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Wheels consist of (1) hubs f & r, (2) rims, (3) spokes, (4) nipples, and (5) the labor to build and true them up. (I left out skewers, some would consider them part of the wheels too.)
You said you would like a dynohub for front hub, the current favorite appears to be SON. I however went with SP Dynamo PV-8, have used it for 2.5 years and have been very happy with it. (I am not running discs, their model for discs might be a different model number.) I suspect you would be very happy with either.
I will let everyone else debate the merits of the other components, I am restricting my suggestion to the dynohub.