The best setup for 2500$-3700$

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Darkbreeze
X99 platform with ASUS ROG board. Good quiet Noctua cooler. 16GB RAM and you can add another 16GB later if you want. Very reliable Intel 530 SSD for speed plus 3 TB HDD for storage.

Highly recommended case. I don't normally recommend Rosewill products, but they've been improving all their product lines and this case has great features and is highly recommended by folks who know gaming cases.

GTX 970 GPU. Could've went with the GTX 980 but it's about two hundred bucks more and you can overclock the 970 to 980 speeds so it's a better option, unless you have your heart set on the 980. The 970 will probably also play pretty much every title at whatever settings you want. Most reviews out there say buy the 970, even over the 980 but it's...
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X99 platform with ASUS ROG board. Good quiet Noctua cooler. 16GB RAM and you can add another 16GB later if you want. Very reliable Intel 530 SSD for speed plus 3 TB HDD for storage.

Highly recommended case. I don't normally recommend Rosewill products, but they've been improving all their product lines and this case has great features and is highly recommended by folks who know gaming cases.

GTX 970 GPU. Could've went with the GTX 980 but it's about two hundred bucks more and you can overclock the 970 to 980 speeds so it's a better option, unless you have your heart set on the 980. The 970 will probably also play pretty much every title at whatever settings you want. Most reviews out there say buy the 970, even over the 980 but it's an option.

Rock solid EVGA G2 PSU. Since the PSU is the heart of every system you want a reliable one with a great track record and this one made by Superflower is.

Very good reviews on the ASUS monitor. And then a basic gaming bundle for the keyboard and mouse. You could drop those off and get something higher end but the high end gaming keyboards and mice are highly personalized so that's something you might want to pick yourself, separately.

All in all, if you want to do it, and it can be done on a PC, this probably will.



PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5930K 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($564.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($93.35 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus RAMPAGE V EXTREME EATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($494.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($194.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Intel 530 Series 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($239.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($104.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX Video Card ($339.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Rosewill THOR V2 ATX Full Tower Case ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus VG278HE 144Hz 27.0" Monitor ($372.99 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($27.89 @ NCIX US)
Total: $2729.12
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-06 04:25 EDT-0400
 
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Here is a build at the upper range of your budget. The 5930k isn't worth the added cost, over the 5820k, unless you really need those extra PCI-E lanes. This particular build does not. I would raid 0 the SSD, and Raid 5 the HDD.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($379.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H110 94.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X99-GAMING G1WIFI EATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($342.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($294.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($208.97 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Crucial MX100 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($208.97 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($101.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($101.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($101.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($339.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($339.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($94.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($99.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus VG278HE 144Hz 27.0" Monitor ($372.99 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Asus VG278HE 144Hz 27.0" Monitor ($372.99 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($27.89 @ NCIX US)
Total: $3625.68
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-06 10:20 EDT-0400
 
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Don't go with more than 3 TB and 250-500Gb on ssd, is nit an inteligent move considering that they are improving speed and storage day by day. Just stay with 3 TB and in the future buy another one.
 
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Raid 0 SSD will probably help with photoshop. 3tb can easily be consumed, hence why I did 3x3tb for raid 5, giving a little under 6tb of storage after format. I have like 1.5tb of just anime, iirc. Every time I thought I had "enough" storage, I found myself needing more. :lol:
 
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