First ever build (~$2k budget)... Thoughts?

onthatdailygrind

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Jun 10, 2016
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So, I'm putting together a build with about $2k in budget (a little over is fine) that will be my primary gaming rig as well as being a whole home theatre pc/media server. This is my first time building my own pc, so any advice or suggestions are welcome. As for the physical build itself, it will be happening in the first week of August while a good friend of mine will be out here on vacation (hes got lots of build experience).

- As of now, I have a 1080 monitor, but that will be upgraded shortly after the build. GF has already agreed that a new monitor/4k tv will be a present, so it doesn't need to be included in here.
- The 1080 that is showing is simply there as a placeholder. I will be going with an MSI 1080.
- Next year, I plan to upgrade the GPU to a 1080ti (most likely) with the option for SLI down the line.
- Next year, I plan on switch the whole PC build over to a custom cooling loop.
- Color theme is classic Black/Red.