$2300 pc gaming setup help

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I am introducing my freind to the pc gaming world. he has a budget of about $2300 including the pc itself and the monitors...keyboard and mouse are covered. he it to be custom he was going to use the same list i did when building mine (cant handle 3 1080p montiors at a huge res) but he would like it to run new titles at high settings at 80+ fps with 3 monitors if its possiable but his buget requires monitors as well so thats the tough part if it cant handle 3 monitors then just make it handle 2 while gaming/video editing
 
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GTX 970s on 2 or 3-way SLI should be able to run 3 1080p monitors at a good FPS, some graphically heavy games might take a frame rate dip like Crysis 3 or Metro: Last Light. Unless your friend wants to break the bank and SLI a couple 980s or Titans, that's really the only way to squeeze out more fps.
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I'll get the ball rolling, something like this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($222.75 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($139.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($135.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($49.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($333.98 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($333.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case ($119.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1000G2 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0B DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($87.75 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus VS238H-P 23.0" Monitor ($140.98 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus VS238H-P 23.0" Monitor ($140.98 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus VS238H-P 23.0" Monitor ($140.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $2053.17
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-08 19:53 EDT-0400

It's $250 under budget so you have some wiggle room for a bigger SSD/HDD or any peripherals you might end up needing.
 
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that is halarious thats the exact same componets as me except 2 graphics cards (i only have 1 gtx 970)and the psu

update:forgot you put i5 i said exact same becuase i rember orginially using the i5 4690k
 
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HERE IS MY GAMING PC SPEC LIST THAT I MADE FOR MY SELF

MSI GTX 970 Gaming 4G Graphics Cards

Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 1600 MHz

XFX TS 550w Full Wired 80+ Bronze Power Supply - P1550SXXB9

WD Blue 1TB Everyday PC Desktop Hard Drive: 3.5 Inch, SATA 6 Gb/s, 7200 RPM, 64MB Cache - WD10EZEX

Samsung 850 EVO 250GB 2.5-Inch SATA III Internal SSD (MZ-75E250B/AM)

NZXT Phantom 410 Mid Tower USB 3.0 Gaming Case - White

LG Electronics 14x Internal BDXL Blu-Ray Burner Rewriter WH14NS40 - Bulk Drive - Black

Intel Core i7-4790K Processor (8M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz) (BX80646I74790K)

Gigabyte GA-Z97X-GAMING 3 LGA 1150 Z97 Gaming Audio and Networking ATX Motherboard

(1x140mm led)Corsair Air Series AF140 LED Quiet Edition High Airflow Fan - Blue (CO-9050017-BLED)

Corsair Air Series AF120 LED Quiet Edition High Airflow Fan Twin Pack - Blue (CO-9050016-BLED)
(120mm comes with 2 fans)

Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - CPU Cooler with 120mm PWM Fan (RR-212E-20PK-R2)

NZXT Technologies Sentry 3 5.4-Inch Touch Screen Fan Controller Cooling AC-SEN-3-B1

my room get hot that why i have 8 fans in it currently
 
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NIce! That's a pretty sweet build.
 
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Hmmm, it's a pretty good list, The XFX PSU is a nice unit, but for SLI on 970s, it should be 650 watts or higher. Other than that, I can't really find anything wrong with it. Maybe some faster RAM if he's going to be doing a lot of video editing.
 
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so on my pc is there anything i could add or upgrade on it besides ram and psu for my freind that could make his fps higher when using overpowering 3 24 or 27inch monitors like maybe adding another or different graphics card or even changing it
 
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GTX 970s on 2 or 3-way SLI should be able to run 3 1080p monitors at a good FPS, some graphically heavy games might take a frame rate dip like Crysis 3 or Metro: Last Light. Unless your friend wants to break the bank and SLI a couple 980s or Titans, that's really the only way to squeeze out more fps.
 
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no matter what he has a budget of 15hundred then he is selling his intel all in one pc with jbl front facing speakers on left and right so that is the main game changer he paid like 3k for it so he is trying to sell it for 2500 but minimum he will sell it for is 2k so thats why i guessed on a random budget
 
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