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So I am setting out on my first build.  I would like an overall system.  I do a little photo editing, a play a few games like Crysis 2 and I stream a lot of movies.  I would like for expansion and I really just don't want to have problems running anything. My budget is $3500 USD and I do have a little wiggle room depending.  However, this needs to include a new display/displays, preferably 4K.  I have 2 Death Adder mice that I rotate out and a Steel Series keyboard that I'm happy with.  So, give me some ideas..

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

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($348.98 @ NCIX US) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($107.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z170 Extreme3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($101.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($57.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($107.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($65.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($653.98 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($653.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($63.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.99 @ NCIX US) 
Monitor: LG 27MC67-B 60Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($449.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $2682.74
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-17 19:17 EDT-0400

 

No reason to get Haswell E because the new one is coming out pretty soon. It will be 3 mouths or so. 

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CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($348.98 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($88.50 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-UD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($132.98 @ Directron)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 950 PRO 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($181.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Mushkin Reactor 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($209.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB AMP! Omega Edition Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($614.58 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB AMP! Omega Edition Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($614.58 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 Blackout Edition ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA P2 750W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($115.36 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Dell P2715Q 60Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($529.99 @ Adorama)
Total: $2986.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-17 19:21 EDT-0400

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CPU:  i7-4790 @ 3.6 GHz Motherboard: Gigabyte B85M-DS3H-A RAM: 16GB @ 1600MHz CL11 GPU: XFX RX 470 RS Storage: ADATA SP550 240GB | WD Blue 1TB | Toshiba 2TB PSU: EVGA B2 750W Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro Fans: Phanteks PH-F200SP (Front) | Phanteks PH-F140SP (Rear) | Noctua NF-A15 (Top)

Mouse: Logitech G502 | Keyboard: Corsair K70 MX Brown | Audio: Sennheiser HD 558

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CPU: Intel Core i5-6600 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($215.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI Z170-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($114.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($64.49 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.77 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($329.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($63.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Asus PB287Q 60Hz 28.0" Monitor  ($405.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1334.08
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-17 19:23 EDT-0400

 

I didn't think you needed that much power

He who asks is stupid for 5 minutes. He who does not ask, remains stupid. -Chinese proverb. 

Those who know much are aware that they know little. - Slick roasting me

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AXIOM

CPU- Intel i5-6500 GPU- EVGA 1060 6GB Motherboard- Gigabyte GA-H170-D3H RAM- 8GB HyperX DDR4-2133 PSU- EVGA GQ 650w HDD- OEM 750GB Seagate Case- NZXT S340 Mouse- Logitech Gaming g402 Keyboard-  Azio MGK1 Headset- HyperX Cloud Core

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6 minutes ago, Bobby_Joe_90 said:

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3 minutes ago, DrM said:

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Be realistic guys...
If he isn't even going to play that much, why would he need two GTX 980Tis?
 

1 minute ago, Clanscorpia said:

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Makes a little more sense to me, but still I wouldn't recommend a R9 390 if he wants to play games at 4K.
One 980Ti makes the most sense. Also for photo editing, even if it isn't a lot right now, I still recommend a 4core/8thread part. I know the feeling of images beeing rendered slowly.

Here is what I came up with:
 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($348.98 @ NCIX US) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! PURE ROCK 51.7 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($49.95 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Asus Z170-E ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($104.59 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($57.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($86.88 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.77 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card  ($549.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Fractal Design Define S w/Window ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA P2 650W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($74.99 @ NCIX US) 
Monitor: Samsung U28D590D 60Hz 28.0" Monitor  ($399.99 @ Best Buy) 
Total: $1792.12
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-17 19:24 EDT-0400

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1 minute ago, Senzelian said:

 

Be realistic guys...
If he isn't even going to play that much, why would he need two GTX 980Tis?
 

Makes a little more sense to me, but still I wouldn't recommend a R9 390 if he wants to play games at 4K.
One 980Ti makes the most sense. Also for photo editing, even if it isn't a lot right now, I still recommend a 4core/8thread part. I know the feeling of images beeing rendered slowly.

Here is what I came up with:
 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($348.98 @ NCIX US) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! PURE ROCK 51.7 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($49.95 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Asus Z170-E ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($104.59 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($57.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($86.88 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.77 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card  ($549.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Fractal Design Define S w/Window ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA P2 650W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($74.99 @ NCIX US) 
Monitor: Samsung U28D590D 60Hz 28.0" Monitor  ($399.99 @ Best Buy) 
Total: $1792.12
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-17 19:24 EDT-0400

I think he wants to watch things in 4K 1440p is still way better than 1080p so he can always scale down

 

He who asks is stupid for 5 minutes. He who does not ask, remains stupid. -Chinese proverb. 

Those who know much are aware that they know little. - Slick roasting me

Spoiler

AXIOM

CPU- Intel i5-6500 GPU- EVGA 1060 6GB Motherboard- Gigabyte GA-H170-D3H RAM- 8GB HyperX DDR4-2133 PSU- EVGA GQ 650w HDD- OEM 750GB Seagate Case- NZXT S340 Mouse- Logitech Gaming g402 Keyboard-  Azio MGK1 Headset- HyperX Cloud Core

Offical first poster LTT V2.0

 

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5 minutes ago, Clanscorpia said:

I think he wants to watch things in 4K 1440p is still way better than 1080p so he can always scale down

 

If you're correct, I take everything back I said. Then the R9 390 would make a ton more sense.

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