Please review before i pull the trigger

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This would be the config for quietness and performance with some consideration for ease-of-build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($329.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Scythe - Mugen 5 51.2 CFM CPU Cooler ($61.82 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Motherboard: Asus - MAXIMUS IX HERO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($213.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston - Savage 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($159.99 @ SuperBiiz)...

-HH-

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My ammended version:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($328.89 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: NZXT - Kraken X62 Liquid CPU Cooler ($158.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-Z270X-DESIGNARE ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($184.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($219.99 @ Dell Small Business)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($73.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB SC Black Edition Video Card ($714.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair - Crystal 570X RGB ATX Mid Tower Case ($179.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($84.99 @ B&H)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($89.89 @ OutletPC)
Keyboard: Logitech - G910 Orion Spectrum RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard ($129.99 @ Best Buy)
Mouse: Logitech - G502 Wired Optical Mouse ($51.99 @ Best Buy)
Total: $2368.46
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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FD2Raptor

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($328.89 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($107.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus - STRIX Z270-E GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($198.79 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: SK hynix - SL308 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($144.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda Pro 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($113.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB AORUS Video Card ($708.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Phanteks - Enthoo Pro M Tempered Glass ATX Mid Tower Case ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($124.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($89.89 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Phanteks - PH-F140SP_BK 82.1 CFM 140mm Fan ($12.98 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Corsair - STRAFE RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard ($149.99 @ Best Buy)
Mouse: Corsair - M65 PRO RGB FPS Wired Optical Mouse ($49.00 @ Amazon)
Other: Phanteks SSD Bracket for Single SSD Enthoo Series Cases (PH-SDBKT_01) ($8.99 @ Amazon)
Other: Phanteks SSD Bracket for Single SSD Enthoo Series Cases (PH-SDBKT_01) ($8.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $2273.34
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-06 05:40 EDT-0400

Phanteks Pro M is the better pick if you're into liquid cooling.
PCPP listing the 960 Evo @ $220 is incorrect, actual list price is $250 and for gaming it won't make any difference compare to SATA-based SSD. The other direction you could choose to go was for a $350 1TB 850 Evo M.2 SSD and forgo the HDD to eliminate SATA cables. If you were to include a hard drive anyway, then a SATA-based SSD is the better choice. The Barracuda Pro is about as fast as a hard drive could be while the SK hynix SL308 (~$150) deliver equal performance to the 850 Evo (~$180) at lower cost.
Extra Phanteks add-ons included two more SSD brackets and an extra 140mm fan.
 

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Man thought I had my build nailed down almost ordered it all yesterday. Y'all have given me some things to think about. Mostly changes to case storage. Did I go the wrong direction? Total budget cannot exceed 3500 and the monitor is 1100. Want my build to last a while be quiet and have great productivity and gaming performance. Also RGB.

Any thought on the monitor would my money be spent better elsewhere?
 

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bhebe55

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I have a total 3500 budget and I need everything from the monitor to the mouse. Its a lot of money and I wanna make sure I get it right. Nervous. with that budget what would you pick and why?
 

FD2Raptor

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This would be the config for quietness and performance with some consideration for ease-of-build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($329.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Scythe - Mugen 5 51.2 CFM CPU Cooler ($61.82 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Motherboard: Asus - MAXIMUS IX HERO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($213.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston - Savage 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($159.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: SK hynix - SL308 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($144.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 1TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB AORUS Video Card ($708.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Phanteks - ECLIPSE P400S TEMPERED GLASS ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: be quiet! DARK POWER PRO 11 850W 80+Platinum Fully-Modular ($159.90 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home Full - USB 32/64-bit ($104.88 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Phanteks - PH-F140SP_BK 82.1 CFM 140mm Fan ($12.98 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Phanteks - PH-F140SP_BK 82.1 CFM 140mm Fan ($12.98 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Dell - S2716DG 27.0" 2560x1440 144Hz Monitor ($554.99 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Corsair - STRAFE RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard ($149.99 @ Best Buy)
Mouse: Corsair - M65 PRO RGB FPS Wired Optical Mouse ($48.50 @ Amazon)
Other: WD 4TB My Book Desktop External Hard Drive - USB 3.0 - WDBBGB0040HBK-NESN ($104.00 @ Amazon)
Total: $2916.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-07 04:15 EDT-0400

Swapped from the liquid cooler H100i to the air tower Scythe Mugen 5 (Japanese for Unlimited/Limitless). The Mugen 5 is ~$46.99 on Amazon but seems to be perpetually out of stock there for the time being. It has 90-95% cooling power of bigger air tower and can match or be within a few degrees of many 240/280mm AIO (include both the H100i and the X62) while producing somewhat less noise compare to air towers or practically zero noise compare to AIO liquid rad. Plus it also have an asymmetric design that allow full RAM clearance.

ASUS Maximus IX Hero with better VRM that will allow you to choose between going for high OC (5Ghz+) or lower voltage to CPU (and therefore lower temps) at standard OC (4.7-4.8Ghz).

Kingston Savage 2x8GB 3000Mhz for being low profile dual-rank modules. A pair of Savage give Kabylake CPU four ranks of DDR chips resulting in higher memory bandwidth than a pair of single rank modules even if bus and CL specs are the same (this is a characteristic of Kabylake/Skylake memory controller; the same effect could also be achieved with the cheaper single rank modules, but with four DIMMs).

Storage configuration is a SK hynix SL308 500GB for OS/games, a WD Blue 1TB 3.5" 5400rpm for secondary storage (music and most frequently re-watch movie or YT clip) and a WD My Book 4TB USB 3.0 external drive for movie storage, recorded game footage, back up, etc. The external drive don't need to be connected to the PC all the time while the 5400rpm WD Blue is selected for minimizing noise and vibration; lastly, the SSD just don't make any noise in operation so the build would have virtually zero noise coming from the storage hardwares.

Unless you're like this guy who have ~1400 games on between Steam and GOG, ~400GB (subtracted OS, etc... from the stated capacity) worth of games on the SL308 will be more games than time you have to play them all. You'd still have many storage upgrade options available with one 2.5" SSD bracket, a 3.5" HDD bracket on the P400S and both M.2 slots plus a PCIe 16x wired for PCIe3.0 x4 bandwidth on the Hero when you need some extra TB to cope with the games bloat out to more GBs/game. If you actually have lots of music/movies/clips you want to have ready-at-hand then just swap the 1TB HDD to the capacity that match the size your library.

Since the build no longer has a liquid AIO, swapped the case back to the P400S (extra sound dampening) and swap PSU to the be quiet! DARK POWER PRO 11 850W. The DPP11 850W is a bit excessive for the build, but the low load on the PSU by this build will allow the PSU fan to stay off virtually 100% of the time (and even if it does come on, the Silent wings fan used in the DPP11 is the quietest PSU fan around). Plus its PCIe cable are the AWG16 thickness which would guarantee zero issue with powering both 8pins of a hefty OCed 1080 Ti with just one cable (Use PCIe 1 plug on the PSU for the first card; use PCIe 3 on the PSU if/when doing a SLI config).

Two extra Phanteks F-140SP fans (larger diameter fans = lower rpm = less noise for the same amount of cooling) to be mount as intake while the one 120mm included with the P400S at the front could either be removed or relocated to the top.

Dell S2716DG 27" 1440p 144Hz Gsync with good color reproduction for TN panel and very low input lag which will be great for gaming.

Finally, W10 installation that come on a ready-to-use USB ($109.98 @ Amazon or use the PCPP link and deal with $114.88-$10rebate+??Shipping @ OutletPC) to simplify installation process and you're getting a retail license instead of an OEM one (MS support, transferable to a new build, vs self-help and license tied to MB).

If you really want some RGB with the TridentZ, look for way to control it using ASUS AURA because the TridentZ RGB beta software can kill your RAM. Last note for your RGB desire : Phanteks RGB LED Strip Combo Set.
 
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I've included pretty much everything I can think of in this.

Honestly with windows 10 as much as I don't support it, G2A is probably the best place to look for it at a fair price.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($328.89 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: NZXT - Kraken X62 Liquid CPU Cooler ($158.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus - STRIX Z270-E GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($199.00 @ B&H)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LED 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($124.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($349.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($66.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB SC2 Video Card ($724.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair - Crystal 570X RGB ATX Mid Tower Case ($179.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - G-750 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($77.89 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Dell - S2716DG 27.0" 2560x1440 144Hz Monitor ($564.00 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Corsair - K65 LUX RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard ($99.99 @ Best Buy)
Mouse: Logitech - G502 Wired Optical Mouse ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Other: HyperX FURY Pro Gaming MousePad - Extended (HX-MPFP-XL)
Other: Wacom Intuos Draw CTL490DW Digital Drawing and Graphics Tablet ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Other: NZXT HUE+ & Aer RGB120 Fans Bundle Pack RGB 2x 120mm Aer Fans Included ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Other: Antlion Audio ModMic 5 Modular Attachable Boom Microphone ($69.95 @ Amazon)
Other: Sennheiser Urbanite XL Galaxy Over-Ear Headphones - Denim ($149.74 @ Amazon)
Total: $3305.26
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-07 06:24 EDT-0400
 
This here is my Dream Build :

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($328.89 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: NZXT - Kraken X62 Liquid CPU Cooler ($158.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock - Fatal1ty Z270 Gaming K6 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($146.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial - MX300 525GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($155.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($66.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB AORUS Video Card ($708.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT - H440 (Matte Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($89.89 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Acer - Predator X34 34.0" 3440x1440 100Hz Monitor ($1167.99 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Corsair - K70 RGB RAPIDFIRE Wired Gaming Keyboard ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Logitech - G502 Wired Optical Mouse ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Headphones: Kingston - HyperX Cloud II 7.1 Channel Headset ($96.79 @ Amazon)
Total: $3471.24
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-07 06:25 EDT-0400