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I couldn't help but do a bit more research tonight. How does this look? I plan on buying parts over the next month and a half, and can swap out some things if I find a great deal, so I imagine that price will come down a few hundred bucks? I feel like it may be overkill but give me a bit more futureproof over say a 4790k/980
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/z8K47P
Questions (in addition to what anyone wants to tell me)
Do these gaming towers have external memory card slots on them, like SD?
Do I need this much RAM/does it help (I see a lot of other builds with 16GB)?
Can I go with a smaller SSD (is 500GB overkill)?
Should I make the PSU larger in case I decide to SLI later (partspicker lists me at 744W if I add a 2nd card)?
PSU tier list -> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html
That PSU is a tier one supply so it's really good. That said, you will want at least 850W for 2x 980ti if you want to err on the side of being safe. Even with a solid PSU, running them with 750W is tempting fate.
I would also recommend spending the extra few bucks to get the Hybrid version of the 980ti. I have 2 of them and they stay below 50C and are practically silent. Overclocking them is a piece of cake. You can raise the voltage with worrying about the temps.
As for that CPU, it runs cooler than the 4790K but don't expect any noticeable performance increase other than a slightly higher 3D Mark score. But, if you can afford it, go for it. Like I said, the Skylake chips have a small process so they run cooler.