First time gaming rig looking for advice $2000 budget

[wpackard]

I've been a gamer for years, but have never had a computer that could play a game without having to be on the lowest settings. Hoping to change that with this build. It is going to be mostly for gaming, but I have started out playing around with music production so that should probably be a consideration as well. I play a lot of Assassin's Creed, some Marvel Heros, and some SWTOR

For the processor I was thinking an I7-7700K. For the graphics card I was thinking a GTX 1080TI, but I'm not sure if I'll be able to pull that off without having to skimp on something else. Generally it looks like the 1080TIs run about $400 more than the 1080s. Is the performance in the TI really worth $400? I have no clue what to go for with the other components. I've never overclocked anything before but would maybe give it a shot on this build. I can't decide whether to go with a 500GB NVMe drive or a regular 500GB SSD for the system drive. For the data drive I would go with a 1TB hard drive. I would also like to have an optical drive that can burn blu-rays, DVDs, and CDs.

 

[Lucky_SLS]

going for a aesthetically pleasing one and also splurging a bit on the storage options here.
the case is a good one. it got good space and ventilation.
added the 240ex just for its looks. it more than capable to cool ur 7700k

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($336.88 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Deepcool - CAPTAIN 240 EX 153.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($85.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - Z270 Killer SLI/ac ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($143.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team - T-Force / Night Hawk 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($124.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial - MX300 525GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($146.98 @ Directron)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($65.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB AORUS Xtreme Edition 11G Video Card ($749.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: DIYPC - Gamemax-W ATX Full Tower Case ($78.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($86.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1909.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-07 08:19 EDT-0400

 

[Supahos]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($336.88 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Noctua - NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($88.15 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI - Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($163.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($119.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($247.99 @ B&H)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB AORUS Video Card ($714.33 @ OutletPC)
Case: Corsair - Carbide 400C ATX Mid Tower Case ($80.00 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($86.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1997.38
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-07 08:50 EDT-0400


Better cpu cooler, much faster SSD, blackout build. Most performance will be nearly identical, more about astetics than anything else. The m2 SSD he chose is just a SATA speed drive with m2 mount

 

[Lucky_SLS]

^ right abt SSD, it aint a nvme. just space saving

 

[Supahos]

I've used that drive in a few builds just to not have cables to route

 

[wpackard]

Thanks for the suggestions! I looked through both and kind of picked and chose components from both of your builds and added an optical drive. I couldn't seem to find the case in the partpicker though. I liked the case that lucky selected but I'm not a big fan of the white case. I did a little research and they actually have the same thing in black and it's $10 cheaper. Below is that I got. Looks like everything should still jive. Another question. Would 4k gaming/VR be possible with this?

PCPartPicker part list
Link to case on Newegg

 

[Supahos]

Absolutely, both should be fine from a 100% gaming perspective you can't build anything faster.