Gaming PC for $1500

[batpinkyman]

Can you recommend a good Gaming PC build for $1500? I think the most money should go to the GPU. I prefer Intel CPUs over AMD CPUs and I prefer Nvidia GPUs over AMD GPUs. I already have a monitor, a mouse, a keyboard, and an OS covered. Just the tower itself is needed. I'd prefer if you used 16 GB of RAM, and I want a 3TB HDD (I already picked out the Seagate Barracuda 3TB HDD)

I plan to be gaming mostly newer and demanding games like GTA V, Tom Clancy's The Division, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, Fallout 4, etc. This will be done on a 1080p, 144hz, and 1ms monitor (Asus VG248QE). So nothing is really considered "overkill". Well at least with GPUs and maybe CPUs. 32GB RAM is obviously overkill (I don't think that 16GB RAM is overkill). And sorry for the long post.

Thanks

 

[Xemko]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($328.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.50 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($109.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($81.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($97.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($84.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card ($688.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1544.32
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-11 20:43 EDT-0400

 

[RCFProd]

Seagate Barracuda 3TB, very high failure rate and a microATX Z97 motherboard I would say is a strange choice.

It is recommended that instead of one 3TB Seagate HDD, that you choose either a separate 1TB HDD and an extra 2TB HDD or twice a 2TB HDD rather than one 3TB Seagate HDD. It is not trusted.

 

[batpinkyman]

Seagate Barracuda 3TB, very high failure rate and a microATX Z97 motherboard I would say is a strange choice.

It is recommended that instead of one 3TB Seagate HDD, that you choose either a separate 1TB HDD and an extra 2TB HDD or twice a 2TB HDD rather than one 3TB Seagate HDD. It is not trusted.

Okay. Thanks I didnt know that. Ill just choose a 2TB one and add one later

 

[RCFProd]

Yeah so I would suggest these changes in comparison to Xemko's build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($328.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.50 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($114.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($81.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($97.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($71.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB AMP! Video Card ($646.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 Blackout with Window ATX Mid Tower Case ($74.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($73.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1525.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-11 20:52 EDT-0400

 

[Joseph DeGarmo]

Here's a build with the new Skylake architecture.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($249.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($25.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($159.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($54.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($97.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($119.99 @ Micro Center)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card ($659.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1485.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-11 21:05 EDT-0400