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decardenas22

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Hi all. As the title says, I am needing help with parts for a new gaming PC. My close friend will be building it for me as he has built PC's in the past. My budget is $2500, like any budget you'd like to stay under it, but if I really have to reach the limit I am willing to do so. I consider this the last PC I ever plan to buy/build, so anything that can be upgrade able works.

I am obviously looking for a GPU 1080 GTX build with motherboard options to eventually upgrade to 2 1080's. If you'd like to provide builds with 2 1080's that's great, but I'd like to see both options on builds with 1 or 2 of the 1080s.

Monitors, mice, keyboards, headphones, etc. are not required for my build. If its not included in the build that's not a problem.

Saving the best for last, this PC will be for gaming of course! Thanks in advance for everyone's help and advice. I look forward to reading and responding.
 
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spat55

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($319.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H115i 104.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z170 Professional Gaming i7 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($161.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3600 Memory ($134.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial BX200 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($126.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($93.49 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB FTW Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card ($679.99 @ B&H)
Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair 860W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($40.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($88.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $2022.26
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-28 16:19 EDT-0400

Throw in a 1440p/G-sync/144hz monitor and it will be awesome for 3 years!
 
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Shadhunter

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($319.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-E ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($119.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($309.11 @ B&H)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Superclocked Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card ($654.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1634.02
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-28 16:09 EDT-0400

Just something I threw together real quick. (This build is designed with only one GPU initially in mind.) Selected a motherboard with 4 RAM slots and SLI capability for future upgrades. Selected a 750 watt power supply in case you do decide to add the second 1080. Went with a 1tb SSD 850 EVO but this could be changed with a smaller SSD and HDDs can be added if you need more space. (Or on this budget with this build, you could just add the HDDs or additional SSDs.) I'm not the greatest with cases so I selected something that fit the needs of the build but there's plenty of room in the budget to adjust this if needed.

With a budget of $2500 you could easily add a 2nd 1080 to this build with no other changes and still be ~$300 under budget.
 
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decardenas22

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Does the motherboard allow for SLI if I wanted to buy another gtx 1080 down the road?
 
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Agathor

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Shadhunter 28 August 2016 21:21:22
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($319.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-E ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($119.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($309.11 @ B&H)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Superclocked Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card ($654.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1634.02
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-28 16:09 EDT-0400

I5 6600k is nearly $100 cheaper and will still be perfectly good for gaming, and also means you would be able to get another 1080.
 
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GraySilencer

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This system will last you a very long time. You said it was the last PC you ever plan to buy/build, so I put this list together with upgradability in mind. The 6850K, with 12 threads and 40 PCI Express Lanes is a very powerful CPU and will allow for full SLI support should you decide to get two cards.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6850K 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor ($609.98 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG R1 Ultimate 76.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($88.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Taichi ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($219.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2800 Memory ($134.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 950 PRO 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($315.62 @ B&H)
Storage: Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB 3.5" 5900RPM Internal Hard Drive ($115.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1080 8GB STRIX Video Card ($629.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair 500R Black ATX Mid Tower Case ($104.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA P2 750W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($127.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $2348.42
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-07 17:42 EDT-0400
 
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