Building my 1st pc

[HunterDr]

Hey guys, I'm looking to build my 1st gaming pc. What do you guys recommend I only want to be able to play 1080p an 60fps on games like bo3,fallout 4, gta v, and dark souls 3. Any advice is appreciated.

[HKZeroFive]

Budget?

[HunterDr]

$2,500

[Rolling Potatoe]

skylake i5, 16gb ram, boot ssd with secondary hdd, gtx 970/r9 390.

about 1000$ if you make it nice, 800 if you cutr some corners.

 

[Rolling Potatoe]

Just now, HunterDr said:

$2,500

You can build a 4k pc with that.

[HKZeroFive]

1 minute ago, HunterDr said:

$2,500

Do you need peripherals or an OS?

[HunterDr]

yes 

[Velinzor]

i7 4790k GTX 980 or 980Ti on the Radeon side go 390 or 390x, 16Gb DDR4, and 2 SSD's

[nskceaj]

Just now, Velinzor said:

i7 4790k GTX 980 or 980Ti on the Radeon side go 390 or 390x, 16Gb DDR4, and 2 SSD's

Why shouldnt he go for Skylake

[HunterDr]

1 minute ago, Velinzor said:

i7 4790k GTX 980 or 980Ti on the Radeon side go 390 or 390x, 16Gb DDR4, and 2 SSD's

So, should I skip on the skyline?

[HKZeroFive]

8 minutes ago, HunterDr said:

yes 

Alright. Splurged on an nice 1440p IPS G-Sync 165Hz monitor and paired it with a GTX 980Ti.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($233.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG R1 Ultimate 76.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Asus Z170-E ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($104.59 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($74.99 @ Newegg) 
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  ($546.00 @ 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) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($85.49 @ OutletPC) 
Monitor: Acer XB271HU bmiprz 165Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($749.99 @ B&H) 
Keyboard: Corsair STRAFE Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 
Mouse: Logitech G502 Wired Optical Mouse  ($49.99 @ Best Buy) 
Total: $2295.65
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-18 10:53 EDT-0400

[HunterDr]

I live like 1 mile away from a frys electronics, should I buy the parts there I'm not sure, I hear good things and bad things From that place.