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So I've been trying to get a parts list together for my new rig, but I'm not sure if it's worth going X99 anymore. Like the title says I need a machine that performs well for video editing, streaming and gaming, preferably at resolutions higher than 1440p (would like to do 4k if possible, though I had someone tell me 2k gaming was almost as good) Here's the builds I came up with as potential ideas

Mini ITX LGA1151
This one is going with the trend I've noticed recently for people cramming powerful machines in small cases. Not sure if it's worth going with a Skylake platform since I do want to do editing and the like. Everything else seems pretty standard though.

i7-6700K Mini ITX

ATX LGA1151
This one is pretty much the same as the mini ITX except that it has more expansion options should I ever decide to SLI the GPU, or add more RAM (though I don't know why I would need more than 32GB)

i7-6700k ATX Build

ATX LGA2011-3
This is what I was originally planning on going with (or something similar to it at any rate). 6 core i7, still 32GB of RAM, just a different color scheme (blue/black/silver compared to black/white)

i7-6800k ATX Build

Any advice or insight as far as what would work best for me would be appreciated, as well as suggestions for monitors for either 2k or 4k gaming. Thanks!
 
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If you are lot into video editing I would say i7-6800K will give a big boost in rendering and save a lot of time. If you are into gaming more than video editing and rendering I would recommend i7-6700K build.

i7-6800K(Best For Video Editing)
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6800K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor ($488.89 @ Amazon Canada)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($109.98 @ NCIX)
Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX X99 GAMING ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($360.89 @ Amazon Canada)
Memory: Corsair Dominator Platinum 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-2800 Memory ($194.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Samsung 512GB...
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If you are lot into video editing I would say i7-6800K will give a big boost in rendering and save a lot of time. If you are into gaming more than video editing and rendering I would recommend i7-6700K build.

i7-6800K(Best For Video Editing)
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6800K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor ($488.89 @ Amazon Canada)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($109.98 @ NCIX)
Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX X99 GAMING ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($360.89 @ Amazon Canada)
Memory: Corsair Dominator Platinum 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-2800 Memory ($194.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Samsung 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($389.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Storage: Sandisk X400 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($337.99 @ PC Canada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($89.95 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1080 8GB STRIX Video Card ($880.50 @ Vuugo)
Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case ($179.99 @ Memory Express)
Power Supply: Corsair 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($169.73 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $3202.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-18 12:33 EDT-0400

i7-6700K(Best For Gaming)
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($408.98 @ DirectCanada)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($109.98 @ NCIX)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($208.50 @ Vuugo)
Memory: Corsair Dominator Platinum 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-2800 Memory ($194.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Samsung 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($389.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Storage: Sandisk X400 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($337.99 @ PC Canada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($89.95 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1080 8GB STRIX Video Card ($880.50 @ Vuugo)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($84.99 @ PC Canada)
Power Supply: Corsair 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($158.42 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $2864.29
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-18 12:49 EDT-0400
 
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Between the two I'd probably lean more towards gaming than the video editing, so the 6700k might be the better choice. Why the part changes as well? I was running the Gigabyte Extreme Gaming 1070 in my old machine and it was fantastic. Never had an issue with my old Mushkin SSD either. Is there going to be a big difference between the Corsair PSU and the EVGA one's I had picked?
 
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Sorry for my very late reply, I was bit busy with work
PSU CORSAIR RMi series is bit stable and quiet than EVGA NOVA G2 series. I personally had great experience with Sandisk SSD so opted it. But if Mushkin worked great for you then you can go for Mushkin instead of Sandisk. You are going for gaming version but if you change your mind and go for X99 series I would recommend going for ASUS motherboard instead of ASRock. The reason for choosing Corsair water-cooling system is that if they got the best customer service. If water leaks and the system gets damaged by any chance usually it doesn't happen (0.1%chance), Corsair customer care will not only replace the radiator but also replace the other parts damaged if any regardless of their price.
 
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No reason to apologize. I can't fault anyone who's trying to help for not replying quickly. I'll definitely look into Corsair again for liquid cooling. I've used several of the AIO coolers before (last system had an H110i GTX) and have never had issues. I just figured it might be worth trying something new. Granted the A80 is only available in the US but getting one wouldn't be that hard to do.

I'll have a look around at other motherboards for the X99 build. I haven't really had the best luck with ASUS for the most part (2 DOA boards and a third that died 2 weeks in on my old i7-2600k system) I made a switch to MSI almost exclusively and haven't had any issues since
 
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Asrock is very good brand, I currently use them and build some rigs for my friends and never had one issue with them.
They are a bit underdog since they are not as big as Asus but their quality is great and for guys that like overclocking they are the best choice.
 
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I used different Motherboards at different builds for me and my friends.
Ranking:
1.ASUS(Sits on top of the list with best quality and huge software support)
2.Gigabyte(On second even with similar quality of ASUS only because of minimal software support compared to ASUS)
3.ASRock(Great quality only next to ASUS and Gigabyte)
4.MSI(Used long back bought for two friends and sadly faced major hardware failures in both cases, I hope they have improved in past years)

This is ranking according to my experience with them, it can change from person to person and place to place. As CV_Taihou said he had good experiance with MSI and had badluck with ASUS.
 
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