Need Advice on PC Build

Novakyad

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Hello, my name is Rickey and I'm looking to build myself a new pc for gaming.
My purpose is for gaming and light video recording of games to upload to various gaming hubs on steam for my friends. My budget is about 2000 us dollars but can stretch it to 2500 if needed. But prefer no more than 2200 us dollars honestly. I've been searching around online but don't have the slightest clue on what would be the best pc build for me.

What I would like a good to great cpu, with a great gpu or possible sli. I don't won't a high bottleneck but a small one is fine. I did put together a list but scrapped it for now in search for some advice.

I play a wide variety of games, like Skyrim Special Edition, Shadow of War and Mordor, Left 4 Dead 2, Mass Effect series, Dishonored 1 and 2 and so on. I like being open minded towards multiple games and genres.

So in the end, I'm looking at a $2000 or $2200 dollar build that can play most games today and in the past with no issues and where I can record gameplay if need be for my hobby,

Lastly, any resolution between 1080p to 4k is fine with me. Frame-rate isn't an issue for me. I can play at 30 fps if need be.

If you like to help me out, then I truly appreciate any feedback.

Sincerely,
Rickey a fellow pc gamer.
 
A great deal will depend on the display you'll be using; What is it?
In the meantime here's a fairly generic base system:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8600K 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor ($238.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Noctua - NH-U14S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($63.69 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI - Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: GeIL - SUPER LUCE RGB SYNC 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($155.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial - MX500 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($183.17 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design - Meshify C Dark TG ATX Mid Tower Case ($88.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ B&H)
Total: $950.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-04 13:37 EDT-0400

Until we know the display details we can't give you a finished build, hence I haven't included the graphics card.

 
Here is the list:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor ($347.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H115i PRO 55.4 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus - ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($259.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($185.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial - MX500 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($109.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB STRIX GAMING Video Card ($829.99 @ B&H)
Case: Phanteks - Enthoo Pro TG RGB ATX Full Tower Case ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx (2018) 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($109.00 @ Amazon)
Total: $2137.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-04 15:49 EDT-0400

Good looking ROG RGB top end build with no compromise.

Here is the list:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor ($347.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus - ROG Strix Z370-H Gaming ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($155.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial - MX500 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($109.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB SC Black Edition Video Card ($759.89 @ OutletPC)
Case: Phanteks - Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1833.21
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-04 15:54 EDT-0400

Same performance but does not come with RGB and is not eye catching.

Both of the builds are of high quality while the RGB build edging out little bit but no big difference. Same goes for the performance. There is no difference in performance between both the builds.
 
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