Looking for advice on building computer

Curve02

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Hey guys, I am looking to build a computer for 3D graphics and occasional gaming. I am new to building computers so I figured this would be a good place to start. Looking for something that can handle running programs such as Maya, Photoshop, zbrush with ease. My budget is around 1500-2000. I suppose that the video card is the main thing that I'm worried about messing up, there seems to be so many types and I am totally oblivious to what some of the specs mean. Any advice or recommendations will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!
 
How about this

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($374.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty X99X Killer ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($213.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($84.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Blue 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($77.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($490.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 Blackout Edition ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec HCG M 850W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($43.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1551.45
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-11 07:06 EST-0500

You will need to add OS, and may be wifi adapter to this.
You may not need 850W PSU, I pick that purely because that is good value for its spec.
microceter has i7-5820K on sale instore...
 
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