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I am very much wanting to have my own gaming pc built, and I want the best of the best. My plan is if i'm going to get a gaming pc, I might as well put the money to good use and get the best I can get.
I play games such as all the sims games and expansions, Fallout series, Elder Scrolls, The Witcher 3, GTA V, and I want to build a Gaming PC that can run all of these games flawlessly without any sort of lag and on ULTRA settings. Now, I understand that building your own is a lot cheaper and just overall better than buying premade systems, but that's where i'm lost.
I have researched all over the web and there are so many varying opinions on this, so I just am resorting to making my own thread on the matter.
What do you guys think I should get? What is the best of the best in your opinions to run the games i mentioned perfectly? I have never played games on PC, just on Xbox. But I want my games to run just as good or better on PC than they do on the xbox. I dont want to build a PC just for it to lag a little compared to how games run on xbox.
Hey, thanks for any advice or directing me to the right places! It is very much appreciated!
 
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Before I get too specific, need to know what kind of budget you have in mind. It not hard to smoke an Xbox...an i7/Z170 with a high end gfx card would do it. If you want to go a step further and do a bit of 'future proofing' then the next step is a 6 core ( or 8) intel extreme on an X99 motherboard and maybe run 2 gfx cards...but that get expensive real fast...when you get into these processors and cards, you have to have high quality supporting hardware to do it 'right'. So tell me your spending limit and I can point you in the right direction. ;)
 
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Well I certainly want high end, so i'd say 2000-3000 is my budget, if i can get the best for less then great, otherwise that would certainly be a good budget for me.
 
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I see, that's good to know! Well okay yes, my budget would be 2000-3000 :)
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($359.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Swiftech H240-X 90.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($149.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($228.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($154.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung XP941 Series 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($339.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($201.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($664.98 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($664.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Phantom 530 (Red) ATX Full Tower Case ($128.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair 860W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($185.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $3080.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-20 17:59 EDT-0400
 
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Thanks for looking that up for me! So the specs you listed will be able to run most any game much better than an xbox one or ps4? And be very durable? From what i've looked up this all looks nice, gonna do a little more research, then I will start buying everything piece by piece :)
 
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These specs are at least 10 times better than an xBox 0ne or PS4 :clin:
 
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Is it really worth it to get 2x 980ti's? Wouldn't one suffice? Or is it pretty necessary? just wondering, thanks for info :) helping a lot!
 
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take a look at the parts i've been looking at, its sorta based around what you showed me, but a little downgraded. Is it still up to par with what I want do you think? What is your opinion and why?? haha thanks a ton :)
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/8RgR3C
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($242.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.50 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($145.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($176.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($172.75 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($119.99 @ Micro Center)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Superclocked+ ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($674.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($98.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1000 P2 1000W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($177.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Asus BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($54.88 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 OEM (64-bit) ($133.89 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Cougar Vortex PWM 119.8 CFM 140mm Fan ($17.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case Fan: Cougar Vortex PWM 119.8 CFM 140mm Fan ($17.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case Fan: Cougar Vortex PWM 119.8 CFM 140mm Fan ($17.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case Fan: Cougar Vortex PWM 119.8 CFM 140mm Fan ($17.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K70 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Mouse: Corsair M65 RGB Wired Laser Mouse ($54.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $2280.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-23 15:14 EDT-0400
If you gaming in 1080p 980 Ti will handle anything u throw at it, if it's 4K then just add another one
 
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2x 980ti is for 4K gaming. And that's about it.

For any resolutions lower than 4K... a single 980 Ti will be more than enough.

For your budget you may look at this another build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5930K 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($499.99 @ Micro Center)
CPU Cooler: Swiftech H240-X 90.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($149.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: MSI X99A GODLIKE GAMING EATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($553.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($289.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($237.99 @ B&H)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($201.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB HYBRID Video Card ($748.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT Phantom 820 (Black) ATX Full Tower Case ($206.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1000 P2 1000W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($177.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $3067.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-23 20:39 EDT-0400
 
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Very good choices but I would that you just change the CPU/Mobo/Ram in order to stay current (take a look):

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($359.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H5 Universal 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($46.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($228.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2800 Memory ($134.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($455.27 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($119.99 @ Micro Center)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card ($678.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Luxe ATX Full Tower Case ($159.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($117.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($19.75 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($93.89 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($37.24 @ Amazon)
Total: $2454.07
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-23 20:43 EDT-0400
 
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Thank you very much! It will be a while yet while I save up money so I can start buying this piece by piece but i'm pretty sure this is going to end up being my build. Thanks for all the help! [PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/qVBQbv) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/qVBQbv/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
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**CPU** | [Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80662i76700k) | $359.99 @ NCIX US
**CPU Cooler** | [CRYORIG H5 Universal 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cryorig-cpu-cooler-h5universal) | $46.99 @ Newegg
**Motherboard** | [Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-maximusviiihero) | $228.99 @ SuperBiiz
**Memory** | [G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f43200c16d16gvk) | $154.99 @ Newegg
**Storage** | [Samsung 850 Pro Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz7ke1t0bw) | $455.27 @ Amazon
**Storage** | [Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd2003fzex) | $119.99 @ Micro Center
**Video Card** | [MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-gtx980tigaming6g) | $678.99 @ SuperBiiz
**Case** | [Phanteks Enthoo Luxe ATX Full Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/phanteks-case-phes614lwt) | $159.99 @ Amazon
**Power Supply** | [EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-220g20850xr) | $117.99 @ NCIX US
**Optical Drive** | [LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/lg-optical-drive-gh24nsb0) | $19.75 @ OutletPC
**Operating System** | [Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-kw900140) | $93.89 @ OutletPC
**Wireless Network Adapter** | [TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/tp-link-wireless-network-card-tlwdn4800) | $37.24 @ Amazon
**Monitor** | [Asus MX279H 27.0" Monitor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-monitor-mx279h) | $268.98 @ Best Buy
| *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |
| Total (before mail-in rebates) | $2763.05
| Mail-in rebates | -$20.00
| **Total** | **$2743.05**
| Generated by [PCPartPicker](http://pcpartpicker.com) 2015-08-23 21:29 EDT-0400 |
 
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Well, I have thought about the accessories, and I just purchased astro a50s, but the real question I have,
DO I even need a sound card? From what i've read it seems that a sound card isn't a smart move to buy with the board i'm getting at least (ASUS HERO VII) because the onboard sound is very decent they say. What is your opinion on this?
If you think its necessary, what would you recommend?
 
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You'll feel the difference by no doubt, at least I felt, when I bought one, but it was 4 years ago (I have M-audio sound card). And I felt the quality not only in games, but also in music, and the difference was rather great. But I have nice sound system and good headphones, by my opinion))) But not so of a great price)) You should read some reviews, I suggest, and then make some choise. But you will not regret)))
 
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