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Garilia

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I suggest a different motherboard, psu and cpu cooler. The cpu you chose is a powerful one, and as a K chip it is capable of being overclocked, you need a z-board to take advantage of that. The Cryorig's are the best air coolers on the market under $60 these days. And the psu I've listed is a better quality component. If you need to offset the increased cost of those items in your budget, you could get the I5-6600K instead.

I7-6700K
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($314.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.50)
Motherboard: MSI Z170A SLI PLUS ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($118.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($87.69 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($62.28 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Founders Edition Video Card ($698.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($70.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.88 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($83.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1709.17
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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I5-6600k
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.50)
Motherboard: MSI Z170A SLI PLUS ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($118.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($87.69 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($62.28 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Founders Edition Video Card ($698.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($70.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.88 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($83.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1614.17
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-11 15:52 EDT-0400
 
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Bearmann

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Agreed. I would do something like this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($314.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.50)
Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($139.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($87.69 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($62.28 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Founders Edition Video Card ($698.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.88 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($83.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1714.18
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-11 15:52 EDT-0400

With an overclockable CPU and fast RAM, you should get a Z170 MB so that you can benefit from them. The MB you chose doesn't even have an extra x4 PCIe slot for future expansion. I can find a less expensive Z170 MB if you want. The H7 is a nice budget cooler. You can spend more for slightly better performance. You needed a better PSU. For gaming, 32 GB is overkill. 16 GB is abundant. I don't think any games use over 6 GB presently.
 
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I like the PC specs you put down, but I plan I upgrading later so dont you think I should get 750w instead of 550w? and about the processor I think i just want the best one cause i want a really smooth experience. idk im really bad at this kind of stuff but I just want a really nice PC that I can play anything on with little to no lag, a good processor so everything is fast, and good cooling/fans so it stays cold. what do u think?
 
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Ristay

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Thanks for replying btw,

I'm not really looking into SLI yet , as I am new to building PC's. I just want a pc with a GTX 1080, Core i7 either 6700k or 4790k, whichever ones better. I also want good cooling, what would you recommend?
 
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Bearmann

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You mentioned upgrading later, so i thought you meant SLI. 550W is fine for the GTX 1080. Either of the PSU's that Garilla or I used would be fine. The G2 is just a hair better, but both are excellent. Stick with a Skylake CPU. The R4 is a great case, but the R5 is on sale right now for only $10 more (no window though):

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811352048&cm_re=fractal_r5-_-11-352-048-_-Product

for a window, the titanium is $20 more:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16811352051
 
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Ristay

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New updated one - http://pcpartpicker.com/list/c6DJxY

Tell me if that looks better, I decided to go with 750w. Is that a fine 750w processor or is another better?
And also, I really enjoy using Windows 7, would it be alright if I used windows 7? I don't want people to stop making updates for windows 7 then have to upgrade so would I be better off just going with windows 10? if so which kind of windows they have: Windows 7 Pro SP1 64 Bit, or Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64bit, or if im going windows 10 they have Windows 10 Pro and Windows 10 Home.


I
 
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Ristay

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I actually meant to switch the RAM, can you recommend a really nice 16gb memory?
 
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Ristay

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I got a different Cryorig, does this look good? http://pcpartpicker.com/list/cmZFTH
 
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Ristay

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http://pcpartpicker.com/list/TrQGXH

So thats all I need for my PC? Besides the CPU Cooler, I am getting the H7 off the website so I didn't add it on that list.
 
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