1st $1500+ build

[Vudian]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/nvJQsY

looking to play games on a ultra wide setup, 3440 x1440 is what i would like to run my games on. with a 2nd monitor for webpages or the like. any changes i should make?

[Aytex]

buy the 980 ti not 2x 970 about the same price

[Picky Peep]

Buy a 980 Ti, it's better for future compatibility.

Don't use a CX series power supply, they're notorious for failing at some point.

Get Windows from the reddit software swap.

[LiamApex]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/DG82wP this would be better

[Fluxx]

I would get a 980 ti instead. 

 

Games seem to using a lot more vram lately and the 970's 3.5gb probably isn't enough for all games at that resolution.

[Equilibrium_FOOL]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($318.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($99.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($146.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($53.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($65.25 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($52.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card  ($649.99 @ B&H)
Case: Zalman Z11 NEO ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit)  ($86.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1589.64
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-11 14:20 EDT-0400

 

You can also wait for Windows 10.

[Hman1250]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($318.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($99.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($125.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($46.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: PNY CS1111 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card  ($689.97 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Define S w/Window ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($121.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit)  ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1633.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-11 14:22 EDT-0400

I gave an 850W PSU incase if you want to do overclocking and SLI your GPU's later on. Do what they said about the OS, so you can swap that out. Case is your preference however I like this case because it is cheap and has a lot of features and room

EDIT: Add in a 1TB HDD as well

[BigDay]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.98 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($64.05 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($114.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Team Elite Plus 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Silicon Power S60 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($47.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($69.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 980 4GB AMP! Extreme Edition Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($499.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 980 4GB AMP! Extreme Edition Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($499.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($54.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G-750 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($104.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit)  ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1816.74
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-11 17:31 EDT-0400

 

980 sli > 980 ti