First PC Build - Gaming

[Molten]

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/406235-fx8350-bottleneck-980ti/

It seems you are right, what cpu would be appropriate then?

[Xenift]

It seems you are right, what cpu would be appropriate then?

i5-4460, at the very least.

[Astralify]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($314.99 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U14S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($69.89 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-G1.SNIPER Z97 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($156.88 @ OutletPC)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($78.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Crucial BX200 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($62.99 @ Micro Center)

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390 8GB Nitro Video Card ($309.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: Cooler Master MasterCase Pro 5 ATX Mid Tower Case ($124.99 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply: Cooler Master 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($139.99 @ Amazon)

Total: $1258.71

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-17 06:00 EST-0500

This is my suggestion. I have most of the parts, the others I have also great experience with building PCs for friends. If you have Micro Center near you, you can get the CPU cheaper.

OFC If I was building today for myself and money were not an issue, I would go for this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($374.99 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15S 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($79.90 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme4 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($184.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($89.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Storage: Crucial BX200 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($62.99 @ Micro Center)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($70.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($65.88 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card ($649.99 @ B&H)

Case: Cooler Master MasterCase Pro 5 ATX Mid Tower Case ($124.99 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply: Cooler Master 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($139.99 @ Newegg)

Optical Drive: LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($46.39 @ OutletPC)

Total: $1879.08

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-17 06:10 EST-0500

[Bladactania]

If money wasn't an issue, this would be much easier!

[Bladactania]

Sorry, HKZeroFive, I forgot to thank you also...