Gaming PC for $4000

[WittyRacoon554]

It's time for a monster gaming rig.  My questions is, what should I put in it?  This will be solely for gaming.  No video rendering.  I want to know what I should do.  I have no brand biases, so I;m open to anything.  I mainly play fps (More realistic ones though), and am starting to get into RPGs.  Thanks in advance.

[HKZeroFive]

Rough idea of what to get. Any rig solely for gaming that costs over $3000 is frankly poor value IMO:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($379.99 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($139.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($153.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($64.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($292.89 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($119.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB CLASSIFIED GAMING ACX 2.0+ Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($629.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB CLASSIFIED GAMING ACX 2.0+ Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($629.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Cooler Master MasterCase Pro 5 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($125.46 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($109.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $2634.27
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-16 19:05 EDT-0400

[VerticalDiscussions]

4000$? So you want to play in QHD or UHD? With a 980 Ti, you could play in FHD at 144Hz easily on the other hand on most games like Battlefield Hardline or Star Wars Battlefront, especially if your a super picky shooter person.

[WittyRacoon554]

10 minutes ago, VerticalDiscussions said:

4000$? So you want to play in QHD or UHD? With a 980 Ti, you could play in FHD at 144Hz easily on the other hand on most games like Battlefield Hardline or Star Wars Battlefront, especially if your a super picky shooter person.

Yes.  4k would be nice... 

[Guest]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/VnH4RB

[VerticalDiscussions]

Just now, WittyRacoon554 said:

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HKZeroFive build would work pretty well then, unless you want dual titan X's and you plan to overclock them. Of course, 2 of them and youd be over budget and unable to get a 4k monitor, so i say get what HK posted and try to find the cheapest, yet most acceptable 4k monitor out there.

[VerticalDiscussions]

1 minute ago, ChickenNugget said:

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He just wants it to game :D, no need for that show off cpu. And your overbudget by over 100$...

[VerticalDiscussions]

Benchmarks also have shown that the 6700K can provide up to 20-30 frames more on very cpu demanding games, like GTA V or the Witcher 3, especially in QHD and FHD resolutions respectively, when oced at same clocks with a 5820K and still better than the 5960X. Theres a massive difference of 30 frames sometimes, in Far Cry 4 and i supose it could also be there on the Primal version. If you want full performance on games, the 6700K is the best option by far as of now. Overclocking isnt that hard, and some motherboard will help you greatly in doing it for you, almost. 

[Guest]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/mBbkCJ

I can loan you 62 cents if you need it.

The PCMASTERRACE would be proud.

[WittyRacoon554]

Just now, VerticalDiscussions said:

Benchmarks also have shown that the 6700K can provide up to 20-30 frames more on very cpu demanding games, like GTA V or the Witcher 3, especially in QHD and FHD resolutions respectively. Theres a massive difference in Far Cry 4 and i supose it could also be there on the Primal version. If you want full performance on games, the 6700K is the best option by far as of now.

Ok, That's really good to know.  I've always played on console, but I think it's time to go to pc.  I don't know a lot about this stuff (As you can see)

[VerticalDiscussions]

Just now, ChickenNugget said:

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Jesus christ, 8 terabytes of storage O-o? Man, xD. He could get one Intel 750 + Wd Black 2 Tb instead of those 2 730's + insane datacenter storage like drive.

[WittyRacoon554]

1 minute ago, ChickenNugget said:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/mBbkCJ

I can loan you 62 cents f you need it.

The PCMASTERRACE would be proud.

Lol the real mvp right here.  I'm gonna look into all of this.  Thanks to all of you guys!

[VerticalDiscussions]

2 minutes ago, ChickenNugget said:

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PcMasterRace is something always reserved on a special corner of my heart

[WittyRacoon554]

Just now, VerticalDiscussions said:

PcMasterRace is something always reserved on a special corner of my heart

[Guest]

2 minutes ago, WittyRacoon554 said:

Lol the real mvp right here.  I'm gonna look into all of this.  Thanks to all of you guys!

If you're gonna get that build, first of all, I feel awesome, and second, consider getting one of these:

https://cablemod.com/product/cablemod-e-series-g2-p2-cable-kit-black-white/

[VerticalDiscussions]

1 minute ago, WittyRacoon554 said:

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Altough i gotta admit, even smartphones are soon outpassing consoles, XD! What an insane age of technological progress were living in! We can thank Cisco for that btw

[WittyRacoon554]

What about EVGA Hybrids over Zotac extreme amp?

[WittyRacoon554]

2 minutes ago, VerticalDiscussions said:

Altough i gotta admit, even smartphones are soon outpassing consoles, XD! What an insane age of technological progress were living in! We can thank Cisco for that btw

So True!

[VerticalDiscussions]

2 minutes ago, WittyRacoon554 said:

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Evga hybrid is very good, if your building a silent computer and want some room for graphics card overclocking and overhaul longevity. Zotac extreme amp is mostly because of its looks and fancy fan spinning Carbon armor and IceStorm talk show, but both will do great, but you wont be getting lower temps with the Extreme Amp over the Evga Hybrid :D. Altough i think the zotac one comes with higher clock speeds out of the box. Will be very minor tough, and if done properly the hybrid will surpass it by a small margin.

[WittyRacoon554]

Just now, VerticalDiscussions said:

Evga hybrid is very good, if your building a silent computer and want some room for graphics card overclocking and overhaul longevity. Zotac extreme amp is mostly because of its looks and fancy fan and IceStorm talk show, but both will do great, but you wont be getting lower temps with the Extreme Amp over the Evga Hybrid :D.

Ok, this is all really good to know.  I just didn't know...

[VerticalDiscussions]

2 minutes ago, WittyRacoon554 said:

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If you want to compare them more thoroughly

 

https://www.zotac.com/pt/product/graphics_card/gtx-980-ti-amp-extreme

 

http://www.evga.com/Products/Product.aspx?pn=06G-P4-1996-KR

 

If it was me tough, id probably try to get 2 reference 980 Tis and apply EK waterblocks on them. With your computer budget, you can make a beast outside of this world, if your willing to take the shots at making it the best possible, with custom watercooling.

[WittyRacoon554]

2 minutes ago, VerticalDiscussions said:

If you want to compare them more thoroughly

 

https://www.zotac.com/pt/product/graphics_card/gtx-980-ti-amp-extreme

 

http://www.evga.com/Products/Product.aspx?pn=06G-P4-1996-KR

 

If it was me tough, id probably try to get 2 reference 980 Tis and apply EK waterblocks on them. With your computer budget, you can make a beast outside of this world, if your willing to take the shots at making it the best possible, with custom watercooling.

That sounds pretty cool!

[VerticalDiscussions]

4 minutes ago, WittyRacoon554 said:

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It really is, but is also pricy and hard to manage  . One example below of what i was talking about, for gigabyte again as an example aha.

 

https://www.ekwb.com/shop/ek-fc980-gtx-ti-wf3-acetal-nickel

[WittyRacoon554]

44 minutes ago, ChickenNugget said:

WIf you're gonna get that build, first of all, I feel awesome, and second, consider getting one of these:

https://cablemod.com/product/cablemod-e-series-g2-p2-cable-kit-black-white/

31 minutes ago, VerticalDiscussions said:

It really is, but is also pricy and hard to manage  . One example below of what i was talking about, for gigabyte again as an example aha.

 

https://www.ekwb.com/shop/ek-fc980-gtx-ti-wf3-acetal-nickel

What do you think about this? http://pcpartpicker.com/p/DpKhnQ

[WittyRacoon554]

I don't need a lot of storage, so 1tb should be enough