Building new system looking for input/validation trying to stay around 1500-1600$

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Jayisjustamedic

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EVGA GeForce GTX 970 04G-P4-1970-KR 4GB 256-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 G-SYNC Support Video Card
Model #:04G-P4-1970-KR
Item #:N82E16814487069
$329.99
ASUS ROG MAXIMUS VII HERO LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Gaming Motherboard
Model #:MAXIMUS VII HERO
Item #:N82E16813132125
$219.99
EVGA 220-G2-0850-XR 80 PLUS GOLD 850 W 10 yr Warranty ECO Mode Fully Modular NVIDIA SLI Ready and Crossfire Support
Model #:220-G2-0850-XR
Item #:N82E16817438018
$149.99
Intel Core i7-4790K Devil’s Canyon Quad-Core 4.0GHz LGA 1150 BX80646I74790K Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4600
Model #:BX80646I74790K
Item #:N82E16819117369
$339.99
SAMSUNG 850 EVO MZ-75E1T0B/AM 2.5" 1TB SATA III 3-D Vertical Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
Model #:MZ-75E1T0B/AM
Item #:N82E16820147374
$369.99
G.SKILL TridentX Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2400 (PC3 19200) Desktop Memory Model F3-2400C10D-16GTX
Model #:F3-2400C10D-16GTX
Item #:N82E16820231589
$119.99
ASUS Black Blu-ray Drive SATA Model BC-12B1ST/BLK/B/AS - OEM
Model #:BC-12B1ST/BLK/B/AS
Item #:N82E16827135247
$52.99
Subtotal: $1,697.90

Looking for thoughts on good mix of parts or suggestions for different parts. I am looking for a computer that will last a while tech/power wise. I play mostly mmorpgs and strategy games
I buy most of my parts from newegg.com
i am looking to buy in next few weeks
 
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modernwar99

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Directron)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($135.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($96.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($97.98 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($62.10 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($334.99 @ B&H)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX TS 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($72.00 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Asus BC-12B1ST/BLK/B/AS Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer ($40.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) ($83.70 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1254.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-04 22:37 EDT-0400

I don't think an i7 is necessary for what you are doing and you can fit a new skylake CPU and DDR4 RAM in there for just over $1200. There is room to add a GTX 980ti for a total of $1500 but that is overkill for 1080p currently so you'd be better off saving that extra $300 for buying a new GPU down the road when a GTX 970 can no longer get the job done.
 
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modernwar99

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Will you be doing anything CPU intensive outside of mmorpgs and strategy games? Because most games don't use more than 4 cores so there will be no noticeable difference between an i5 and i7. The few games that take advantage of the i7's extra 4 threads (like GTA 5) show a very small fps increase over the i5 4690k, with the 6600k probably closing that gap even more. http://www.techspot.com/review/991-gta-5-pc-benchmarks/page6.html
I know you're probably not gonna play GTA 5, but I'm just using it as an example to show the small fps increase doesn't justify the i7's $100 extra price tag for gaming.
 
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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/xQWNhM
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/xQWNhM/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($327.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($139.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($77.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($68.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 390 8GB Double Dissipation Black Edition Video Card ($324.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair RM 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($106.24 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($48.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 OEM (64-bit) ($86.75 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1341.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-10 09:26 EDT-0400

another option
 
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sadams04

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...or a non-overclocking / single GPU system.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($242.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($81.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($77.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($50.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card ($622.39 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($74.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($48.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($89.75 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1449.86
 
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