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i would save money on the i7 and get a i5 i7 is only needed if you do like editing and sush and i7 can give worse performance for games, its proven also 1440p for a 1500$ budget easily a 1080 can be fit and you could water cool your system, also no need for 250g ssd if its only going to be boot drive here you go http://pcpartpicker.com/list/QP8Jm8

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

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($299.99 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.99 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($144.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LED 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($102.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($94.89 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($118.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB FTW DT GAMING ACX 3.0 Video Card  ($389.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT Noctis 450 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($136.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($73.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1397.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-19 20:41 EST-0500

 

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i would save money on the i7 and get a i5 i7 is only needed if you do like editing and sush and i7 can give worse performance for games, its proven also 1440p for a 1500$ budget easily a 1080 can be fit and you could water cool your system, also no need for 250g ssd if its only going to be boot drive here you go http://pcpartpicker.com/list/QP8Jm8

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7 minutes ago, 107x said:

i would save money on the i7 and get a i5 i7 is only needed if you do like editing and sush and i7 can give worse performance for games, its proven also 1440p for a 1500$ budget easily a 1080 can be fit and you could water cool your system, also no need for 250g ssd if its only going to be boot drive here you go http://pcpartpicker.com/list/QP8Jm8

why not x62?

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