Need help building a gaming computer in the ball park of 1,500 to 2,000 USD

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Hey all, I need help with building my first computer, I've been gaming on pre-built computers for the past year and a half. I was a console kid prior to playing on PC. I'd like to have a computer that can play the majority of games on ultra. some examples of games include but are not limited to: Arma2 and 3. DayZ SA, The Forrest, WoW, Archeage, League of legends, the Rome total war series, and when Gta5 is released i'll be on that as well. I have already gotten a decent monitor, key board and mouse so i don't need help with that. I'd like to have a 980Gpu but i can understand if it doesn't fit in the initial budget. I'd like to have an SSD, decent amounts of RAM and plenty of storage space. I'd like a sleek design in regards to towers, color scheme isn't really an issue. sure i'd like everything to match but if it doesn't work out that way, then that's okay. I'd like the computer to be fairly quiet and have very good temp while running. Thanks for reading, helping and being apart of my progression through PC gaming :D
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($317.75 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.75 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($116.75 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($71.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($122.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($123.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($548.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 ATX Mid Tower Case ($107.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: XFX XTR 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1614.05
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-19 19:15 EST-0500

Here's everything you need sir. This should really be a future proof rig, no need to upgrade for a few years.
 
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With your budget, I'd run 2 GTX 970's SLI instead of a GTX 980. I believe a Z97 will support SLI. You'll be getting much a lot more performance for the price you'll be paying. (Around 50% better performance for an extra $200). It's a much better deal than buying a single GTX 980, as the 980's are not the best value video cards on the market.
 
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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vbvMD3
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vbvMD3/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($279.99 @ Micro Center)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.75 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($136.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($66.60 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($64.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($549.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($549.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($108.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($87.75 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1983.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-27 06:16 EST-0500

Managed 980 sli for unparalleled graphic performance
 
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A) You won't buy two 970s for the price of one 980. Hundred bucks was still hundred bucks the last time I checked.
B) SLI would "vastly outperform" only in applications that utilize SLI and do it well.
C) By the time two 970s are needed, you can just buy second 980. With current prices it's like saving 20 bucks a month - and I haven't counted that hundred I saved in part A.

970 is still a great card - for a single-GPU budget-saving setup. Just my opinion.
 
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