High-end Gaming on a Budget opinions and builds

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CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor
$297.99 FREE $297.99 B&H
MB: MSI H110M Gaming Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
$69.99 $69.99 SuperBiiz
RAM: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory
$29.99 FREE $29.99 Adorama
SSD: Kingston Savage 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
$56.00 FREE $56.00 B&H
HDD: Toshiba P300 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
$49.88 $49.88 OutletPC
GPU: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card
$399.99
CASE: Rosewill Line-M MicroATX Mini Tower Case
$34.99 -$10.00 FREE $24.99 Newegg
PSU: EVGA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply
$74.49 $74.49 SuperBiiz
Base Total: $1013.32
Mail-in Rebates: -$40.00
Total: $973.32

Post your ideas and/or builds (it's all about cutting corners and taking risks for more performance and focusing on things that will impact performance the most)
 
Hi,

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor
$215.99
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-H170M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
$79.99
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory
$64.88
Storage
1) Sandisk Z400s 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
$83.99
2) Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
$48.89
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 380X 4GB Video Card
$224.88
Case : Thermaltake Versa H25 ATX Mid Tower Case
$48.99
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
$70.98
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer
$17.88
OS:Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit
$100
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Base Total: $980.46
Mail-in Rebates: -$30.00
Total: $956.45

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/RJ6DxY

By the way I dont think there is anything High-End budget gaming build. I believe when AMD Zed CPU comes out things might get cheaper than now.

Regards,
 


Yeah i get what you are saying, but i mean on a budget not that it necessarily has to be 500$ but i mean cheapest pc possible for high end gaming, so you could play basically anything on 1080p 60fps ultra, and possibly get to the 1440p gaming.
 


I agree, but thats the beauty of high end budget gaming, you have to look for solutions, i mean case airflow is important but you can keep your case open instead, because a better case can mean that i have to buy 980 instead of 980TI, also i thought for gaming you i could probably replace that i7-6700 with a i5-6600k because it has better single core performance. Of course it's a K processor but we all know that i will not be able to OC with this MB and a stock cooler. (also the K can come without a cooler)
 


Whats your budget with the case? I might be able to find another choice.