GTX 780Ti 1080p Gaming & CPU?

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In a few months I will be building a high tier gaming pc. Roughly $3k budget. The point in this build is too future proof, as I won't be able to upgrade for a few years and it's important that I'm able to max out game graphics for as long as possible. Eventually I want to run 2x GTX 780Ti's in SLI with a full CPU/GPU watercooled loop, but will begin with just 1 780Ti to get the build going, and will add the 2nd within a couple months.

My question though, will 1 GTX 780Ti be able to max out most, if not all, game graphics on 1080p? Keep in mind, I also record all of my gameplay for YouTube. With that said, I also need to know what CPU would be best for me to install, so that it is capable of recording and doing gameplay simultaneously without being too big of a bottleneck.

I have thought about OCing as well, but I've never even looked into that before. If I'm able to figure out how to OC without degrading the lifespan of any of my components, that may be a possibility also.
 
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aat 1080p 780 Ti can run any game no problem at max settings so something like this with that kind of budget

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5930K 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($579.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus X99-DELUXE ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($359.00 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($489.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung XP941 Series 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($250.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($101.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB DirectCU II Video Card ($557.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair 760T White ATX Full Tower Case ($164.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($95.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $2710.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-18 13:15 EDT-0400
 
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Thanks esco_sid, I'll use that as a basic template, assuming nothing new and great comes out before I actually begin building. I have to include the watercooling system into that 3k as well.

TechyinAZ, I don't plan to go above 1080p anytime soon, unless the higher resolutions become more popular in the next few years. I know the dual 780's would be overkill for now, but I'm also thinking about the next 4-5 years where I won't be able to upgrade.
 
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Personally i would wait for the GTX 980 series video cards their coming out really soon and as far as water cooling i would just water cool the CPU video cards are not worth the expense and even CPU just get a standard swiftech 220X or something not custom loop as its just a waste of money after that in my opinion to get a few extra % of speed as there is no game that can fully utilize that CPU even at stock speeds my 3570k that is 2 years old can still run any game at max settings no sweat. Also if your going to run just single 1080p monitor just get 1 gtx 980 and wait a few years till prices drop for 2nd one and save the $500 under the pillow for now as there are no games that wont run max on single one at 1080p

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5930K 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($579.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Swiftech H220-X 55.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($154.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus X99-DELUXE ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($359.00 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($489.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung XP941 Series 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($250.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($101.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB DirectCU II Video Card ($557.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair 760T White ATX Full Tower Case ($164.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($95.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $2865.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-18 13:34 EDT-0400

But best Advice i can give you is get this and save yourself the $ it will run any game you throw at it for 4+ years those parts above are very bad for cost/performance ratio and i even picked best brands/quality only thing you would upgrade after 3 years is the video card as those generally last 3 years( to run max setting but my 2 year old gtx 670 still runs anything at max) at most even if you get the best one.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($339.99 @ Newegg) < this will actually run games better and OC better than the 6 Core currently as most games cant use 6 cores.
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U14S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($68.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($204.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Dominator Platinum 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($154.96 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($104.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB DirectCU II Video Card ($557.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair 760T Black ATX Full Tower Case ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($95.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1907.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-18 13:46 EDT-0400

 
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I do only game on one monitor, as recording a video across several wouldn't make a difference anyway. That second one really does bring the price down. That would allow me to get a gaming monitor and upgrade some equipment while still saving some cash for the 2nd gpu eventually. I just looked into 780Ti's Temp ratings in SLl, and they still only run at 84 C so I guess watercooling really wouldn't be necessary for them. But I'm worried about fan degradation later on.

Also, that 4790K might be more than enough considering I may be OCing if I can make sure to do it in a fashion that won't decrease the lifespan.
 
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Honestly the Noctua air cooler can OC that CPU to about 4.8GHZ and you can keep the CPU at stock 4.0 for 2 years plus and no game will utilize it and keep the lifespan at maximum.

 
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Did some reading while at work this evening, and I'm pretty ashamed that I didn't know the GTX 980 was so close to release. From the looks it has it's pros and cons vs the 780Ti, but hopefully by the time I go to purchase everything there will be more real world tests on it to see if it is better. The price tag is definitely attractive for a brand new line.

I'm going to do more research on the i7 Intel line to see what I can come up with, as my previous build was basically all AMD so I'm not very familiar with what Intel brings.

Thanks for the help, I definitely have a lot of research to do over the next few months.
 
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