$3,000 build budget, new to this, what motherboard/ram combination

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Ian999

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I am building my first computer and I don't know too much yet.
The parts I have selected (still can be convinced otherwise):
CPU) Intel i7-7600k 4.0GHz
Graphics) GTX 1080 GAMING X 8G
CPU Cooler) Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM Cooler

I was thinking of getting the Asus Z170 Deluxe & 32 GBs of Ram with Corsair Dominator Platinium 16B (4x4GB) but I can only do one of those in that motherboard. I don't quite get the differences in 8 x 2 or 4 x 4 or what makes things better or worse than others. Any help would be much appreciated. Thank you!
 
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Garilia
Here is a suggested build for great gaming, and some light video editing/photo shopping. It leaves you $800 to add a mouse, keyboard and monitor, or to put a second 1080 in SLI.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($338.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H5 Universal 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($58.02 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z170 Extreme7+ ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($202.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill TridentZ Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($416.87 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate...
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Do you mean an I7-6700k? There's many Z170 motherboards that will support 64gb of DDR4 ram over 4 channels.
 
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when u say build u mean only the desktop? or keyboard mouse etc included? its for gaming only or u will be doing editing etc?

 
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Here is a suggested build for great gaming, and some light video editing/photo shopping. It leaves you $800 to add a mouse, keyboard and monitor, or to put a second 1080 in SLI.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($338.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H5 Universal 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($58.02 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z170 Extreme7+ ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($202.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill TridentZ Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($416.87 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.16 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Superclocked Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card ($620.00)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Luxe ATX Full Tower Case ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA P2 850W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($114.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($83.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $2209.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-03 18:45 EDT-0400
 
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Just know that 4x4 gives you 16 gb memory, not 32gb.

Research has shown there's little difference between quad vs. dual channel ram. You can throw a 4x8 array to get to 332gb, or 2x16. If you think you won't go to 64, get the 4x8 of your choice (I suggest a minimum of DDR4-2400), if you think that evenutally you might want to go to 64gb, get a 2x16 pack now, and another 2x16 when you want to max it out.
 
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When you look at the build I created, you can edit it.

click on the blue button: "edit this part list" and have fun changing out the parts. That website has a compatibility filter and will warn you when things won't work together.

 
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