Best $1500 Gaming/Video Editing PC?

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This is my first time building a pc on my own. I need advice from more experienced pc enthusiasts. My budget for this pc (excluding monitor) is about $1500. This PC will be primarily for 1080p gaming and video editing for youtube. I'm open to recommendations for changes for this build, but please no AMD graphics cards.
I have no clue as to what monitor I should get. Are 144 hz and 120 hz monitors worth the extra money?

Here is my original idea for a pc:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/qZV8qs
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K - $325.99
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i - $94.99
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer ATX - $106.98
RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory - $93.99
SSD: A-Data Premier Pro SP920 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive - $89.99
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive - $70.99
GPU: MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GB Twin Frozr Video Card - $499.99
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case - $79.99
PSU: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply - $79.99
Total: $1442.90
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($372.95 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H5 Universal 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($46.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme4 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($162.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP920 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($70.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GB Twin Frozr Video Card ($499.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1533.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-03 19:57 EDT-0400

about $1600 but rebates give you another $70 back. has a superior cpu and chipset which would be much better for recording/streaming/editing.

for the monitor it depends on what games you play: would you benefit more from smoother motion and faster responses (such as shooter type games), or would you benefit more from better viewing angles and color accuracy?
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($279.99 @ Micro Center)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($94.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 7 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($159.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($93.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($101.87 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($70.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GB Twin Frozr Video Card ($499.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1466.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-03 21:38 EDT-0400

This is a great build, that has fantastic performance and is under your budget. It can be upgraded in the future and it is very flexible. I'm totally jealous of this build, I wish I had this. Just in case you forgot, you have to buy an operating system.
 
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You will never need more then 3 storage devices unless you are doing a raid array.

 
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Another option is you can get 1-2 3TB hard drives and make multiple partitions.
 
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i wouldn't do multiple partitions, it will hurt performance quite a bit when accessing two or more. im pretty sure that's Suzuki's whole point that you'll be reading and writing simultaneously and a single drive wouldn't be able to keep up. unless you had a couple large capacity SSDs but that wouldn't be very cost effective.
 
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Correct. The problem you get with partitions is exactly that. Even if you carefully select a faster one, it will hurt performance quite a bit. While it's doable on just 2 drives, there will be a bottle neck. Now whether or not it'll be noticeable is a whole different matter. I don't know what type of projects or how long they'll be either. But it will make a huge difference in terms of workflow. I have to work with Photoshop, Premiere and Lightroom simultaneously. So for me, I can't do it any other way. It's preference mixed with need. If you have all the time in the world, it won't even matter, infact. For personal projects I just use my laptop on the go. Back to editing... While things like conforming only happens once, a 200-300 clip size can take over 20 minutes just to conform before you can actually start working. To cut to the end of my story, CPU will always be the bottle neck when video editing. When exporting it goes like this: HDD -> RAM -> CPU -> HDD. The bottleneck here will be the CPU, and or RAM depending on the size of the projects. Rather than have you change your setup, just go with what you have selected. But it is by no means optimised and the difference is night and day.

All the best!
 
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Thank you guys for your responses! I've realized that this pc will be mainly for gaming and the gtx 980 ti has just been released, so I've revised my pc build as shown below:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/FsYHt6
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/FsYHt6/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($328.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.50 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($139.99 @ B&H)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($91.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($97.98 @ B&H)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card ($649.99 @ B&H)
Case: Corsair 100R ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Antec EarthWatts Platinum 650W 80+ Platinum Certified ATX Power Supply ($70.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1502.30
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-12 12:05 EDT-0400
 
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YES. There is no way you should be getting a 980 at this price point, the 980 Ti is the way to go. That right there is one badass build.
 
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You should chose a better case for this build. I recommend the Corsair 400r or the Phanteks Enthoo Pro. Besides that you have a good build. Hope you have a good time building.

 
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if you're only gaming at 1080p, the 980 Ti is a huge waste, you will max any monitor at that resolution. the 980 would even do the same. i would either go for a higher resolution, or a cheaper gpu
 
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