I want to build a gaming PC after many years of playing with an old computer. I'll be playing on a 1080p/60 Hz monitor for now, but I'm planning to get a 1440p/144 Hz G-Sync one in the near future, so it needs to be able to handle it. My budget is around 2.5 to 3K.
I'm from Turkey, but I'm buying every part that can be bought from Amazon as it's cheaper even with the shipping and customs fee. The rest, I'll be buying from here. I prefer Amazon and no other international sellers as these are quite the expensive components, and I don't trust anywhere else in their customer support in the case of any problems.
Here's the build in my mind:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($458.00)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($115.02 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($320.00)
Memory: G.Skill TridentZ Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($344.00)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($158.57 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($119.68 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB FTW Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card
Case: Corsair Air 540 ATX Mid Tower Case ($225.00)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($112.92 @ Amazon)
Sound Card: Creative Labs Z PCIe 24-bit 96 KHz Sound Card ($104.10 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series Purple 2 pack 52.2 CFM 120mm Fan
Total: $1957.29
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-26 18:21 EDT-0400
The GPU will be bought from Amazon too, but not in stock right now so add 700 USD on top of the total.
The components with amazon price tag are the ones that can be bought from here. The parts with the custom prices are the ones that I'll be buying in Turkey. I converted their price to USD to give you an idea of how expensive PC parts are in here.
I have a few questions that I'd love to be answered.
1. Is the mobo too much? Can I buy a cheaper one that can handle all of these? If you have any suggestions, I'd like one with newer tech such as USB-C and it should be available in Turkey or on Amazon (shippable to Turkey).
2. Should I just buy the 6700K now or wait for the Kaby Lake processors? I'm getting a bit impatient but I can wait a few months if the majority thinks it's worth it over the 6700K.
3. Air Carbide 540 has slots for three 120mm fans in the front, two on the top and one 140mm slot at the back. I'm thinking of putting three Corsair Air Series Purple 52.2 CFM 120mm Fans in the front take air in, do a push/pull on the CPU cooler (with four of these fans) and mount it on the top of the case, and do an exhaust fan on the back.
With this many fans (3+4+1 = 8 just from the case and CPU cooler), would it be too noisy? Could the mainboard control these fans to keep them silent when there is not much load? I'm thinking of OCing both the CPU and the GPU but I don't know anything about fan and noise control. Should I buy a controller in this case? I would love some advice on this.
I asked the same questions on Reddit, but I thought it wouldn't hurt to get some different opinions from here too. Thanks in advance for all the answers.