Advice on building a gaming / productivity PC

[DrJ7788]

Hi,

I have almost zero experience in building a PC and am looking for some advice.

I'm starting university next year and will be studying electrical engineering and computer science so would love for my computer to be able to handle next gen games, engineering programs as well as programming tasks.

I plan on purchasing an ultrawide 21:9 1440p monitor, something like the dell ultrawide 34" U3415W, love the idea of a 3 monitor setup without having bezels or cables to deal with.

I'm willing to spend around $4000 on the PC

This is what I've come up with so far:

http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/zDGkNG

Thanks in advance!

 

[Darkseiders]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($517.00 @ CPL Online)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H110i GTX 104.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($185.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($370.00 @ IJK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($168.00 @ IJK)
Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($349.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($170.00 @ Centre Com)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($170.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card ($1095.00 @ CPL Online)
Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($179.00 @ CPL Online)
Power Supply: SeaSonic X Series 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($285.00 @ IJK)
Total: $3488.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-27 04:39 AEDT+1100

How does this look? The i7-5820k is overkill for gaming and most programs (other than 4k video editing).

 

[N3rdR4ge]

if this is for gaming your build should look more like this with $4000.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($517.00 @ CPL Online)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212X 82.9 CFM CPU Cooler ($52.00 @ IJK)
Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M5 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($309.00 @ IJK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($159.00 @ IJK)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($249.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($71.00 @ IJK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($71.00 @ IJK)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($1095.00 @ CPL Online)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($1095.00 @ CPL Online)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($139.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 1000W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($259.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Total: $4016.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-27 04:59 AEDT+1100

 

[Darkseiders]

It isn't only for gaming, but yes, that would be better.

 

[N3rdR4ge]

yea just didnt mention productivity since that is pretty much nothing to any high end machine these days. now if it was rendering or something that would be different.