£1500/1800 Budget for overkill pc - help balancing

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Here is current config. I will be reusing my existing storage so I dont need an upgrade on that. I also have 3 1080p monitors and 2 of them are 21 inch and one is 27 inch, should I get a 4k monitor or get all 27 inch?
I mostly care about preformance, I dont really even need a case, I love building things so why not a case.
Also the stuff I do benefits from AMD GPUs
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Revised Part List PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($279.99 @ Micro Center)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($128.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste ($6.89 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: EVGA Classified EATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($166.35 @ Newegg)
Video Card: VisionTek Radeon R9 295X2 8GB Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($656.55 @ Amazon)
Video Card: VisionTek Radeon R9 295X2 8GB Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($656.55 @ Amazon)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Luxe ATX Full Tower Case ($159.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: LEPA G Series 1600W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($257.53 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($134.95 @ B&H)
Other: 32GB Crucial Ballistix 1600MHz Memory (Purchased)
Total: $2447.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Despite me living in the US my aunt who lives in Europe is paying for this.
 
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What is your budget because that is a lot more then $1800, I would say a single 4k would be better but again still I think a single 1440p monitor would be a better choice as even highend rigs can't do 4k very well.
 
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Do a partpicker uk build and post it to get the pricing right. eg

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor (£289.98 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£89.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme6 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard (£191.94 @ Aria PC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory (£191.90 @ Dabs)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 295X2 8GB Video Card (£649.00 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case (£119.98 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1000G2 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£121.97 @ Dabs)
Optical Drive: Asus BW-16D1HT Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer (£63.56 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£74.34 @ Aria PC)
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-N53 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter (£22.49 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1815.15
 
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PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/sQYyRB
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/sQYyRB/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£267.54 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£110.38 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£165.56 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Kingston Savage 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory (£95.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX Titan Black 6GB Superclocked Video Card (£777.90 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Corsair 730T Black ATX Full Tower Case (£89.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 1050W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£144.59 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£74.34 @ Aria PC)
Total: £1726.29
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-18 08:07 GMT+0000

I really dont think you will need an X99 board if this is just for gaming. I put a titan black in here because the titan X isn't on pcpartpicker yet but by the looks really good for this and I would say that it would be a better pick up then the 295x2 which is a hugely worse power effiecent card.
 
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Do you really need 16gb RAM? Like will you even ever use 8? Firstly that would save you money.
I've read online that the graphics card you're using, creates tonnes of heat despite having it's own cooling. It's alot worse than other cards in it's league. I suggest 2 GTX 980's instead SLI.
Case - Corsair 900D, considering you have the budget for it and it's an amazing case.
As Gracodana, go for the Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard.
 
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I would say that it would be fine getting 16gb, star citizen is going to need it and I would imagine the witcher 3 and GTA V would benefit as well. I really don't like recommending the 295x2 as it's just so ineffecient in power and heat.
 
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Nobody needs really any more than 8GB let's be realistic :p
 
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My busget is in british pounds and the exchange rate is $2640.30. Also I dont really care about power efficiency and I have done my research and I am fine with the r9 295x2.
I guess I only need 8gb, but I have 32GB of DDR3 that I can reuse half from my current build.
 
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What if they are hosting a minecraft server for friends to play on running mods and also playing on that server? That uses more than 8Gb.

What if the "Stuff" that is benefiting from his AMD GPU's will also benefit from the extra ram.

Not everyone needs more than 8Gb. But that number certainly isnt 0.

Also, check out the new benchmarks on the articles page for the titan X. That has the stats of all the high end cards currently available. Should help you decide on the GPU you want.
 
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8GB of RAM is almost at its dead zone, time to move on to a new generation. I use 4GB while my computer is idle, doing absolutely nothing. When I play any of the newer game, my minimum used RAM is 7.5GB and maximum is 14GB. That is just from one game, background programs, other apps like Steam, Origin, monitoring programs.
 
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Let me be more clear here.
1. I need the 16GB of RAM
2. I have some extra DDR3 to use so I can leave it out if I don't go X99
3. I am buying from a US store, but Aunt from Europe is purchasing.
4. I am fine with the r9 295x2 and I benefit from AMD cards in certain applications that I use.
5. I don't mind building my own case if it means that I can get more powerful parts within budget.
 
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I don't really like recommending the 295x2 considering heat output and energy requirements but if the programs you use are better with it then it really is the best choice for you.
 
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Revised Part List PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($279.99 @ Micro Center)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($128.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste ($6.89 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: EVGA Classified EATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($166.35 @ Newegg)
Video Card: VisionTek Radeon R9 295X2 8GB Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($656.55 @ Amazon)
Video Card: VisionTek Radeon R9 295X2 8GB Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($656.55 @ Amazon)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Luxe ATX Full Tower Case ($159.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: LEPA G Series 1600W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($257.53 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($134.95 @ B&H)
Other: 32GB Crucial Ballistix 1600MHz Memory (Purchased)
Total: $2447.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-19 12:13 EDT-0400
 
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Yup, I learned that I cannot run without a pagefile anymore, with 8gb. My next build, I will probably go 16gb.
 
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I would go with 4790k, and reuse your current ram. 2x R9 295x2 is not a good idea. Quad CF does not scale very well. I would recommend going with 3x GTX 980 instead. SLI and CF both do not scale well past 3x. Won't need that expensive 1600w PSU then either.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($324.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($128.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming G1 WIFI-BK ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($326.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB FTW ACX 2.0 Video Card (3-Way SLI) ($549.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB FTW ACX 2.0 Video Card (3-Way SLI) ($549.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB FTW ACX 2.0 Video Card (3-Way SLI) ($549.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Luxe ATX Full Tower Case ($149.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1000G2 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($91.71 @ NCIX US)
Total: $2812.63
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-19 12:24 EDT-0400
 
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Um $300 for the mobo? thats over his budget i'm pretty sure.
 
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Not when they are not buying 16gb of DDR4 @ $250, and reusing the DDR3 they already have. ;)

X99 motherboard and ram in the OP. Not to mention the fact that the 4790k is also cheaper than a 5820k. Microcenter prices are in store only, so I didn't give the 4790k MC price, which is like $279.99, I believe.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X99-UD5 WIFI EATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($273.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2800 Memory ($250.14 @ Amazon)
Total: $524.13
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-19 12:41 EDT-0400

They are actually saving money.
 
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Missed that part. Not sure the 290x is worth the added cost, vs a 290, though. Triple 290 or 290x, or wait for the 3xx series makes sense.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($324.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($128.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming G1 WIFI-BK ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($326.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290X 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card (3-Way CrossFire) ($309.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290X 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card (3-Way CrossFire) ($309.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290X 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card (3-Way CrossFire) ($309.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Luxe ATX Full Tower Case ($149.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1300 G2 1300W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($159.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($96.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $2117.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-20 10:05 EDT-0400

 
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I would agree strongly with that logic.
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£251.94 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£110.38 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£88.76 @ Scan.co.uk)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX Titan X 12GB Video Card (£879.00 @ Dabs)
Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case (£119.98 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1000 P2 1000W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£152.12 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£74.34 @ Aria PC)
Total: £1676.52
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-20 16:13 GMT+0000

I know the power supply is overkill, but just incase he/she wants to SLI. :)
 
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16GB is quite a bit though haha. I have the pagefile error with 8GB as well.
 
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