First time building a PC. Feedback, advice, or comments?

[erthar]

Approximate Purchase Date: Sometime this month or next month.

Budget Range: Up to around $1,500

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Rendering and Painting, Youtube/general web surfing

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Amazon.com and Newegg.com

Location: Virginia, USA

Overclocking: Yes

SLI or Crossfire: Yes

Some games I plan on playing on this system:
CS:GO
Fallout 4
Black Desert

Some software I plan on using on this system:
AutoCAD rendering
Blender
Adobe Illustrator

Here is a system build I've been working on from pcpartpicker.
PCPartPicker link

Below is a plain list of the parts.

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($238.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z170 Extreme3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($101.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($55.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP600 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($38.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.97 @ Directron)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card ($653.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Zalman ZM-Z9 NEO BK ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Sceptre E225W-1920 60Hz 22.0" Monitor ($99.00 @ Amazon)
Total: $1361.77
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-08 16:44 EDT-0400


I plan on future-proofing the build quite a bit. The motherboard should be SLI-compatible. Even though I have one video card, I'll probably buy the second one after a few years. I am a bit worried about NVidia's Pascal. I don't think I'll wait for it to come out, though. After all, the 980 Ti is supposed to last for several years, right?

If there's anything that can be improved upon, cheaper, better performance and compatibility, please feel free to tell me! I'll gladly accept any comments, investigate suggestions and feedback, and ponder over advice.

 

[Outlander_04]

The graphics card you have is overkill for monitor resolution . Immersive gaming needs a larger monitor , even if it is still 1080p resolution
You can also get better quality mb and RAM plus a larger SSD by using a GTX 980 which is still mild overkill for a 1080p monitor

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($238.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($139.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial BX200 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($63.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.97 @ Directron)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card ($463.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Zalman ZM-Z9 NEO BK ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: BenQ GL2760H 60Hz 27.0" Monitor ($179.00 @ B&H)
Total: $1333.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-08 17:03 EDT-0400

The 27 inch screen will make you feel like you are inside the game , rather than looking in through a window

 

[CBender]

+1 For the larger ssd. Steam eats 120GB for breakfast. Also do not cheap out on the psu. I would suggest an EVGA g2 550 or 650w.