Budget is around $1200 to $1300. How does this build look? I plan on doing things like heavy modding on Skyrim, Fallout 4, Witcher 3, etc as well as playing everything from DayZ to Ark Survival Evolved to Battlefield 4 (and 1). Should I get a 1080 or 1070? Or even just a 970 or 980 instead? I only care about 1080p 60hz with max settings except for the stuff that's unnecessary (like hairworks in Witcher for example). I'm sticking to a red and black color scheme if possible. Also I already have the CPU so I need to stick to lga 1150 and whatnot. This will be my first build but I know a good amount about the process because i've been planning for 2 years
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/th2zKZ
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/th2zKZ/by_merchant/
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($339.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($122.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($36.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($88.06 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($319.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro M ATX Mid Tower Case ($67.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($95.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series SP120 High Performance Edition (2-Pack) 62.7 CFM 120mm Fans ($21.99 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Asus VH238H 23.0" Monitor ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Cooler Master Devastator II Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($35.91 @ Newegg)
Total: $1319.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-29 00:35 EDT-0400
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/th2zKZ
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/th2zKZ/by_merchant/
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($339.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($122.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($36.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($88.06 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($319.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro M ATX Mid Tower Case ($67.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($95.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series SP120 High Performance Edition (2-Pack) 62.7 CFM 120mm Fans ($21.99 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Asus VH238H 23.0" Monitor ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Cooler Master Devastator II Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($35.91 @ Newegg)
Total: $1319.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-29 00:35 EDT-0400