$3000 Help me build this system please!

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mharley

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Hello All,

My name is Mike. Thank you all so very much for your time.

So far I am considering purchasing the following:
Processor
i7-7700K Kaby Lake

Ram
Corsair Vengeance 64GB (4x16GB) DDR4 3200 C16 for Intel 100, Red

Motherboard
Asus Maximus IX Formula

Monitor
Asus Rog PG348Q 34" Ultra-wide curved monitor

Cooler
NZXT Kraken X61 Liquid cooling system

Storage
WS Black 5TB 7200rpm

Storage
Samsung 960 EVO Series - 500GB PCIe NVMe - M.2 Internal SSD

Case
NZXT S340VR Elite Computer Case Matte Black

I would like the best bang for my buck but i need this to be the ultimate gaming rig. I have $3,000 left to spare and have already purchased an Asus GTx Strix 1080 video card and an 850 Gold-rated EVGA psu. Should I get less ram and use that money for a 2nd GPU? I'd like to run a 2nd monitor at some point.

Thank you all again for your time and valuable advice!

Mike



 
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If we go with some more reasonably priced components, we can get him his 7700K and second GTX 1080 on a good OC board all for less than $50 over his budget.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($349.89 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler ($59.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($139.99 @ B&H)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LED 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($195.99 @ Jet)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($164.99 @ Jet)
Storage: Western Digital Blue 4TB...
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antoine21839

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Get a second GTX 1080, and maybe a third if you want even more power.
For the RAM, 64 GB is useful on high end setups, like yours. But 32 GB is OK.
 
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Zerk2012

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Reaserch a lot more post less.
 
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weberdarren97

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($349.89 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X62 Liquid CPU Cooler ($159.99 @ B&H)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS IX FORMULA ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($393.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LED 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($195.99 @ Jet)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($164.99 @ Jet)
Storage: Western Digital Black 5TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($219.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1080 8GB STRIX Video Card ($678.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT S340 Elite (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($88.58 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus ROG SWIFT PG348Q 34.0" 3440x1440 100Hz Monitor ($1129.39 @ Amazon)
Total: $3471.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Adding a second graphics card doesn't mean you get to use two monitors. You can already do that with one graphics card. If you go with another GTX 1080, you'll exceed your $3,000 that you said you have left.

Also, what model power supply did you get from EVGA? They make a lot of 850W power supplies rated at 80+ Gold.
 
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I think what you want is out of your price range even when i replaced some of your overpriced parts this is what it comes out as with SLI but i think youd be fine with a single 1080 on that monitor.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($349.89 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($85.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($233.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill TridentZ Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($134.97 @ Jet)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($164.99 @ Jet)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($196.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1080 8GB STRIX Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($633.79 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1080 8GB STRIX Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($633.79 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G3 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus ROG SWIFT PG348Q 34.0" 3440x1440 100Hz Monitor ($1129.39 @ Amazon)
Total: $3793.65
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-10 13:07 EST-0500
 
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weberdarren97

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The GTX 10 series or 1xxx series, whichever you want to call them, only supports up to 2 way SLI. You can hook up a third card to be used for PhysX if you like throwing away your money. PhysX is not very demanding and a GTX 1060 would keep up with two 1080's for this just fine. However, even that is a waste of money because I only know of three games that actually use PhysX.

Since AMD cards aren't allowed to use PhysX (they are capable, but Nvidia owns the rights), devs can't make games reliant on PhysX because it would be unfair to owners of AMD graphics cards.

LinusTechTips: WTF is going on with SLI?
 
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weberdarren97

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But he already bought one of the 1080's. He has $3,000 left.
 
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sadams04

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More than 16GB of memory is not a waste when running SLI. Also, M.2 makes perfect sense when going with an NVMe drive. Not a SATA drive though..

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6800K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor ($406.70 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X42 Liquid CPU Cooler ($129.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus X99-A II ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($233.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2800 Memory ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: MyDigitalSSD BPX 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($207.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($157.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1080 8GB STRIX Video Card (2-Way SLI) (Purchased For $0.00)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1080 8GB STRIX Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($633.79 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Luxe ATX Full Tower Case ($148.70 @ Jet)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (Purchased For $0.00)
Optical Drive: LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($46.88 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($88.58 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus ROG SWIFT PG278Q 27.0" 2560x1440 144Hz Monitor ($636.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $2881.49
 
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weberdarren97

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If we go with some more reasonably priced components, we can get him his 7700K and second GTX 1080 on a good OC board all for less than $50 over his budget.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($349.89 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler ($59.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($139.99 @ B&H)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LED 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($195.99 @ Jet)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($164.99 @ Jet)
Storage: Western Digital Blue 4TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($123.99 @ Jet)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1080 8GB STRIX Video Card ($678.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT S340 Elite (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($85.99 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Asus ROG SWIFT PG348Q 34.0" 3440x1440 100Hz Monitor ($1129.39 @ Amazon)
Total: $3019.09
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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I'm assuming he'll be doing a lot of gaming on this system. I don't see the point on more than 8 threads if it means that clock speed will be reduced. I just can't recommend the i7 6800K for gaming.
 
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I understand your point, but IMHO a 6-core CPU should be included with a $3000 budget. It adds less than 5% to the budget and will help with longevity (or what people call future proofing).

EDIT: Also, there is nothing stopping the user from overclocking the i7-6800k to make up for the "lost" factory clock speeds. They did plan to overclock.
 
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Absolutely! The contrast and black levels are amazing with the HDR 4k displays. Too bad they will be priced too high for most of us to consider any time soon. If the user here can wait, they absolutely have the budget for it.
 
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Over 16gb is wasted 32gb will add 0 performance increase. SLI has nothing to do with it.
For gaming I would also pick the much faster i7 7700K over the 6800 and for sure would not recomend that Asus board to many bad user reviews.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132830&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker,%20LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=
Asus is not really a brand I would recommend anymore.
100% no reason to buy a M.2 drive for a gaming PC.
 
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mharley

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I got the Supernova G2 850 Gold. There are other benefits to having 2 monitors as well. Those are my other reasons for wanting to go that route.
 
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mharley

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This monitor is kinda small but i rly like how it all works out within the price range.
 
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Get a second GPU. Third one will most likely not work with some games. Reason being, NVidia doesn't support more than two GPU's in SLI natively(10xx series).
Reduce RAM to 32GB. Gamers don't even need 32GB, but in $3000 you should get it.
You should consider 4k, two 1080's is a lot of power for 1440p. Sad point is that most(if not all) current 4k monitors are 60Hz.
6800k is actually worse than the 6700k in games, because of it's lower clocks. You should get the 7700k or the 6700k.
I personally like weberdarren97's build, but take my post into considerations.
 
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+16GB on a high end gaming rig DOES makes a huge difference.
Having a M.2 NVMe SSD is WAY better than having a SATA III SSD
 
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