3.5k Gaming Budget

[Gunner711]

Well, here it is, this is what i have so far http://pcpartpicker.com/p/NJLbf7 . Suggestions would be greatly appreciated, and tell me what you guys think about this build.

[Oberon.Smite]

Reference 980s- no, just no.

[dizmo]

Not bad.
Why the reference cards?

Other than the fans, which might be a bit too much, looks really solid.

Do you really need an optical drive?

[JT8101997]

looks good to me, but if you're going to stick with air cooling i would recommend going with an aftermarket cooling solution for the 980's, like the evga acx cards. not much of a price difference anyways. better choice overall. other than that though everything looks fine

[itachipirate]

1: I'd get a Titan because SLI makes problems like microstutter, or just outright isn't supported by some games

2: I wouldn't use more than 3 case fans because more fans means more noise, and your system will be very cool anyway

[Gunner711]

How about this, http://pcpartpicker.com/p/NJLbf7

How many fans should I use in this build?

[bobhays]

Well, here it is, this is what i have so far http://pcpartpicker.com/p/xggCVn. Suggestions would be greatly appreciated, and tell me what you guys think about this build.

if you're spending this much you might as well wait for the 980 ti.

[Weak1ings]

You need to have More Drive Capacity atleast 4TB to reflect the cost of that build.  1TB HDDs are for $500 PCs.  This one costs 7 times that.

[IMADA doge]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/jxwCVnI would go with a 5960x and a titan x is better than double 980

[lukky211111]

honestly id try saving a lil more ans switch to the x99 platform,

[lukky211111]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/jxwCVnI would go with a 5960x and a titan x is better than double 980

he wont get any benefit at all from that 5960x not for gaming at least he should go with a 5820k or even a 5930k and a titan x and call it good.

[Gunner711]

Yeah, I thought about the Titan X, but the games I play will pull better FPS with 980's in SLI.