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[Princess Luna]

11 minutes ago, EightMoons said:

I did put what my plans where to do with the PC.

Also I'm aiming for a fantastic computer, not necessarily balls to the wall. The builds provided so far are good thoughts but I'm kind of picking here and there through them, also collecting ideas.

Tired of thinking of this on my own on what I want to go, too many choices. Haha. 

I didn't edit in time, I meant more than just gaming, I personally still feel you can save a lot of money and still make a gaming beast:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($349.89 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($27.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($147.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($44.38 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Memory: Corsair 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($44.38 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($112.97 @ Jet)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($69.99 @ B&H)
Video Card: NVIDIA Titan X (Pascal) 12GB Video Card  ($1603.44 @ Amazon)
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox 5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($56.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair RMx 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $2557.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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One thing I believe is worth of considering is that the Titan XP will retain its value better than any 1080, in the future if you want to upgrade making a realistic selling offer will provide you a much much faster sale than a 1080 would.

[EightMoons]

This is my thought. Tell me what you think. I'm not big into OC's but I do have a Corsair H110i v2 sitting at home, which I will probably use mainly for looks and quietness.

Opted for 16GB RAM to see how I feel about it, and upgrade to 32GB if I feel like I need it.

GTX 1060 3GB so I can get performance, but also save money and wait for the 1080TI's.

Haven't decided on a monitor yet though.

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($189.69 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Asus Z170-DELUXE ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($279.99 @ Jet) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LED 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($119.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($164.99 @ Jet) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.78 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB Dual Video Card  ($209.00 @ Jet) 
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ATX Glass ATX Mid Tower Case  ($179.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA P2 650W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($105.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Keyboard: Feenix Autore Wired Standard Keyboard  ($139.14 @ Amazon) 
Headphones: Astro A50 - Black 7.1 Channel  Headset  ($300.00 @ Astro Gaming) 
Total: $1738.45
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-06 19:04 EST-0500

[Princess Luna]

11 minutes ago, EightMoons said:

This is my thought. Tell me what you think. I'm not big into OC's but I do have a Corsair H110i v2 sitting at home, which I will probably use mainly for looks and quietness.

Opted for 16GB RAM to see how I feel about it, and upgrade to 32GB if I feel like I need it.

GTX 1060 3GB so I can get performance, but also save money and wait for the 1080TI's.

Haven't decided on a monitor yet though.

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($189.69 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Asus Z170-DELUXE ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($279.99 @ Jet) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LED 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($119.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($164.99 @ Jet) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.78 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB Dual Video Card  ($209.00 @ Jet) 
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ATX Glass ATX Mid Tower Case  ($179.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA P2 650W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($105.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Keyboard: Feenix Autore Wired Standard Keyboard  ($139.14 @ Amazon) 
Headphones: Astro A50 - Black 7.1 Channel  Headset  ($300.00 @ Astro Gaming) 
Total: $1738.45
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-06 19:04 EST-0500

If you don't want to  OC that is fine but do buy the locked i7, either the 6700 or the 7700 so you don't risk getting CPU bottlenecks in the most CPU intensive games, we have seen BF1 sometimes is capable making i5's sweat really hard, also you're able to save a bunch of money going with a h110m-c motherboard this way, it is what I did.

 

Also if you'll buy a card just to use while you wait for the possible 1080ti , I would then advise the RX 480 over the GTX 1060 because it not only is usually cheaper it is also easier to re-sell for the right price.

[EightMoons]

So this is what I've come down to. Opinions?? 

 

And yes the qty for the cooler is 1 because I already have one, need 2 total.

 

 

Qty.	Product Description		Savings	Total Price
1	Phanteks PH-ES414DS_BK Black Computer Case Item #:N82E16811854026 Return Policy: Standard Return Policy			$209.99 $179.99
2	ASUS GeForce GTX 1060 3GB Dual-fan OC Edition VR Ready Dual HDMI DP 1.4 Gaming Graphics Card (DUAL-GTX1060-O3G) Item #:N82E16814126133 Return Policy: Replacement Only Return Policy			$439.98
1	CableMod E-Series ModFlex Full Cable Kit for EVGA G2, P2 & T2 - Black / White Item #:9SIAA6P4G53024 Sold by CableMod			$89.90
2	Corsair SP Series, SP120 RGB LED, 120mm High Performance RGB LED Fan (CO-9050061-WW) 3-pack Item #:N82E16835181117 Return Policy: Standard Return Policy			$139.98 $125.98
2	WD Blue 1TB Desktop Hard Disk Drive - 7200 RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD10EZEX Item #:N82E16822236339 Return Policy: Standard Return Policy			$139.98 $99.98
2	CORSAIR Vengeance LED 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3200 (PC4 25600) Memory (Desktop Memory) Model CMU16GX4M2C3200C16 Item #:N82E16820236078 Return Policy: Standard Return Policy			$249.98
2	Arctic Silver AS5-3.5G Thermal Compound Item #:N82E16835100007 Return Policy: Consumable Product Return Policy			$23.98 $12.98
2	CableMod E-Series ModFlex Basic Cable Kit for EVGA G2, P2 & T2 - Black / White Item #:9SIAA6P4G38307 Sold by CableMod			$99.80
2	ASUS ROG MAXIMUS VIII IMPACT LGA 1151 Intel Z170 Intel USB 3.1 USB 3.0 U.2 Mini ITX Intel Gaming Motherboard Item #:N82E16813132638 Return Policy: Standard Return Policy			$497.98 $477.98
1	Phanteks Model PH-PWSPR_1P2M Power Splitter Device For 1 P/S to 2 M/Bs Item #:N82E16812987009 Return Policy: Standard Return Policy			$33.99
2	SAMSUNG 850 EVO 2.5" 250GB SATA III 3-D Vertical Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-75E250B/AM Item #:N82E16820147372 Return Policy: Standard Return Policy			$199.98
1	Corsair Hydro Series H100i V2 Extreme Performance Water / Liquid CPU Cooler. 240mm (CW-9060025-WW) Item #:N82E16835181103 Return Policy: Standard Return Policy			$129.99 $102.99
1	EVGA SuperNOVA 1200 P2 220-P2-1200-X1 80+ PLATINUM 1200W Fully Modular EVGA ECO Mode Includes FREE Power On Self Tester Power Supply Item #:N82E16817438029 Return Policy: Standard Return Policy			$249.99 $229.99
2	Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 BX80662I76700K Desktop Processor Item #:N82E16819117559 Return Policy: Replacement Only Return Policy			$739.98 $689.98
2	NVIDIA Gifts Item #:N82E16800995270 Return Policy: Consumable Product Return Policy			$79.98
Grand Total:				$3,033.50

 

[IHirs]

i dont know of any 4k monitor with more then 60 fps.....

[IHirs]

48 minutes ago, EightMoons said:

So this is what I've come down to. Opinions?? 

 

And yes the qty for the cooler is 1 because I already have one, need 2 total.

 

 

Qty.	Product Description		Savings	Total Price
1	Phanteks PH-ES414DS_BK Black Computer Case Item #:N82E16811854026 Return Policy: Standard Return Policy			$209.99 $179.99
2	ASUS GeForce GTX 1060 3GB Dual-fan OC Edition VR Ready Dual HDMI DP 1.4 Gaming Graphics Card (DUAL-GTX1060-O3G) Item #:N82E16814126133 Return Policy: Replacement Only Return Policy			$439.98
1	CableMod E-Series ModFlex Full Cable Kit for EVGA G2, P2 & T2 - Black / White Item #:9SIAA6P4G53024 Sold by CableMod			$89.90
2	Corsair SP Series, SP120 RGB LED, 120mm High Performance RGB LED Fan (CO-9050061-WW) 3-pack Item #:N82E16835181117 Return Policy: Standard Return Policy			$139.98 $125.98
2	WD Blue 1TB Desktop Hard Disk Drive - 7200 RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD10EZEX Item #:N82E16822236339 Return Policy: Standard Return Policy			$139.98 $99.98
2	CORSAIR Vengeance LED 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3200 (PC4 25600) Memory (Desktop Memory) Model CMU16GX4M2C3200C16 Item #:N82E16820236078 Return Policy: Standard Return Policy			$249.98
2	Arctic Silver AS5-3.5G Thermal Compound Item #:N82E16835100007 Return Policy: Consumable Product Return Policy			$23.98 $12.98
2	CableMod E-Series ModFlex Basic Cable Kit for EVGA G2, P2 & T2 - Black / White Item #:9SIAA6P4G38307 Sold by CableMod			$99.80
2	ASUS ROG MAXIMUS VIII IMPACT LGA 1151 Intel Z170 Intel USB 3.1 USB 3.0 U.2 Mini ITX Intel Gaming Motherboard Item #:N82E16813132638 Return Policy: Standard Return Policy			$497.98 $477.98
1	Phanteks Model PH-PWSPR_1P2M Power Splitter Device For 1 P/S to 2 M/Bs Item #:N82E16812987009 Return Policy: Standard Return Policy			$33.99
2	SAMSUNG 850 EVO 2.5" 250GB SATA III 3-D Vertical Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-75E250B/AM Item #:N82E16820147372 Return Policy: Standard Return Policy			$199.98
1	Corsair Hydro Series H100i V2 Extreme Performance Water / Liquid CPU Cooler. 240mm (CW-9060025-WW) Item #:N82E16835181103 Return Policy: Standard Return Policy			$129.99 $102.99
1	EVGA SuperNOVA 1200 P2 220-P2-1200-X1 80+ PLATINUM 1200W Fully Modular EVGA ECO Mode Includes FREE Power On Self Tester Power Supply Item #:N82E16817438029 Return Policy: Standard Return Policy			$249.99 $229.99
2	Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 BX80662I76700K Desktop Processor Item #:N82E16819117559 Return Policy: Replacement Only Return Policy			$739.98 $689.98
2	NVIDIA Gifts Item #:N82E16800995270 Return Policy: Consumable Product Return Policy			$79.98
Grand Total:				$3,033.50

 

y a 3k budget yet only a 1060.....

[IHirs]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-7600 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($224.00 @ B&H) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($96.99 @ Jet) 
Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z270-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($161.99 @ NCIX US) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($93.99 @ Jet) 
Storage: Samsung 960 Evo 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($249.99 @ B&H) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($69.99 @ B&H) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1080 8GB STRIX Video Card  ($678.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case  ($129.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair RMx 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($18.88 @ OutletPC) 
Monitor: Asus PG279Q ROG Swift 27.0" 2560x1440 165Hz Monitor  ($727.99 @ Best Buy) 
Total: $2552.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-06 22:34 EST-0500