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Nuclearius

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I'm planning to build my gaming PC but i need some help in choosing the parts, i don't have exactly a price limit, i see how much it would be and if it would be worth for me.
I'm thinking of a high end PC to last for a long time without any need of upgrades.
I'm planning to get a GTX 1080, but I don't have much idea for the other parts and if I should go for 16 or 32 GB memory.
Thanks
I'm sorry if i didn't say enough
 
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The Real Ket

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Unless you're trying to run 5million tabs at once, play Triple A game titles and run a 3-D brain surgery program you'll realistically never need anymore than 16gb of ram anytime in your lifetime.
 
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Pretty sure people said the same thing ~10 years ago when 4GB was considered overkill....:lol:

For this build, 16GB should be more than sufficient - although I'd ensure you have available DIMM slots for future expansion - you never know (although mixing & matching RAM is never recommended, it leaves the option open)

As for a build that'll last a long time without upgrades, a 1080 paired with an i7-6700K should last you for years - and allow gaming at 4K very well today.

Just ensure you put a solid foundation together with a quality PSU, sufficient cooling & a decent size SSD/HDD pairing if you don't want to upgrade anything for a long time.
 
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Hellfire13

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Something like this should be ideal for you.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($299.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.99 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($79.99 @ B&H)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($118.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1080 8GB ROG STRIX Video Card ($594.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($57.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ B&H)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home Full - USB 32/64-bit ($106.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter ($32.91 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Asus ROG SWIFT PG278Q 27.0" 144Hz Monitor ($616.86 @ Amazon)
Total: $2243.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-24 19:01 EST-0500
 
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The Real Ket

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I know that 8gb is good for now and 16 is good for future proofing I know that eventually 8gb wont cut it, but I highly doubt you'll ever have to have +32gb to fit the average person's needs.
 
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Well hellfire, I was going to answer the first answer then I looked there was already a lot of answers, well yours pretty much has everything, I'm just not sure about buying the monitor because mine is a full HD one that wasn't bought long ago and about the cooling because I live in a hot place and summer is about to hit and I'm already having temperature problems with my current PC
 
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Hellfire13

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You can omit the monitor if you want. But the GTX 1080 compliments 1440p/144hz gaming optimally, so its a good option in optimizing the build overall.
The cpu cooler listed with the build is a very solid unit and should be adequate in keeping your pc cool. You can opt for liquid cooling option in its place if you live at a hotter part of the world, but it will be quite a hassle in maintaining while giving you almost identical cooling.
 
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