Best PC for under $1500

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Sanddevil29

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I'm looking to make a really solid gaming PC... one that will last me a while so I don't have to worry.
I only know the basics... not anything over the top.
I'm thinking of going Intel Quad i7, but thats what I know.
I'm unfamiliar with the different requirements... like some games require GTX game cards but others are looking for Radeon?


Anway.. I'm looking to get a full PC.
I'm looking to buy a tower, motherboard, cpu, memory, power, fan etc.

My budget is 1500, but all in all something that will hold up in the future.

I'm planning on playing Fallout 4, Star Wars Battlefront and some other games as they come on sale on steam... just to give an idea.

Would appreciate if you guys took the time to answer ^^
 
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You can do a lot with a $1500 budget. If anything this is overkill and you can go a lot cheaper, especially if you're only playing in 1080p.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($349.99 @ B&H)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H170-D3HP ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($93.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($71.33 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB...
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You can do a lot with a $1500 budget. If anything this is overkill and you can go a lot cheaper, especially if you're only playing in 1080p.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($349.99 @ B&H)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H170-D3HP ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($93.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($71.33 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Superclocked ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($599.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($74.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($77.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($84.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1478.23
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-27 22:29 EST-0500
 
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Sanddevil29

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I'm a novice when it comes to PC parts, but they seem to be pretty high end.
I was wondering if.. I wanted to go for 4k gaming, what would I need to change? This would be a very nice step for me, a much better improvement as I only have an AMD Radeon HD 640.
How much more would I need to invest to play the games at almost highest specs?
 
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4k gaming is a big challenge still with current hardware. I would say you need dual 980 Ti's for a quality experience. You would need to increase your budget another $400+ (I changed processors here too)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($227.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($71.33 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Superclocked ACX 2.0+ Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($599.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Superclocked ACX 2.0+ Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($599.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($74.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($58.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($84.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1918.22
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-27 22:54 EST-0500
 
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Sanddevil29

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I want to thank you for your replies and your patience with a novice.
I think I will end up going with the first PC you showed me.

I've never built a PC, would it be a challenge for me or as long as I'm careful would I be okay?
 
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For $1500 you could do a lot worse. There are a lot of other ways to approach this as well (like an overclocking i5 build or a Hawell based build.) But for a beginner I think it's best if we don't go the overclocking route. And Skylake is nice when you can afford it.

It's fairly easy to assemble a PC. There are plenty of youtube videos on it.
 
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