First Time Gaming Build

[Gallant 192]

This is my first time building a computer. So I am currently trying to come up with a good gaming build to run games like Dota 2 or Ark at 60 fps and above (around high to ultra settings). I am not too sure about the motherboard, or psu . Also is Windows 10 a good idea or should i stick with Windows 8 since there aren't many differences. In case you are wondering about the why i have to much memory, that's because i also do a lot of 3d modeling/rendering. I would like to keep the case the same. I would also like to stick to the red and black theme. My budget is about $1500 give or take. I'm open to all suggestions

 

[LuckyTheLadyBug]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($350.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($104.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($87.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive ($64.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($499.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($63.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1351.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-30 18:19 EDT-0400

Here you go.
Perfect for gaming and rendering.

 

[LuckyTheLadyBug]

Here is another build with a mobo with more features like SLI and metal supported PCI slots. Also added a red watercooler. this is only if you plan on OCing

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($350.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: RAIJINTEK TRITON RED 100.5 CFM Sleeve Bearing Liquid CPU Cooler ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($132.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($104.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($87.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive ($64.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($499.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($63.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1444.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-30 18:22 EDT-0400

 

[Gallant 192]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($350.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($104.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($87.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive ($64.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($499.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($63.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1351.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-30 18:19 EDT-0400

Here you go.
Perfect for gaming and rendering.

Thank you i will be taking this into consideration

 

[zallim]

Black and Red build, and regarding the operating system I suggest that you go for windows 10 because sooner or later there will be games that uses directx 12 which is exclusive to windows 10:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/t4p2yc
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/t4p2yc/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($350.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Rosewill RCX-Z300 CPU Cooler ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z170 Gaming K4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($143.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($97.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk Z400s 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($44.93 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($333.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Deepcool KENDOMEN Red ATX Mid Tower Case ($57.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($96.50 @ Newegg)
Total: $1187.25
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-05 05:35 EDT-0400