Request assistance for new build ~$3000 USD budget

Terowyn

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Approximate Purchase Date: By the end of the year

Budget Range: $3000USD for parts, not worried about shipping cost
(live in Hawaii, I am all to familiar with the cost to ship stuff
"overseas")

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming in ridiculous Ultra
settings, "Future-proof" build (Yeah, yeah, I know, no such thing for
electronics... let me have this!)

Are you buying a monitor: Probably, I'll definitely take
recommendations, but not factoring the price into this build

Parts to Upgrade: All, after 4 years of strong gaming, time to retire
the old and bring in the new

Do you need to buy OS: Yes, probably Win10, but again, not figuring
that into my hardware budget

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Usually buy around Newegg and/or
Amazon, but I won't pass up on a good deal... Just need to make sure
the site will ship to Hawaii

Location: Honolulu, Hawaii

Parts Preferences: Would prefer nvidia gpu (partial to evga brand),
but I'm not fanboy-ish, I can be flexible, especially for a quality
product!

Overclocking: Maybe, haven't done it in a while, but I'm not a super
stranger to it. Always fun to push the limits!

SLI or Crossfire: Maybe, haven't tried it before. This is why I ask
the community's advice!

Your Monitor Resolution: Best for gaming on ultra settings. Possibly
a 2 or 3 monitor setup, based on your recommendations!

Additional Comments: Usually I try to research/price/hunt for deals on
my own, and read around the forums for good recommendations. I just
got back from deployment, so I haven't had the time or resources to
look, so I am empowering the community to come up with a pretty solid
setup. You guys rock!

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Returning from
deployment (celebratory!) and my current system is about 4 years old.
I figure I can spoil myself a little, know what I mean? :)

- James
 

BennCon

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I do love a request like this - nice big budget, lots of things to play with. Nice respite after just doing a $400 build for someone. Thanks OP!

Anyway, here's what I came up with:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/JTYyMp
I basically just maxed out everything, not much more you can push out of a build and it's set up for overclocking which I hope you'd be doing. To be honest I haven't checked to see if these shops ship to Hawaii, but I'm sure they do. Went with Skylake for "future proofing" - even though we both know it's not really a thing! Anyway, any questions don't hesitate, enjoy!
 

Qenetor

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I thinks spending 500 on that amount of ram isnt worth it. You would never even utilize quarter of it on gaming. And two 980 on sli would be better than gtx titan x. Also i recommend hdd with 7200 rpm instead of 5900.
 

drockinwv

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This is what you want for hardcore gaming, and future proofing as much as possible. I did add a monitor and OS, but hardware wise you are $400ish under budget, that way you can add some case fans and other accessories.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5930K 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($459.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15S 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($79.90 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI X99A SLI PLUS ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($124.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($218.17 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($72.25 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Classified ACX 2.0+ Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($673.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Classified ACX 2.0+ Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($673.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 w/Window (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1000G2 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($84.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus ROG SWIFT PG278Q 144Hz 27.0" Monitor ($654.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $3433.22
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-25 16:46 EST-0500