First PC build

[Grundo]

I've done some research on building my first gaming PC and I've come to the conclusion of starting with a GTX 1080 and i5 6600k. I'm still educating myself as of now so I'm asking if you guys could help me out on picking the rest of the components and if the CPU and GPU would be a good combo for at least great frame rates at 1440p and higher. Thanks guys!

I know this is a fairly big first build but I'm future proofing. Let me know if this will achieve what I'm looking for:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/

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[Chugalug_]

Yep, looks perfect, didn't I put this together earlier?
Oh wait, that's the URL for your personal part picker list.
Go to the build, and post the perma link in the top left corner.

 

[Grundo]

My apologies. Here you go...

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/GYJh7h

 

[Chugalug_]

Some horrid choices in there! xD
You'll only need a 2TB HDD for a gaming PC, hell, that's what I use and i've only half filled mine.
A 250GB SSD is more than enough for all your software and OS, and RAM frequency doesn't matter.
I'll get a build back to you soon.

 

[Chugalug_]

Use the thermal paste included with the cooler, it's noctua paste.
I've got you 1080 SLI with a white and black theme, and a 1440p 144hz display.
No G-Sync, but you don't need it with two 1080s!
The included fans are good already, no need to buy more, any additional money spent on fans would be wasted.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($328.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H5 Ultimate 76.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($46.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($149.39 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($67.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($99.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Superclocked Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($644.99 @ B&H)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Superclocked Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($644.99 @ B&H)
Case: Corsair 780T ATX Full Tower Case ($179.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: Corsair RMx 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus BC-12B1ST/BLK/B/AS Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer ($40.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($84.88 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Acer XF270HU 27.0" 144Hz Monitor ($539.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $2999.04
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-04 04:40 EDT-0400

 

[Grundo]

Wow! Thanks! I wanted to bridge 2x1080 but I read more cons than pros about that, in terms of micro stuttering but I'll be switching from years of consoles which even the latest versions I'm nowhere close to being happy with. Garbage. I mainly play battlefield and survival type games and I'm sure I'll vastly expand that once I build my PC. I don't stream or edit anything. Wouldn't I need an x99 mobo to pair with that CPU?

 

[Grundo]

I obviously have a lot more to learn. Even down to ram memory and the speeds that follow. Any info or links with info is much more than greatly appreciated.

 

[Chugalug_]

Haha, no problems!
A good place to start is youtube, apart from that go on tomshardware, JonnyGuru, overclockers club etc for info on different things, or just shoot me a PM if you have any questions.
Microstuttering isn't the world ending disaster people make it out to be by any means, it is actually less so of a problem with Pascal in my experience with SLI 1080s.
The Pentium line, the i3s, i5s and i7s all run on what is called the consumer socket, which is LGA 1151, or Skylake this generation.

'k' on the end of Intel CPU denominations stands for having an unlocked core, which means you can overclock the CPU.
LGA 1151 has H110, B150, H170 and Z170 sockets, with features going up with each consecutive model, and overclocking becoming a feature on Z170 from H170.
x99 is part of the Enthusiast lineup which is 6 cores, 8 cores etc. that are not so reasonably suited for gaming, and are really overkill.
An i7 will outperform it in most cases due to simply higher clock speed, and the fact that more than 8 threads are not utilized most of the time.