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I would like to say, "Thank You" ahead of time for anyone that takes time to help me. And I greatly appreciate your advice and input.

Approximate Purchase Date: March

Budget Range: $2000-$2500 (USD)

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Streaming, Internet, Movies

Games: Upcoming - Doom / Black Desert / Tom Clancy's The Division
Current - Ark / League / CS:GO / The Witcher 3 / ARMA 3

Are you buying a monitor: Yes (Been Thinking about 2-3.. Any thoughts on this?)
I do a lot of multi tasking and currently playing on 50" 1080P TV - 60Hz but it kinda seems too big for playing on in my opinion. I feel like I have to sit way farther back from it, and that I almost have to move my head to see the whole screen.

Do you need to buy OS: Yes

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: amazon.com, newegg.com, ncix.com, tigerdirect.com

Location: Missouri, USA

Parts Preferences: No Real Preference, (Mouse: Razer Deathadder / Keyboard: Razer Blackwidow )

Overclocking: Yes

SLI or Crossfire: Maybe (Either SLI or Not, Don't Have a Preference.)

Additional Comments: I would like a good looking case that functions well with airflow. Also I was thinking about getting one of the Corsair H100 / H110. Do you think they are decent watercoolers for not being a self built cooling system?
 
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I put together a beast of a gaming pc - that will handle everything else as well.
Since your budget is so high, there´s only highend quality components. However, it´s possible to make a much cheaper build without hugely sacrificing performance. Choice is yours.

Below:

- Superfast skylake i7 CPU at 4.0 Ghz, with overclock ability (can easily be pushed to 4.6-5.0 Ghz)
- Good silent Aircooler and a great overclock mobo
- 16 GB DDR4 Ram
- Lightning fast M.2. SSD from Samsungs award winning 950 Pro series. + 2 TB extra storage.
- Flagship 980TI videocard
- Great cabinet, lots of space and lots of airflow
- Super G-Sync monitor, 2K resolution, 144 hz | + 1 ms Response Time
- Superb PSU from Corsair (I own 2 of them, and they perform...
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Just at a rough glance I'd say you are easily able to get the i7-6700k with lots of ram and all the bells and whistles + a 980 ti or a titan (more input on this needed though).
However, given that the next gen of nvidia cards is coming soon (you're purchasing in march, so) I'd say we need to wait and see what they have to offer. But if you think you may get the build sooner and assuming you only play at 1080p I'd say a 980 ti is pleeeenty good.

Edit: That is just a rough look, someone here usually has a full build that they come up with on pcpartspicker (I'd do it but I'm a bit tired) and honestly in that budget you could buy probably a 1440p or even a 4K rig at max settings (but I'm not an expert on 4K) just fine.

Oh, also, how much are you wanting to spend on the case?
And what resolution do you prefer and how big of a screen do you want? (how far do you sit from your desk?)
 
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I use a 4 foot wide desk, and have the TV currently wall mounted, and sit in a chair close to the desk, which is why I said that the TV is quite big for as close as I have to be. As for resolution, I would like to do a 4k Rig but I also have no real experience with them. Also I will be purchasing "Razer Blackwidow / Razer Deathadder" (Edited Post to conform) As for on a case I really dont know, sorry.
 
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I put together a beast of a gaming pc - that will handle everything else as well.
Since your budget is so high, there´s only highend quality components. However, it´s possible to make a much cheaper build without hugely sacrificing performance. Choice is yours.

Below:

- Superfast skylake i7 CPU at 4.0 Ghz, with overclock ability (can easily be pushed to 4.6-5.0 Ghz)
- Good silent Aircooler and a great overclock mobo
- 16 GB DDR4 Ram
- Lightning fast M.2. SSD from Samsungs award winning 950 Pro series. + 2 TB extra storage.
- Flagship 980TI videocard
- Great cabinet, lots of space and lots of airflow
- Super G-Sync monitor, 2K resolution, 144 hz | + 1 ms Response Time
- Superb PSU from Corsair (I own 2 of them, and they perform excellent)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($418.57 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($127.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($71.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 950 PRO 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($70.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card ($576.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case ($53.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair 760W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($104.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($89.88 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Dell S2716DG 144Hz 27.0" Monitor ($599.00 @ Adorama)
Total: $2314.25
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-14 05:46 EST-0500

4K gaming sounds great, but it really isn´t worth it imo. Reasons below:
- Need 2 x 980 TI in SLI to run tolerable FPS in max settings. (another $600)
- Need bigger PSU + more cooling and expect more noise.
- Decent 4K gaming monitors are hugely expensive
- 4K monitors only shine above 30 inch - and 27" inch is the sweetspot for gaming monitors. Any bigger and you will either be stretching your neck to see whats going on in each corner of the monitor - or even worse - push the monitor further back. 2K @ 27" gives you the optimal experience performance/price ratio.

Personal experience, as I have a 28" G-sync monitor - any bigger is a pain.
You can touch 4K with 980TI, expect high settings rather than Ultra and you´re fine but 2K is all you really need.
 
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Get rid of the BluRay drive if you don't need/want it.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($341.58 @ Micro Center)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme6/3.1 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($273.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Mushkin Redline 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($129.06 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($159.75 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($119.75 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB FTW ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($617.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case ($139.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: SeaSonic EVO Edition 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG UH12NS30 Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer ($39.88 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: Asus MG278Q 144Hz 27.0" Monitor ($509.99 @ B&H)
Total: $2541.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-14 05:59 EST-0500
 
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That looks like a good build, Victorion, but I personally would change the monitor and GPU. You can afford 4K on that budget so why not? Correspondingly the Fury X drives 4K better. If you don't want 4K though the 980 Ti is about the same or better.PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 Fury X 4GB Video Card ($608.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Monitor: Samsung U28D590D 60Hz 28.0" Monitor ($599.99 @ Best Buy)
Total: $1208.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-14 06:01 EST-0500
 
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Personal experience with 4K - I can´t justify any reasons atm to go for 4k gaming. The difference on a 27"/28" monitor is not really noticable between 2K and 4K - just framerates going down.
The cost of higher heat output, more noise, another highend videocard, bigger psu and a more expensive monitor where I can´t really get comfortable fullview. No thank you :)
2K on max settings looks amazing, and with G-Synch it feels even better.
R9 Fury X is a good card, but price and performance in 2K - I go GTX 980TI anyday.
 
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I say +1 to this build completely

With maybe the addition of a better cooler. The hyper 212 evo is great for $25, don't get me wrong, but at this budget, might as well.

Otherwise, this is as solid as it gets.
 
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