First PC Build $2500 Budget

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There are some good choices. Be careful it might be smarter to get a larger capacity ssd rather than a 2tb WD black. And did you check the other choices available for the gtx 980 ti some may offer more for the same price like givabyte or zotac. Finally, maybe you can get your ram in 4*4gb to benefit from quad channel, that is if your not planning to later upgrade.

 
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Ever so slightly over budget but this includes a MONSTER monitor:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($359.99 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG R1 Ultimate 76.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($144.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($103.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($95.28 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.33 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB AMP! Omega Edition Video Card ($649.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 760T Black V2 ATX Full Tower Case ($156.75 @ Directron)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG UH12NS30 Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer ($39.95 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus ROG SWIFT PG278Q 144Hz 27.0" Monitor ($625.61 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Razer Blackwidow Tournament Edition Wired Gaming Keyboard ($76.46 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Logitech G502 Wired Optical Mouse ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $2535.31
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-09 11:27 EDT-0400
 
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Wow -HH-! Awesome build! I have heard so many good things about that monitor :)
 
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Here's a slight switch on the parts to come within budget

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($359.99 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master V8 82.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($139.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($103.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($95.28 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive ($92.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 Fury 4GB Triple Dissipation Video Card ($556.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 w/Window (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($115.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG UH12NS30 Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer ($39.95 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus MG279Q 144Hz 27.0" Monitor ($579.99 @ B&H)
Keyboard: Corsair K70 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard ($164.99 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Logitech G502 Wired Optical Mouse ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $2449.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-09 11:39 EDT-0400
 
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Thanks man I do try 😛 I guess you have to decide between the 2 builds I posted.

The other build is the AMD GPU equivalent with the Freesync version of this monitor too. I'll leave it to you as per which one takes your fancy, either way they'll be awesome 😀
 
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The PSU does come with black sleeved cables which IMO will suit this fine.
 
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That's correct
 
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IMO the cosmetics are good in this. The parts don't need to be bought because they already match in a way right? I mean he can grab a load of sleeved red cables but black IMO would suit this fine. As well as fans. The only thing I'd do is grab a set of LED's but remember you're trading an i5 for an i7 here..
 
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That's fine, that in your opinion you'd find these things to be fine in the way you've orchestrated them. The OP put forth more of a well organized build than most people tend to, so "I" would be apprehensive when changing things that have little to do with changing performance values or performance to price. Even if the OP boasts a case that is cheap with few cable management options and looks like a low end IBUYPOWER case, for instance. Your changes really only improved upon one area: peripherals and monitor.

While springing for the monitor with more bells and whistles is fine and all, it's not like any system at that budget(with the extras) is going to take full and beneficial advantage of the 144hz monitor. Love the mouse, not a fan of either keyboard. Particularly the heavily overpriced corsair.

Regardless, the original build is excellent in most ways. Of course I'd make a few changes for performance sake. The R1 Ultimate would be a decent substitution for the H100i GTX, definitey.

Try this memory instead. Clock for clock faster than the one you selected.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $99.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-10 21:44 EDT-0400
 
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