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Hello Everyone who may see this,

 

I am calling upon all of those who are willing to throw input into the most powerful machine I have ever built. My previous machine was built 3 years ago and includes a 550TI as well as other parts that are obviously not being used in this new build. The only thing staying from my old build is my NZXT Phantom case and even that may not be used if I choose to have some sort of color scheme to my new gaming machine. 

 

Base line of the story is I received an unexpected bonus from my manager and now have $2000 to spend on my new gaming machine. I had a base line build earlier this year for around $1000 but will now have enough cash to fully deck out my new machine. All ideas and suggestions are welcome and I will be open to everything. My old build had a green aesthetic to it but now i'm thinking more along the lines of orange (if possible).

 

TLDR: I have a budget of $2000 USD. I am located in USA. This machine will be a gaming monster with your help (orange color scheme if possible)! (Crysis 4 style gaming... oh yea) Most likely two monitors end goal. I have peripherals. Currently running a 550TI and its time to turn my old machine into a backup drive. 

 

Thank you guys! 

Maljurious

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PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/8dpNWX
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/8dpNWX/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($343.49 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X62 Liquid CPU Cooler  ($158.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270-E GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($189.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3600 Memory  ($144.99 @ Newegg) If you really care a lot about aesthetics, you could wait for G.Skill TridentZ RGB RAM to come out in stores. 
Storage: Samsung 960 Evo 1TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($479.99 @ B&H) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB FTW Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card  ($609.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA P2 650W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($104.88 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $2032.32
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-06 14:17 EST-0500

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($343.49 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H5 Universal 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($46.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z270 Killer SLI/ac ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($143.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: SK hynix SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($73.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Toshiba Product Series:DT01ACA 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1080 8GB AMP! Edition Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($575.71 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1080 8GB AMP! Edition Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($575.71 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: BitFenix Fury 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($78.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $1985.63
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-06 20:35 EST-0500

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Heatsink: Gelid Phantom Black GPU: Palit RTX 3060 Ti Dual RAM: Corsair DDR4 2x8GB 3000Mhz mobo: Asus X570-P case: Fractal Design Define C PSU: Superflower Leadex Gold 650W

 

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Dont think you need dual VGA, the SLI / CF is broken, most of the games you wont take advantage of the second card.

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/FcqQBP
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/FcqQBP/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($349.99 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($44.47 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z270 Taichi ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($194.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($189.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Intel 600p Series 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($179.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($71.49 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1080 8GB GAMING X 8G Video Card  ($689.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair Crystal 460X RGB ATX Mid Tower Case  ($149.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($119.89 @ Newegg) 
Case Fan: LEPA LP-BOL12P-R 81.5 CFM  120mm Fan  ($12.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $2003.77
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-07 02:06 EST-0500

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Thank you so much guys. A lot of great ideas and good feedback. I dont think i want to spend a big chunk of money on a large SSD so a 512GB with a 1TB hard drive is probably what i'll go with. As for the power supplies I think i'll stick at the 650 range because I won't be needing all that much power. 

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https://pcpartpicker.com/list/QMgNWX

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($349.99 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X62 Liquid CPU Cooler  ($158.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270-E GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($189.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill TridentZ Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($274.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 960 Evo 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($129.99 @ B&H) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($69.80 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1080 8GB STRIX Video Card  ($629.89 @ B&H) 
Case: NZXT S340 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.97 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: Corsair RMx 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($110.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $2004.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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