Need Suggestions

[Sun]

This is the computer I plan on getting for Christmas: http://m.bestbuy.com/m/e/product/detail.jsp?skuId=5423569&pid=1218644418758

I'm looking for a gaming computer, and I know almost nothing when it comes to buying a good computer.

I have a limit of $1,500 or so.

 

[risk it nerd]

Hey,
If you really can spend your whole 1500$, spend it.
So, my suggestion is that you should get a custom built PC.
Why? Because when you buy a built PC, you get it way too overpriced and also, almost all the hardware sucks except for Video Card, HDD, CPU.. Because they're included in the title, so they wanna show how special the PC is.
OK,
If you want your PC already build..
That's a deal for 1650$:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883227417&name=Desktop-PCs
and that's a deal for 1500$:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883229341&name=Desktop-PCs
And if you want the 1500$ to include the monitor, keyboard, mouse, gaming pad, mouse pad and all that gaming stuff.. This will be a good 1200$ Deal so you get to spend 300$ on monitor and other stuff:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883227426R&name=Desktop-PCs (It's an open-box, be aware)

OK, now for the best part.. getting a custom built PC.
Note: If you don't know how to put the hardware in the case.. Give the parts to the closest PC shop.
OK, for the build:
CPU: i7 3770k http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116501&name=Processors-Desktops
Case: HAF 942 X http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119225&name=Computer-Cases
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 OC http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157328&name=Intel-Motherboards
GPU: EVGA GTX 670 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130782&name=Desktop-Graphics-Cards
HDD: WD 1TB Caviar Black http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136533&name=Internal-Hard-Drives
SSD: OCZ Vertex 4 120GB http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227791&name=Internal-SSD
PSU: CM 700W Bronze Certified 80 PLUS http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171037&name=Power-Supplies
RAM:G.Skill 16GB 1600Mhz DDR3 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231489&name=Desktop-Memory
Cooling: Corsair H100 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181017&name=Water-Liquid-Cooling
That's 1620, get that and you're ready to go, it's the best PC for gaming, unless you wanna get that 680 (Not much of a diff) or SLI.. (690 is a Dual GPU) The CPU I suggested is the best gaming one..

If you wanna get what I listed but think it's expensive,
Get the i5 3570k/i5 2500k to save up to 130$ and almost get same performance in gaming, if you wanna render/do editing, stick with the one I listed.
Get the 660 ti, same amount of CUDA, and clocks.. The 670 is still better
Get any other MOBO that has USB 3.0 SATA III and that new stuff.. remember to have it as a socket LGA 1155 Z77 MOBO
Get non water-cooling, if you don't plan to seriously overclock your CPU/GPU/RAM..
Get a HAF 912 Case, half the price..


For now, that's what I will suggest... For any help, post here/PM me :embar:

 

[MarcelRS]

What are you planning on doing with it? Once you let us know that we can simply tell you what parts you need. Half of your budget will already get you a sick gaming computer.

 

[pooned]

If you spend 1500 on a computer your going to be able to do whatever you want on it. Yeah if your wanting to encode videos and stuff its better to worry about the best cpu then gpu. But with what was listed above that is going to do whatever you want faster then you have ever seen a computer work. 1500 is the sweet spot right now to build a nice gaming/whatever computer.