First time building a "High-end" PC Need Help(2500-3000 budget)!!

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Nikos kelidis

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Hello guys! Ive built some computers on the past but they were all low budget! Its my first time building a 3000 pc so im asking for some tips!! These are the components i chose so far.. Are they good?? do you suggest something else?? Any help will be appreciated!

CASE : NZXT Phantom 530
CPU : Intel i7 5820k (cooler: Coolermaster Nepton 240M)
GPU : EVGA GTX 980 Ti SC ACX 2.0+ 6GB
MOBO : Asus RAMPAGE V EXTREME/U3.1
RAM : G.Skill Ripjaws 4 16GB DDR4 2400MHz
PSU : Corsair HX850i 850W
SSD : Samsung 850 Evo 250GB
HDD : Seagate Barracuda 1TB
Monitor : BenQ XL2720Z (or Asus VG248QE)
 
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Thats good to hear!! The only thing that bothers me is the bad reviews ive read about the PSU! Most of the reviews was like "After some months the PSU is dead".... should i go for it or you have something else to suggest??
 
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The G2 that 0x1eef was suggesting EVGA G2
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438018&cm_re=evga_g2-_-17-438-018-_-Product
Another good option is this pc im assuming you are in the US.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($369.90 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Nepton 240M 76.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($96.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($218.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($119.95 @ B&H)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($170.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Superclocked+ ACX 2.0+ Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($667.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Superclocked+ ACX 2.0+ Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($667.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT Phantom 530 (Black) ATX Full Tower Case ($104.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1000G2 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($150.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Monitor: BenQ XL2720Z 144Hz 27.0" Monitor ($429.00 @ Amazon)
Total: $3047.27
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-04 08:19 EDT-0400
 
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Nice suggestion jackspeed but im looking for a better and newer cpu and mobo if i want to upgrade in the future thats why i choose them!
About the PSU now.. As i said before im going to upgate my built in the future, 1 GTX etc. so I was thinking maybe i should go for the EVGA Supernova G2 1000w instead the corsair 850W HX!! should i go for it??
 
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The problem with the "extreme" cpus is that if you upgrade its going to cost a fortune, and by that time the newest $350 cpu will be just as good as the $700 cpu on the discontinued socket.

The i7 that you chose has more cores and more memory but single core performance is worse and most games do not use more then 4 threads let alone 8 that the 6700 would use. But I do understand wanting to go 6 core. I just do not suggest investing in *that* platform so you can upgrade the CPU later. It has other benefits that are worth looking into.
 
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Now you got me thinking...I made a brief research and my conclusions are: LGA 1151 is mainly for games while the 2011-3 is good for games but its also good for heavy multi-tasking and finely threaded applications, also its more expensive than the LGA 1151. I find it difficult to decide now :p I will be using the pc for games moslty and some VM works but nothing heavy!
I have 2 options:
1: Intel i7 6700k with Asus Socket 1151 Z170-Deluxe
2: Intel i7 5820k with Asus RAMPAGE V EXTREME/U3.1

 
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