Build plan

[danthemandra]

Hey guys I am from the USA and I am looking to put together a pc specifically for gaming but I want the capability to stream on it as well. So I put this together thinking it cuts costs in certain areas while maximizing everything as realistically possible. I basically want a tier one gaming rig cappable of handling the toughest games with 60fps+ on the the highest settings possible for my monitor chosen. Another thing I really want the next gen. Intel 750 SSD so yea but please feel free to comment and please follow because I want to ask questions another thing people keep telling me to x99 for this budget but I just don't see the actual benefit to using that board with the configuration. But if you have a good reason please tell me why it is a better choice and maybe a build with it within this budget as well. Again thank you

Forgot to mention I need help with fans I need good recommendations with the color scheme here, and placement to maintain positive air flow.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/PjMzVn

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/PjMzVn/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($327.99 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H110i GTX 104.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($139.99 @ Amazon)

Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste ($6.39 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: ASRock Z97 OC FORMULA ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($163.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: A-Data XPG V2 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($89.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Intel 750 Series 400GB PCI-E Solid State Drive ($369.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($195.65 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB STRIX Video Card ($689.99 @ Amazon)

Case: NZXT Phantom 820 (Grey) ATX Full Tower Case ($246.98 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA P2 750W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Newegg)

Optical Drive: Asus BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($56.88 @ OutletPC)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($94.89 @ OutletPC)

Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-AC68 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($84.98 @ Newegg)

Monitor: Asus ROG SWIFT PG278Q 144Hz 27.0" Monitor ($642.07 @ B&H)

Total: $3199.76

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-28 22:12 EDT-0400

[KemoKa]

Looks pretty good if you're going all-out z97, but if this is a new build, go with a 6700K and a Z170 motherboard instead. Stick with the new stuff.

[Made In Canada]

Sounds like you want really high end gear.  980ti and the i7 6700k is all i can think of.

Edited September 29, 2015 by Made In Canada

[danthemandra]

Why is the new stuff better and what kind of stuff

[Made In Canada]

Why is the new stuff better and what kind of stuff

Newer and advanced technology.  All kinds of stuff.

[danthemandra]

I appreciate the input but I need to see numbers that can justify me spending money. Now from my research this is the best that I can get without spending more than what I have to. But I want to know how and why a 6700k would improve my gaming/computing applications. Like for me the marginal benefit is almost not necessary. I don't plan on expanding my video memory to two way sli. So I can get away with a low number of pcie slots and I am not going to have a whole bank of hard drives so sataIII connections aren't a big deal for me either but again thank you for your inputs but I just need to see data other that it is newer so it's going to work better philosophy.

[danthemandra]

Looks pretty good if you're going all-out z97, but if this is a new build, go with a 6700K and a Z170 motherboard instead. Stick with the new stuff.

Newer and advanced technology.  All kinds of stuff.

So why would these things help

[danthemandra]

And it is a new build

[KemoKa]

And it is a new build

It's just a newer platform. Helpful if you wanted to install lots of PCIe-based storage down the road.

[Guest]

Looks pretty good if you're going all-out z97, but if this is a new build, go with a 6700K and a Z170 motherboard instead. Stick with the new stuff.

Too expensive.

Not much gain for money.

[KemoKa]

Too expensive.

Not much gain for money.

Madness. the performance increase is basically linear with the price. 3% increase in performance for around 3% higher price. what's wrong with that?

OP could wait for Skylake Xeons, I suppose. But you can't OC them.

[Made In Canada]

I appreciate the input but I need to see numbers that can justify me spending money. Now from my research this is the best that I can get without spending more than what I have to. But I want to know how and why a 6700k would improve my gaming/computing applications. Like for me the marginal benefit is almost not necessary. I don't plan on expanding my video memory to two way sli. So I can get away with a low number of pcie slots and I am not going to have a whole bank of hard drives so sataIII connections aren't a big deal for me either but again thank you for your inputs but I just need to see data other that it is newer so it's going to work better philosophy.

6700k is just the new technology, it has its benefits but unless you got cash like crazy, it is not needed.  For you, it seems like an extra $100-$200+ for the 1/6% better and new technology would benefit you.  (it seems like you got the cash for it)

[Made In Canada]

Madness. the performance increase is basically linear with the price. 3% increase in performance for around 3% higher price. what's wrong with that?

OP could wait for Skylake Xeons, I suppose. But you can't OC them.

I dont think xeons is what this person wants/ is looking for.