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I need help building a gaming pc. I was going to buy from ibuypower but figured it would be cheaper buying the parts and taking it to the computer store and letting them put it together.
I'm going for a computer I can upgrade over the years instead of buying a new one all the time.This is what i got so far:

Case - NZXT PHANTOM 630
Graphics Card - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980Ti
Hard Drive - WD Black 5TB Performance Desktop Hard Disk Drive
SSD- SAMSUNG 850 EVO 2.5" 500GB
Optical Drive - ASUS Black 12X BD-ROM - $39.99
Media Card Reader - BYTECC U2CR-318/ Hub USB 2.0 3.5" Bay,
CPU - i7 (going to transfer from my alienware x51)

I need help picking a good motherboard preferably one that can hold 2 graphics card in case i want to slap my gtx660 or something better down the road.
Also need help with the cooling I don't know weather to run fans or Liquid cooling.
Also whats a good power supply to be able to run everything.
I have some ram that was just going to transfer over don't know the model atm.
And sound card if that's important?
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OK. That's a locked CPU from a couple of generations ago, but still decent and relevant today and it needs an LGA1155 socket.

Here's about the cheapest system I'd be building with your parts.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-3770 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($424.68 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.50 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($139.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($77.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western...
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DonkeyOatie

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Are you in the USA?

The HDD size seem excessive. I'd go smaller, 2 or 3TB and add more as needed.

I would consider a faster M.2 SSD
What i7? Skylake, Haswell Refresh, Haswell, .... Locked or unlocked?
I'm not sure a GXT 660 will combine with a GTX 980ti even with DX12. You could use it as a dedicated PhysX unit.
A 'big air' cooler will work well with most i7s. I would consider liquid only if the system is going to be moved around a lot (at least once a week)

To allow for the possibility of both overclocking a CPU, your GPU(s) and SLI GTX 980ti, I would want 1000W of good power. There are several Tier 1 PSUs you could consider.

Corsair RM1000i
Seasonic X 1050
XFX 1050 BEFX
EVGA G2 1000

Sound can be added later, but a good motherboard will have good sound.

We need to know your CPU before we can make a motherboard recommendation.
 
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Ya i'm in the USA
The HDD is pretty big but getting it so i don't have to worry about later plus its on sale
What SSD do u recommend I don't know to much about them
I have a (Intel (R) Core (TM) i7-3770 CPU @ 3.40GHz)
If i can't combine the Graphics cards then i'll just buy another down the line
Liquid for moving only purposes? hmm i didn't know that
I don't know anything about overclocking i thought it was a bit too much so i didn't bother so would i still need a 1000w?
hopefully you can pick a good motherboard from the info
 
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OK. That's a locked CPU from a couple of generations ago, but still decent and relevant today and it needs an LGA1155 socket.

Here's about the cheapest system I'd be building with your parts.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-3770 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($424.68 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.50 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($139.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($77.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Black 5TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($199.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card ($629.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT Phantom 630 (Gunmetal) ATX Full Tower Case ($150.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($105.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($89.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1918.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-11 05:12 EST-0500

I did not realize that you were using an Ivy Bridge CPU, so the SSD is fine. The motherboard will not handle a faster one.
The PSU is the Cheapest, lowest power, best PSU I'd want to use. You could save a bit and drop to the B2 version for about $80, but I would not.
Liquid is NOT only for moving purposes. I was explaining the circumstances under which I think liquid would be suitable for you (or me)

You could spend a lot more on your motherboard, but you need to research and see if the more expensive ones get you features that you need.
 
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