Gaming Pc for under $1800 (including peripherals)

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I am looking to build a gaming pc for under $1800.
I would like the theme to be blue/black and include a mouse and two monitors. I also need an os (preferably windows 7).
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($254.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($103.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($149.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($45.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($84.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($63.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card ($649.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Blue) ATX Mid Tower Case ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: AOC i2267Fw 60Hz 22.0" Monitor ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Monitor: AOC i2267Fw 60Hz 22.0" Monitor ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Logitech G402 Wired Optical Mouse ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1744.76
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-28 10:04 EST-0500

I guess, Win 7 is getting cheaper at markets.
 
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* could you get a blue/black motherboard for me instead of the white one.
* Where should I buy windows 7?
* instead of the liquid cooler should I get a Hyper 212 EVO? and then with the extra money get 16 gb of ram?
* this is the builds I built... tell me which one is the best out of all of them:
* http://pcpartpicker.com/p/RDbHdC (980)
* http://pcpartpicker.com/p/rZJncf (980 ti)
* http://pcpartpicker.com/p/CzbLt6 (970 sli)
 
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1) By matching your theme, you may miss the best parts for price. That motherboard comes with a blue led and that may look interesting.
2) From local markets and Microsoft already confirmed they're ending up support for Windows 7 in 2020. It's better to move on with win 10 for experiencing full Direct X 12.

3) Yes, CM 212 EVO will do the job pretty well but not like a AIO liquid cooler, rather they perform much better than Air coolers and H100i GTX looks reachable so i feel no hesitate to put one, especially if you're looking for performance.

4) Not bad at all. A single powerful video card is always better for gaming, some games may not optimized for dual cards and a 980 ti looks affordable within your budget. It's better to go with the new skylake for better performance.

I did selected much better display, but the unavailability of OS at pcpartpicker made me sacrifice to left some share of amount.
:http://pcpartpicker.com/part/acer-monitor-r240hybidx
 
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Thanks for all the help you two.
So taking both of your builds into consideration I built this one:
Gaming PC under $2000 (980 ti)
Lucky me, I got my friend to give me a free OS.
Tell me if I should change anything in this build or is this one good.
*Its just a little over (what could i change to lower it a bit?)*
 
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I don't want to go up to $2000, I want to lower the price of my build to under $1800.
What do you mean about the display selection. On my main monitor (gaming monitor) i want to run at 144 hz and a higher resolution and use the second monitor as a secondary. (skype/ts website and stuff like that)
I will change the power supply though!
Can you take my idea, lower it to $1800 (if you can't im fine with $1860) and improve the bad things in it.
For the ram... I want to keep it a standard black or black/blue color night bright red.
 
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Also it there something wrong with the ram I choose?
Why are you switching it to the other kind?
 
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My whole setup (keyboard and headset and pc) is black/blue and that ram is red and will stick out...
 
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Here's what I would suggest:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($259.89 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H5 Universal 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($46.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: EVGA Z170 FTW ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($189.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($82.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB STRIX Video Card ($499.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT H440 (Blue/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($119.99 @ NZXT)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) ($89.95 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1538.65
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-29 11:39 EST-0500

That gives you almost $350 for whatever monitor(s), keyboard and mouse you want.
 
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Looks like you made your decision, but you should change your power supply unit as the Nex G from evga use lower quality components. Not really ideal in serious overclocking or super-high load situations. If you want reliability & performance, change your PSU as suggested above.

 
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I did change the power supply to the better one and changed the i5 to i7 to reach $1900.
Thanks for all the help!
 
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Actually, Yes there are some reasons for that alteration :
* They're performance RAM's
* Produce lower latency
* Quality
* Reliable than other brands.

Anyways, I heard lots of issues regarding Corsair, according to the statistic, the RMA level is quit elevated.
 
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Can you find a good stick of ram for me that black or black/blue or mostly black.
thanks in advance.
 
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Is there already thermal paste on the H100i?
Whats the difference between the two? Which one would you recommend for gaming, editing and overclocking?
Thanks in advance
 
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