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Hi. This will be my second build and I come here once again to ask for help and advice from those much more wise in the ways of PC building then myself.

Approximate Purchase Date: As soon as possible

Budget Range: around $2000-2200 total Before Rebates and After Shipping

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, internet

Parts Not Required: I have a monitor, mouse and keyboard

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: I'm completely open to suggestions

Country: USA Baltimore Maryland

Parts Preferences: I'd like to get the new nvidia gtx 1080 graphics card and intel processor, I'm also looking for a nice SSD drive along with a larger standard hard drive (maybe on of the combo HD I've seen) gaming mother board or something comparable and a good gaming power supply.

Overclocking: No I don't think I want to go down that road.

SLI or Crossfire: I don't think I need it but again I'm open to suggestions

Monitor Resolution: 1024x768

Additional Comments: I need some version of windows. I have 8.1 and while not great its not awful (as always I'm open) and would like to be able to play whatever new high end graphically intense games.
 
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There you go:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($345.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($42.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($150.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: *PNY Anarchy 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($161.65 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Red 4TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($149.49 @ B&H)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1080 8GB AMP! Edition Video Card ($819.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($108.88 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($85.95 @ Amazon)
Total: $2030.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-15 05:18 EDT-0400

You may not wish to overclock now, but it's good to have the possibility as it's not that much more expensive if you're already on a z170 MB, which i included so you may also SLI at some point, again, just to have to possibility. PLus the K version of teh 6700 comes with higher default frequencies.

EDIT: are you serious about that monitor resolution?
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($345.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($88.49 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($199.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($154.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($161.65 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($196.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Video Card ($649.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT Phantom 530 (White) ATX Full Tower Case ($115.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA P2 650W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($98.68 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($83.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $2096.65
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-15 05:22 EDT-0400

Here you go mate, may i ask why you will be playing at a 1024x768 resolution monitor?
 
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Thank you both for the suggestions. I am indeed serious about the monitor resolution. I still use a view sonic a90f. I like the older monitors but I have a separate amount that I can toss at a new monitor the thing is most of the flat screen monitors I’ve seen either hurt my eyes (that’s a big thing with me), look awful or are just too expensive. I could maybe pull around $350 for a new monitor maybe a little more if the computer comes in under. I just haven’t seen a good monitor for that price. This is in no way meant to be a slight to anyone’s monitor preference. I’m open to suggestion there too.
 
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So we may say a $2500 budget for teh build + monitor?
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($345.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($114.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($199.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill TridentZ Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($80.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($161.65 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($119.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Video Card ($669.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($97.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA P2 650W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($98.68 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($19.89 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($83.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1993.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-15 06:00 EDT-0400
 
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If yes, then there you go:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1240 V5 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($269.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: *Gigabyte GA-X150M-PLUS WS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($68.58 @ Amazon)
Memory: *PNY Anarchy 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($161.65 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Red 4TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($149.49 @ B&H)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1080 8GB AMP! Edition Video Card ($819.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($108.88 @ OutletPC)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer ($14.89 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($85.95 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Acer XB270HU bprz 27.0" 144Hz Monitor ($689.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $2534.39
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-15 06:42 EDT-0400

A monitor is teh best investment you can make as it will last you several builds, and this one is absolutely gorgeous and totally worth teh money. Plus, it supports G-Sync.

EDIT: what i had to trim down: no overclocking and no SLI in teh future.
 
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Yeah that $2500 sounds about right in total. One other small thing so far all the suggestion have looked amazing but I need to add one small thing a cd/dvd drive to install windows and a few other programs. I know they're pretty cheep like $30 or so. Sorry I need to get going thank you all for your suggestion I have a lot to look over. If anyone has more suggestion please let me hear them I need as much input as I can get I feel like last time I jumped too soon and made a number of mistake with my first build, right now I leaning to Hlsgsz build since he included a monitor and everything looks really solid. I am wondering about the difficulty level of the wiring and cooling that have been suggested.
 
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No worries. There are tons of excellent youtube build guides from reputable youtubers such a linustechtips, tek syndicate, paul's hardware etc. and it's fairly easy to do.
You're welcome and tell us what you went with in teh end.

EDIT: I've updated the Xeon build to include a good dvd-writer.
 
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One thing I just noticed that worries me in the case. It's giving me a warning that the graphics card might not fit in it. Any alternate suggestions?
 
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I changed a few thing what do you think of this? It's right at the (actual) limit of what I can spend.

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/jknq4C
 
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I've replaced your RAM with 16 gigs as you will not be needing 32 for your usage for the foreseeable future so i can upgrade some things:
- a better MB for only 13 bucks more
- a better cooler for overclocking
- a bigger HDD(you can never have too much capacity, trust me) that also give a small combo deal

Most importantly, stay away from the Founders Edition crap! I've put in a way better 1080(arguably the best). If you can't find it elsewhere, you can buy it directly from EVGA: http://www.evga.com/Products/Product.aspx?pn=08G-P4-6286-KR

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($349.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($150.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($68.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($161.81 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Blue 4TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB FTW Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card ($680.00)
Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case ($154.57 @ B&H)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($108.88 @ OutletPC)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer ($14.89 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($85.95 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Acer XB270HU bprz 27.0" 144Hz Monitor ($689.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $2623.04
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-16 05:25 EDT-0400
 
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Okay that looks pretty good I uped the power supply to a Corsair RMx 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply.

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/xxhNQV

One really big problem though is that I can't find the video card you mentioned anywhere for that price. It's out of stock on their site and most other places too.
 
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Yeah you're not going to find 1080s anywhere for that price right now. I've been looking for a 1080 for my own rig for quite a while now but supplies are very sketchy at best. You could buy the rest of the rig now and then add in the GPU later.
 
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For teh money you were payign for the RMx, heres an even better PSU. And 750W is sufficient even if you do 1080 SLI and overclock heavily both the cards and your CPU.

This is how it is with 1080s these days. Again, do not make the mistake of getting a FE card just because you;re in a hurry. Use the auto-notify feature on the EVGA website and grab one as soon as it's available.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($349.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($150.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($83.79 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($161.56 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Blue 4TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB FTW Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card ($680.00)
Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case ($154.57 @ B&H)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA P2 750W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($114.97 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer ($14.89 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($85.95 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Acer XB270HU bprz 27.0" 144Hz Monitor ($689.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $2643.68
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-17 07:40 EDT-0400

EDIT: if you are reallt in a hurry and are from the "United States (not including outlying territories), Canada and EU Countries" theres somethign else you could do: get a 980 Ti that's cheaper than teh 1080, and when the 1080 becomes available use EVGAs step-up program to upgrade: http://www.evga.com/support/stepup/
 
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Thanks again. Yeah I'm using the auto-notify feature right now. Do you know of a place that I could pre-order the item? As in pay now and they can ship it out when it's in stock? I don't have a problem waiting for the item it's self but the longer the extra cash is just sitting in my account the more likely it's going to be used for something else. I know that sounds awful but it's just the way it is here. also I was wonder why you dislike the founder edition so much? I can tell by the spec's i understand you're is nicer but the F.E. doesn't seem that much worse.

Also what do you think about this card?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127952&cm_re=gtx_1080-_-14-127-952-_-Product
 
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It's loud and the non-reference ones come with better cooling and a factory oveclock. Your best bet to get it for that proice would be that site.
That card is for a watercooled system. Stay away.
 
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That's awesome which is the best in your opinion?
 
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