Help Me Build A $2000-$3000 PC

[ItsRaiden]

Hello ItsRaiden here,

i am looking to build a PC mainly with the 1080 GTX, also i am looking to be able to upgrade later when the 1080 Ti comes out next year. I need my PC to live stream. This is my first time building a pc

Ill need recommendations for all components (keep in mind i wanna buy 2 1080 Ti's when it comes out next year and have those bridged [SLI])

Im looking to stream/game at 1080 (4k if it doesn't add to much of a pain to the price and performance.)

3 monitors, Also need a great audio card for perhaps hooking up a channel mixer for some studio quality mic. or i may just go with a seinheiser.

Anyone that has experience and would like to help please be free to give me your reccomendations.

Performance is important and also Graphics nothing less the 1080p (4k isnt that important but if possible with little to non added cost why not.)

The main Monitor is the most important one, the other 2 monitors are used for non gaming display of twitch chat, etc.

 

[GraySilencer]

Here is the build.

* Went with the 6850K due to the 40 Pci-e lanes. When you SLI you will want as many free lanes as possible, and the GTX 1080 very much prefers dual x16 Gen3 connections. I assume the 1080Ti will also. It's also a great choice for streaming.
* No need to spend over $250 for a motherboard when the ASRock Taichi will get the job done with plenty of features. It supports the 6850K right out of the box and it includes 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi, plus USB 3.1
* The CRYORIG H5 Ultimate 76.0 CFM CPU Cooler will get the job done overclocking without having to spend over $100 for a bulky watercooler.
* Went with 4 sticks of Quad-channel memory for great performance on the X99 platform. 32GB would be overkill and going with only two sticks you would lose performance compared to Quad-channel.
* The sweet spot for a Gaming Monitor with a GeForce is the 27" Acer Predator 2.5K with G-sync and 144Hz. If you wait for a 4K version you'll likely have to pay a pretty penny for it. Likely $1,300 or more.
* The ASUS 21.5'' C422AQ monitors are IPS with Display port and are good quality. But do you really need two of them?
* The 525GB MX300 SDD has a great price/performance ratio. It can't be beat by any others currently.
* Why go with a 1TB hard drive for a $3,000 build? Get a 2TB 7,200 RPM HDD and don't worry about storage.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6850K 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor ($609.98 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H5 Ultimate 76.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($46.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Taichi ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($217.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: *G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2800 Memory ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX300 525GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($119.73 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($74.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: *Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 8GB G1 Gaming Video Card ($619.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: *Fractal Design Define S ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: *EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit ($109.98 @ My Choice Software)
Sound Card: Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy Rx 24-bit 192 KHz Sound Card ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus C422AQ 21.5" 60Hz Monitor ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Asus C422AQ 21.5" 60Hz Monitor ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Acer Z271 27.0" 144Hz Monitor ($579.40 @ PCM)
Total: $2973.77
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-08 17:44 EDT-0400

 

[Aeacus]

Another set to consider (color theme: white).

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($328.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($114.99 @ B&H)
Motherboard: MSI Z170A MPOWER GAMING TITANIUM ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($228.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LED 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 950 PRO 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($184.99 @ B&H)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.49 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Video Card ($648.73 @ OutletPC)
Case: Aerocool Aero-1000 ATX Mid Tower Case ($84.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic EVO Edition 850W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($103.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit ($109.98 @ My Choice Software)
Sound Card: Asus Xonar DX 24-bit 192 KHz Sound Card ($81.88 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: BenQ GL2760H 27.0" 60Hz Monitor ($169.00 @ B&H)
Monitor: BenQ GL2760H 27.0" 60Hz Monitor ($169.00 @ B&H)
Monitor: BenQ XL2730Z 27.0" 144Hz Monitor ($491.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $2931.48
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-08 14:36 EDT-0400

 

[arlemedra]

Here is a very good resource if you are looking for more information:
http://www.logicalincrements.com/

 

[George Mulligan]

These are difficult, and obviously subjective questions to answer.

Ugh- please ignore anyone who is recommending a Freesync monitor with an NVidia card (you will need a G-Sync monitor).

There are plenty of good builds that you can view on pcpartpicker...and ones that have been built, so you know they're from at least semi-competent people.

 

[Aeacus]

Ugh- please ignore anyone who is recommending a Freesync monitor with an NVidia card (you will need a G-Sync monitor).

So, i made an error and picked a monitor that doesn't support Nvidia GPU that well.
Still, Freesync can be turned off and it won't be used at all if the HDMI or DVI port is used.

You having a bad day that you're going around the forums and insulting people by the mistakes they make?

 

[King Dranzer]

Here is the 1st build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6800K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor ($428.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H115i 104.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX X99 GAMING ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($322.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Dominator Platinum 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($229.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 750 Evo 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1080 8GB STRIX Video Card ($629.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair 860W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($170.00 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit ($109.98 @ My Choice Software)
Sound Card: Asus Xonar DX 24-bit 192 KHz Sound Card ($81.88 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus VC279H 27.0" 60Hz Monitor ($202.98 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus VC279H 27.0" 60Hz Monitor ($202.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $2804.24
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-08 22:05 EDT-0400

Here is the 2nd build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6800K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor ($428.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H115i 104.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX X99 GAMING ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($322.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Dominator Platinum 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($229.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($72.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1080 8GB STRIX Video Card ($629.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair RMx 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit ($109.98 @ My Choice Software)
Sound Card: Asus Xonar DX 24-bit 192 KHz Sound Card ($81.88 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus VC279H 27.0" 60Hz Monitor ($202.98 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus VC279H 27.0" 60Hz Monitor ($202.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $2634.23
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-08 22:13 EDT-0400

I only went with 2 monitor setup and left out the main gaming monitor because in short time ASUS is going to launch 4K 144hz G-Sync monitor. Get that. I provided two builds the first one has good upgrade capability and space. The second build I provided is to save some money for the monitor.(quality and upgrade wise 1st build is better)

Went with 6core CPU instead of 4core one because if you are live streaming while gaming or video editing.