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Was never sure about it tbh. Elektro brought up a good point about just getting a mobo with onboard audio/ wifi. Thanks for all your input so far everyone, appreciate it. Actually giving me a direction I'm feeling good about.

I see, I see Good point on getting rid of the sound/ wifi cards elektro, never crossed my mind lol. Edit: With a better mobo, and 1440 monitor I'm at just under 2700, which is good B) Thank you for elaborating. Where's my chocolate? You're getting into my head by adding that last part "(usually not that beneficial in games, but that is changing)" How long until we start seeing games utilize the multi-thread?

stconquest, do you mind explaining why the 5820k?

Alright I definitely want to explore higher resolution as skyress brought up, and I'll need to do some more research on the sound card as far as benefits go. But I understand what you're saying about how it adds more flavor.

Thanks for your feedback. I'll be sure to check it out! I honestly wasn't sure if I needed one to begin with..

Hello everyone! Just joined here on the forums. So I'm getting back into the PC world after 10 years and after watching Linus Tech Tips on youtube, I have a general sense of whats new and good out there. But I need guidance. My goal is to have an intense gaming rig, as well as a work station where content creation and some programming will ensue (thus the i7 choice). My budget is up to 3,000 USD. I'll be using one monitor at 1080p, unless someone convinces me to go 1440-2k, or 4k with my current build idea. Any advice, critique, comments are very much appreciated. Thank you for your time. Edit1: Forgot to mention I will be overclocking for sure PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor CPU Cooler: Corsair H110i GTX 104.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($119.99 @ Newegg) Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($219.99 @ SuperBiiz) Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($84.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($147.88 @ OutletPC) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($82.89 @ OutletPC) Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card ($649.99 @ Amazon) Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case ($109.99 @ Newegg) Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($105.98 @ Newegg) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($89.88 @ OutletPC) Sound Card: Asus Xonar Essence STX 24-bit 192 KHz Sound Card ($148.99 @ SuperBiiz) Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-AC68 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($85.59 @ SuperBiiz) Case Fan: Corsair SP140 49.5 CFM 140mm Fans ($28.99 @ Newegg) Case Fan: Corsair SP140 49.5 CFM 140mm Fans ($28.99 @ Newegg) Case Fan: Corsair SP140 49.5 CFM 140mm Fans ($28.99 @ Newegg) Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor ($239.99 @ Micro Center) Keyboard: Corsair K70 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard ($169.99 @ Micro Center) Mouse: Corsair Vengeance M95 Wired Laser Mouse ($68.50 @ Amazon) Total: $2411.61 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-17 01:22 EST-0500