PCPP is rather limited in that it can't seem to find many products. NOTES:
1. I'd do a Z270 based bag but essentially all we have right now are the "beta" versions of products in that over the years we have seen 1st steppings of CPUs and MoBos being somewhat shadows of later versions.... CPUs will improve their average max OC over time and with MoBos we never quite know... With P68 there was a complete recall where all boards purchased in early months after release had to be replaced with B3 stepping boards. Most times it's just a few features that are borked and these are fixed in later steppings.
Also... at this point we don't know the winners versus the losers with the new MoBo releases. Some will hit the home run, some will go down swinging ... Best wait 3 months or so if ya want Z270 so ya can read web site reviews and newegg user reviews, thereby avoiding the ones with 40% of board owners screaming "this board is terrible".
Finally, do you really want to update the BIOS 4-5 times and redo all your OC settings after each one ?
If ya want Z270, wait 3 months to see what's what and get the "new and improved" versions that will be available at that time
2. Substitute the Swiftech for the cooler instead of the old PCPP one listed.
3. Substitute the CLC type Seahawk GFX card for the one with the real EK Block... also choose the 1080 Ti which is about to drop.
4. The Swiftwch cooler is powerful enough to add a GFX card water block ... or two. You can add a 2nd radiator to the build if you wanna go SLI.
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CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($328.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Get 7700k if holding off till after tax refund arrives in mid April
CPU Cooler: Swiftech H240-X 90.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($149.95)
Ya want the Swiftech H240 X2 which PCPP can't seem to find but the price I entered manually so it adds up
http://www.swiftech.com/h240x2.aspx
Motherboard: MSI Z170A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM EDITION ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($261.02 @ Amazon)
Great board w/ auto overclocking features that actually work very well. Again, use Z270 version if it mages t hold up to its older brother
Memory: G.Skill TridentZ Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($134.97 @ Jet)
Same price as 2400 and at a reasonable quantity
Storage: Samsung 960 Evo 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($129.99 @ B&H)
Plenty for storage of OS and applications
Storage: Seagate FireCuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive ($99.99 @ NCIX US) In a blind test, I challenge any one to notice the difference.
https://www.youtube.com/v/YodPHMBlr8M
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Video Card ($769.99)
Find real one here but I'd wait for 1080 Ti version
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127952
Again, to install just buy 2 fittings ($10) and some extra tubing and coolant ($12) and your GPU and CPU are now water cooled. Add a 2nd radiator if ya want custom loop like temps
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ATX Glass ATX Mid Tower Case ($187.98 @ Newegg)
The 900 is way to big for today's more efficient video cards and even then, the 900 would be for a custom water loop only... and since the 900 came out, there are far better options available. The Evolv case is 'art gallery" worth and it's feature and performance gave it the "Case of the Year" award last year.
Power Supply: SeaSonic 1050W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($176.81 @ Jet)
This bigger than necessary but sized to:
a) handle 2nd card in SLI ... two of those would be expected to pull 300 watts each.
b) keep the load well away from rated load so as to keep fan usage low and stay away from the point where performance starts to diminish
c) the fan on the Snow models is extremely quiet ... use the 750 watter if you will never SLI
d) It's real perty amd w/ the full glass window, you will like seeing it.
Monitor: Acer XB271HU bmiprz 27.0" 2560x1440 165Hz Monitor ($799.99 @ B&H)
You had a crazy budget so I thru this in ... currently best monitor available.
I skipped the DVD thing as most will never use, but if ya do need it, I'd get an external ...or switch to the Enthoo Luxe case
Total: $3039.68
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-10 15:21 EST-0500
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