New build 1440p and 4k gaming

[TRambo]

Hey, I live in the USA. Making this build for a friend. His budget is $1700. He wants a good looking pc that can run games 1440p and at 4k. He also wants some room to upgrade to another 980ti in the future. What do you think about this build? https://pcpartpicker.com/user/TRambo/saved/PP6WGX

[Guest]

PSU is overkill unless he's planing to get a second 980 ti in SLI. Also look at an S340 or an H440?

[SeanAngelo]

5 minutes ago, TRambo said:

Hey, I live in the USA. Making this build for a friend. His budget is $1700. He wants a good looking pc that can run games 1440p and at 4k. He also wants some room to upgrade to another 980ti in the future. What do you think about this build? https://pcpartpicker.com/user/TRambo/saved/PP6WGX

 

2 minutes ago, Bobby_Joe_90 said:

PSU is overkill unless he's planing to get a second 980 ti in SLI. Also look at an S340 or an H440?

good to go. and that case is horrible, get something else.

[Killervolt]

Looks good. Just get a different case, maybe an NZXT S340?

[thedarkdad3]

I'd go with m.2 

[Streetguru]

13 minutes ago, TRambo said:

Hey, I live in the USA. Making this build for a friend. His budget is $1700. He wants a good looking pc that can run games 1440p and at 4k. He also wants some room to upgrade to another 980ti in the future. What do you think about this build? https://pcpartpicker.com/user/TRambo/saved/PP6WGX

So he already has a 4k display? because if not you should buy the 4k display now rather than later because new GPUs are coming in a few months, so you should probably wait at this point to buy a top end GPU, when the new ones come out they should be capable of 60fps at 4k rather than the 40fps at 4k a 980ti can do.

 

this one's 27" IPS free-sync 4K

 

G-sync display with the same specs is $899 atm, prices are screwed up, so I'd highly suggest sticking to free-sync
https://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-monitor-pg27aq

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Xsm3K8
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Xsm3K8/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($327.99 @ B&H)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-S2HP Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($65.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($61.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra II 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($74.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.24 @ Directron)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB PCS+ Video Card  ($308.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Monitor: LG 27MC67-B 60Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($449.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1444.16
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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