1440p Gaming, Streaming, Recording. $2500USD

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type Item Price
CPU Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor $326.99 @ NCIX US
CPU Cooler Phanteks PH-TC14PE_RD 78.1 CFM CPU Cooler $74.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard $114.99 @ SuperBiiz
Memory GeIL EVO Veloce Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory $111.98 @ Newegg
Storage Transcend SSD370 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $89.99 @ Amazon
Storage Toshiba 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $99.99 @ Best Buy
Video Card XFX Radeon R9 295X2 8GB Core Edition Video Card $629.99 @ Newegg
Case NZXT H440 (Red) ATX Mid Tower Case $119.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply EVGA SuperNOVA G2 1600W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply $289.99 @ Amazon
Operating System Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) $92.00 @ B&H
Monitor Acer G276HLGbd 60Hz 27.0" Monitor $179.99 @ Amazon
Monitor Acer B286HK ymjdpprz 60Hz 28.0" Monitor $380.98 @ Newegg
Keyboard Rosewill RK-100 Wired Standard Keyboard $9.99 @ Amazon
Mouse Etekcity Scroll X1 M555 Wired Optical Mouse $16.98 @ Amazon
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total $2538.84
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-07 03:41 EST-0500

Went for a red/black build because it's easier and that red h440 is gorgeous. Also went with this 4k monitor because it's basically just as much as a 1440p one. Went with the 295x2 because it's about the same if not cheaper than 970's but better at 4k. Powerful enough psu to add a 2nd 295x2 or just go with a 290X, but I reckon the 295x2 will come down a bit soon and crossfire 295x2 do destroy 4k even (in games which can scale with extra cards).

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