What is the best gaming/music production computer i can build for $2000?

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I would like to get the best specs i possibly can for this much. For this PC I would use a 34" UltraWide Monitor (3440x1440) which is not included in my budget. This PC would also be used for music production [FL Studio] which is very CPU + RAM hungry. HDMI motherboard is preferred.. Thanks all in advance.
 
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i'd suggest a samsung 850 EVO or 850 PRO ssd instead the crucial as a sata ssd.
I'd also change that PSU for something higher quality with more headroom, thinking about future overclocking aswell. for example an EVGA supernova G2.
The noctua d15 seems to be a decent air cooling and probably sufficient, but again if you think about overclocking , maybe a liquid cooler is better. the h110i just hit the market if i'm right.
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the X99 and 5xxx cpus will provide better performance in multithreaded CPU heavy applications because of the higher memory speeds and the 12+cpu threads. it will be more expensive and i'm not sure it's worth it for you. Actually i dont know how heavy is your FL studio music producing applications... so i cant say anything accurate about that. you should look somewhere on the web for more accurate information about that program.

the 4790K is a cheaper solution and at least identical or frequently better in gaming performance. the reason for this is simple. at the moment the 4790K has the fastest single threaded perofrmance of all cpus. however it has only 8 threads so thats why it could suffer in performance when it comes to encoding for example.
 
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Not for gaming, Z97 will give you better performance in gaming. For heavy threaded multimedia applications like Pro Tools and Adobe CS6 that is where X99 will come in handy.
 
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g-unit1111 did you even read what i wrote before "correcting" it ? :D

anyway i'll try to highlight the important part: ### the 4790K is a cheaper solution and at least identical or frequently better in gaming performance ###
 
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How does this look?
CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core CPU
COOLER: Noctua NH-D15 SSO2 D-Type Premium CPU Cooler
MOTHERBOARD: ASRock X99 Extreme3 ATX LGA2011-3
RAM: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory
SSD: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive [NEED 512GB]
HARD DRIVE: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM or Toshiba 4tb
GRAPHICS CARD: GeForce GTX 980ti 6GB
CASE: Something White.
POWER SUPPLY: Antec HCG M 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX

Feel free to tweak. Maybe replace hard drive to a 2TB
 
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i'd suggest a samsung 850 EVO or 850 PRO ssd instead the crucial as a sata ssd.
I'd also change that PSU for something higher quality with more headroom, thinking about future overclocking aswell. for example an EVGA supernova G2.
The noctua d15 seems to be a decent air cooling and probably sufficient, but again if you think about overclocking , maybe a liquid cooler is better. the h110i just hit the market if i'm right.
 
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2k? go i7-4790k 16 gigs of ram, gtx 980 and a decent motherboard and cpu cooler. Try going to NCIXUS.com and building one. since its for music 250g ssd and 2-3 TB drive will be plenty.
 
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You're better off going with a z97 build. Its for gaming and just music. Music production takes absolutely nothing of a computer to do.
 
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How about this ? right on budget !

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/7nX7FT
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($325.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($94.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($82.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($97.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($123.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GB Twin Frozr Video Card ($499.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case ($98.00 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic X Series 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($139.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus BC-12B1ST/BLK/B/AS Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) ($87.98 @ OutletPC)
Sound Card: Creative Labs Sound Blaster Zx 24-bit 192 KHz Sound Card ($114.99 @ Micro Center)
External Storage: Seagate Expansion 2TB External Hard Drive ($79.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $1986.76
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-03 17:31 EDT-0400
 
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i like it :)
 
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