First time builder, halp

[Exodasha]

My budget is $1700, looking to be able to max out Wow, upcoming Witcher 3, play heavily nodded skyrim, Shadow of Mordor. Streaming would be a nice option as well. I can over clock and would be interested in doing so, I will be getting Windows 8.1 pro for $45 if you wanna tack that on, any help is appreciated! No monitor or other peripherals required. Edit: forgot to add maxing them out at 1080p at 60 fps.

[Lathais]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($324.98 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($159.35 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Gaming Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($104.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Best Buy)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB STRIX Video Card ($532.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($107.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: XFX XTR 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($66.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1592.24
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-06 15:33 EST-0500

Be warned though, if you are talking 60+ while doing 25+ man raiding, your gonna dip below 60 at times. It's just not possible maintain 60+ FPS in a heavy raid environment in WoW. The primary thread is locked to a single core, so no matter what you do, it's gonna be limited. For everything else though, this will spank it.

Also, this could easily be scaled back to an i5/GTX 970 and still have pretty much the same performance, but I tend to go as close to the max of a budget as I can.

[Fascinate]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($326.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG R1 Ultimate 76.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($81.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD3H-BK ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($136.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($134.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($104.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.97 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($328.99 @ Directron)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Luxe ATX Full Tower Case ($143.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX XTR 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($111.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ Newegg)
Other: Light strip ($24.99)
Total: $1458.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-06 16:40 EST-0500

This is what id roll with, no need to spend anymore than this : ) If you want you could add a 144hz or 1440p monitor this and be right around your original budget, which might be worth it considering what your current monitor is.

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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Nsk7gs
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Nsk7gs/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($279.99 @ Micro Center)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock 3 113.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($139.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($122.73 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($104.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Best Buy)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB STRIX Video Card ($532.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case ($119.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($105.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF120 Quiet Edition (2-Pack) 39.9 CFM 120mm Fans ($23.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1565.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-06 18:08 EST-0500

There's some headroom left to add a second GTX 980 in the future if you would like, and I wasn't really sure on air cooler, but if you would be wanting to use an AIO liquid cooler then NZXT Kraken X61 or X41.

[Deleted]

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Nsk7gs
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Nsk7gs/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($324.98 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock 3 113.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($139.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($122.73 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($104.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Best Buy)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB STRIX Video Card ($532.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case ($119.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($105.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF120 Quiet Edition (2-Pack) 39.9 CFM 120mm Fans ($23.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1610.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-06 19:14 EST-0500

I left some headroom for a second GTX 980 in the future and I'm not sure about the CPU cooler, whether you would be willing to go for an AIO, if so then NZXT Kraken X61 or X41 (depending on your preference, but X61 is better due to being a dual radiator).