upgrade opinions please? 7700k vs 6850k and more

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so after many years, its time for an upgrade from my 2500k rig. i'd love to hear your opinions and suggestions, the more the merrier

case: rosewill blackhawk ultra (love its features and size)

cpu: 7700k with ASRock Z270 GAMING , or an i7 6850 with i have no idea what board? i like the idea of extra PCIE lanes and cores

8 or 16gb of ram, i can figure out that much on my own

probably a gtx1080

i desperately need suggestions for a premium quality PSU, 750-850w (overkill i know), platinum or titanium ratings

my overall budget is $2000usd but flexible, for case psu mobo ram optical drive...just the box, no monitor OS etc. i order solely from newegg.com

help?? almost exclusively used for gaming/basic 1080p media viewing.

also, suggestions for a really nice monitor? 1440p or something, i dunno
 
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The other option is the WD Gold which is the successor to the WD RE (Reliability Enterprise) line; it's rated for 550TB/year workload and MTBF of 2.5 million hours and available up to 10TB capacity at 7200rpm + 256MB cache.
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In gaming performance LGA1151 is the better pick compare to the cost of an X99 platform:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($338.77 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($119.99 @ B&H)
Thermal Compound: Gelid Solutions GC-Extreme 3.5g Thermal Paste ($11.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270-E GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($189.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Team Dark 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($109.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: ADATA Premier SP550 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($132.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Blue 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Xtreme Gaming Premium Pack Video Card ($594.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro M Acrylic ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic PRIME Platinum 850W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($164.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($17.88 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Phanteks PH-F140SP_BK 82.1 CFM 140mm Fan ($17.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1854.22
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-04 12:30 EST-0500

The Gigabyte GTX 1080 Xtreme is just a placeholder since the GTX 1080 Ti is about to be launched at ~$100 more.

Total cost of buying it all from Newegg: $1899.74

Phanteks ProM Acrylic with a large window, spacious enough for the 280mm AIO liquid while still supporting two 140mm fans intake + one 140mm exhaust to supply the graphic card with fresh air. And it does have a cutout on its PSU cover to showcase that top class Seasonic PRIME PSU (which Seasonic is now upgrading to 12 years warranty; a strong statement about their reliability).

 
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thanks!

i need all the SATA ports on this asrock mobo, and i pretty much need atleast the SATA dock on the top of that Rosewill case sooo...i have the following:

7700k
ASROCK Z270 Gaming
NZXT Kraken X61
Geil Super Luce 2x8gb ddr4 3000mhz 1.2-1.35v CL15 ram
Rosewill BlackHawk Ultra
Seasonic Flagship Prime SSR-850PD 850w
Asus DVDRW
thermal paste
some gtx1080 once the 1080ti is released

i have storage drives that will be carried to this new rig from the old, but i need a couple 4 or 6tb sata6 7200rpm drives. suggestions? WD black 6tb?

suggestions for pretty good 1440p monitors? lots of gaming, movies, and reading text
 
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The other option is the WD Gold which is the successor to the WD RE (Reliability Enterprise) line; it's rated for 550TB/year workload and MTBF of 2.5 million hours and available up to 10TB capacity at 7200rpm + 256MB cache.
 
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