Build a PC Budget 2500

[Corvus Storm]

So my brother is in the Air force and is looking to build a PC.
He says no more than 16 gigs of ram, and no more than a 6gig graphic card.
And he only wants 1 24 inch monitor. I've messed around with a few builds but in the end I wasn't happy with any of them since I know he can get a high end computer for cheaper than 2500. So I decided to post here, what are you guy's thoughts on a build? Needs everything for it! (Keyboard, mouse, monitor etc.)

 

[tothergnome]

So my brother is in the Air force and is looking to build a PC.
He says no more than 16 gigs of ram, and no more than a 6gig graphic card.
And he only wants 1 24 inch monitor. I've messed around with a few builds but in the end I wasn't happy with any of them since I know he can get a high end computer for cheaper than 2500. So I decided to post here, what are you guy's thoughts on a build? Needs everything for it! (Keyboard, mouse, monitor etc.)

Currency?

 

[Helicity]

$2500 can easily build a very nice PC. What's your brother going to be using it for? And why the set amount of GPU?

Below is the PC I will be building next month. I still need to add a few parts (keyboard, mouse) but it will definitely be under $2000.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($348.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.50 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($159.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($67.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($85.49 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.69 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card ($329.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($123.71 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($86.86 @ Amazon)
Monitor: LG 29UM67 60Hz 29.0" Monitor ($348.70 @ Amazon)
Total: $1753.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-04 16:41 EDT-0400

 

[tothergnome]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/VhcMP6
A Raedon r9 390 is nothing compared to a 2 way sli 980ti. On 3dmark for example, an i7 6700k matched with r9 390 http://www.3dmark.com/fs/7807991 got a score of 12 342. 980ti sli got 27 518 http://www.3dmark.com/fs/8048804

 

[Helicity]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/VhcMP6
A Raedon r9 390 is nothing compared to a 2 way sli 980ti. On 3dmark for example, an i7 6700k matched with r9 390 http://www.3dmark.com/fs/7807991 got a score of 12 342. 980ti sli got 27 518 http://www.3dmark.com/fs/8048804

Was just using my build as an example. And I wouldn't say "nothing compared to" when the 2 way sli is $900 more lol

 

[Corvus Storm]

$2500 can easily build a very nice PC. What's your brother going to be using it for? And why the set amount of GPU?

Below is the PC I will be building next month. I still need to add a few parts (keyboard, mouse) but it will definitely be under $2000.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($348.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.50 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($159.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($67.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($85.49 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.69 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card ($329.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($123.71 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($86.86 @ Amazon)
Monitor: LG 29UM67 60Hz 29.0" Monitor ($348.70 @ Amazon)
Total: $1753.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-04 16:41 EDT-0400

High end gaming and video watching. And that looks lovely, thank you.

 

[Corvus Storm]

So my brother is in the Air force and is looking to build a PC.
He says no more than 16 gigs of ram, and no more than a 6gig graphic card.
And he only wants 1 24 inch monitor. I've messed around with a few builds but in the end I wasn't happy with any of them since I know he can get a high end computer for cheaper than 2500. So I decided to post here, what are you guy's thoughts on a build? Needs everything for it! (Keyboard, mouse, monitor etc.)

Currency?

United States Currency. Sorry forgot that part.

 

[Adityarajput0002]

In $2005 this rig have enough power to handle 4k gaming ,ultra settings any AAA title . red and white theme of this build will look really awesome and we know this is a very powerful build with enough potential of future upgrade ability

PcPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/KWxxhM
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/KWxxhM/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H110i GTX 104.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($112.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (1 x 16GB) DDR4-2800 Memory ($88.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Silicon Power Silm S55 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($572.98 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($572.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair Air 540 ATX Mid Tower Case ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec HCG M 850W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $2005.77
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-06 08:35 EDT-0400