cantilevered off PCB
MoBo: Not planning on RAID. Using Tom's review of <$160 Z87 cards as baseline. Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD3H ATX LGA1150 would be an alternative, and it provides 5 4-pin fan controllers which might be nice for 2 MSI PWM fans (if not ganged together). Not sure if any feature makes either the ASRock or Gigabyte Mobo more compelling.
Memory: Changed to Muskin 16 GB
Storage2: 2 TB HD as recommended, egghead combo adds the Optical drive I was missing. Have had good luck with WD drives, hope Seagate is comparable now.
Video: I liked the concept of GTX 650 squirrel cage fan exhausting directly out case -- less thermal load for CPU cooler and case exhaust fan. Thinking I will eventually go with large monitor PA279Q or equivalent at 2560x1440 after holiday pricing drop. Not sure whether Gforce 650 spec "Resolution Max Digital : 2560x1600 (Dual Link DVI Only)" is a limitation for use of PA279Q, or whether MSI 7850 spec of "2560x1600" with no other detail listed is better. For now plan to use one of my old monitors.
PS: 660W still provides headroom and has nice price break
Optical: added, forgot on 1st pass.
OS: considered Win8.1 oem with transferable license, but looking into learning new OS vs. staying with Win 7 as used at work, plus having to download video drivers etc. pushes me to say with old school. (Also, managing other household PCs, with users even less tolerant of quirky MSFT software changes.)
Monitor: holding off for now. Have Calibration sheets for my film scanner, but factory calibration would a nice touch.
Keyboard: Engineer, must have numeric pad.
Mouse: may review more, didn't see big advantage either way unless quality of Gbyte mouse is poor vs. Logitech.

Thank you for your help