1200$ 4K Gaming Rig

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People told me it wasn't possible to play at 4K for under 1500$. I told them they were wrong.

CPU: Intel i5 6500
MOBO: Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI
RAM: Avexir Core Series 16GB
HDD: Seagate Barricuda 1TB
GPU: Zotac GTX 980ti AMP!
Case: NZXT Source 210
PSU: EVGA 600W 80+ Bronze

Check out the completed 1750$ version that includes these parts, Windows 10, a 4K ASUS monitor and a gaming keyboard/mouse bundle from Cooler Master.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2CxB23
 
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1. You should post this as a discussion not a question.

2. The above build is a very good 2K build , but 4K and your future upgrades are a headache with the choice of components you have taken.

  • The power supply is not sufficient for running SLI 980ti , you will have to upgrade to a 850W so add another 80$ in future.

  • The case is a mid tower with stock cooling , which wont be able to handle so much heat by SLI and CPU at full loads. Add another 50-100$ for cooling solutions, and they still might not cut it, so a new full tower case for 80-100$.

  • your budget seems to be so flexible , 1200$ in title , 1500$ in post and 1750$ in build . But the issue is 2015 games are already giving a hard time to 980Tis in 4k , so if you...
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Just to clear up some stuff this is designed to be as budget friendly as possible while delivering the best 4K resolutions. This involved on losing some things like a CPU cooler, a case with a window and a Blu Ray drive, all of which you can add in if you put another 100$ into the build.
 
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Also (I know I'm cluttering this thread) the motherboard I chose because it was budget friendly while still having an upgrade path: Z170 chipset in case you get an i5 6600K or i7 6700K and more importantly SLI support so if you really wanna crank 4K you can add another GTX 980ti.
 
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1. You should post this as a discussion not a question.

2. The above build is a very good 2K build , but 4K and your future upgrades are a headache with the choice of components you have taken.

  • The power supply is not sufficient for running SLI 980ti , you will have to upgrade to a 850W so add another 80$ in future.

  • The case is a mid tower with stock cooling , which wont be able to handle so much heat by SLI and CPU at full loads. Add another 50-100$ for cooling solutions, and they still might not cut it, so a new full tower case for 80-100$.

  • your budget seems to be so flexible , 1200$ in title , 1500$ in post and 1750$ in build . But the issue is 2015 games are already giving a hard time to 980Tis in 4k , so if you think you can play with a single 980Ti any 4k game smoothly at high settings of 2016 , that is unlikely . So your next 980TI is coming more sooner than you expect . So all in all, you are asking for a 2500$ build which has skimped on SSDs and wasting around 200$ for a cheaper start.

  • The devastator combo is a pretty average quality component and the keyboard goes bad too soon. Its a personal preference but i do spend around 10% of the budget for mouse and keyboard. heck mine even cost more than 10% of total budget.
  • And you missed the speakers
 
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Not to mention a low quality power supply as is. Also, you can play 4K on a GTX 950. Lowering settings is not like a scary thing to do ever.

Also, either get an H110 motherboard or a K CPU, and if you do, perhaps some higher frequency RAM. But yeah, not a power supply to run an expensive rig on.
 
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