Guidance on a new gaming PC

DoubleDC

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Hey everyone. I'm treating myself to a new system designed to play some of the most recent games. There is a little bit of a budget, (no more than $3,000, including new peripherals). I just wanted the community's opinion and guidance (it's been a while since I built my last machine. Below are the components I've picked out.

Thanks.

- DIYPC Gamemax-W White Dual USB 3.0 ATX Full Tower Gaming Computer Case
- ASUS X99-A/USB 3.1 LGA 2011-v3
- ASUS GeForce GTX 1080 TURBO-GTX1080-8G
- SeaSonic Snow Silent-1050
- Intel Core i7-6850K
- HyperX Savage 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4 3000 RAM
- Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 2.5 Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 2.5" 240GB SATA III
- WD Black 1TB
- ASUS PB287Q Black 28" LCD Monitor
- LG 12X Blu-ray Disc Drive M-DISC Support Model UH12NS40
- Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver Thermal Compound
- Noctua NH-D15 SSO2 D-Type Premium CPU Cooler, NF-A15 x 2 PWM Fans
 
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Went a bit over budget for a very strong and black and red themed build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($324.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($204.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk X400 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($80.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX...
Went a bit over budget for a very strong and black and red themed build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($324.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($204.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk X400 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($80.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1080 8GB STRIX Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($629.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1080 8GB STRIX Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($629.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair RMx 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series SP120 High Performance Edition (2-Pack) 62.7 CFM 120mm Fans ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series SP120 High Performance Edition (2-Pack) 62.7 CFM 120mm Fans ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus PG27AQ 27.0" 60Hz Monitor ($812.99 @ Best Buy)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($40.03 @ Amazon)
Total: $3101.39
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-04 01:09 EDT-0400
 
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