Prebuilt Gaming PC Under $1500

I appriciate all the feedback so far. I prematurely opened up a seperate thread which explained my situation a little more thoroughly but it was rightfully closed. So I will post the information here instead.

First and foremost, I have already heard the "build your own PC," shpeel, and while I understand all the perks that come with building my own PC, I have decided upon buying a prebuilt PC end of story (don't judge me).

Just a little information about what I'm looking for. My budget is maxed out at $1500, although the cheaper the better obviously (I am willing to spend the money for quality though, and in no way do I want to cheap out on any aspect of my rig). I'm hoping to use this PC for gaming (very high to ultra for modern and demanding games). It may be a pipe dream, but I would also love for my new PC to be VR ready, or at least easily upgradable when the time comes. I also plan on using the PC to record music and produce beats if that makes any difference. I need the PC itself as well as a keyboard, mouse, and monitor (which I plan to purchase off of Amazon, I'm taking any suggestions about these three components as well).

These are my top two options so far:
1. http://www.ibuypower.com/Store/Gamer-Paladin-D897/W/290...
I have customized this computer down to each and every part, but I am by no means an expert. I have tried to do as much research as possible, but I would love if someone who knows what they're talking about could look at this build and assess it for any incompatibilities, bottleneck issues, untrustworthy/crappy parts, etc. This PC pretty much comes with everything I need except the monitor, which as I mention I will probably be purchasing from Amazon for about $100.

2. https://www.digitalstorm.com/configurator.asp?id=139538...
I have done little to no customizing on this build. My only reason for including this is because of the fact that I have heard nothing but good things about Digital Storm. On the contrary, I have heard very mixed reviews about ibuypower (most of which come down to less than optimal customer service, and crappy parts giving out which can easily be avoided). However I would love to hear feedback from you guys about the company, but expecially about the PC build and how well it stacks up against the aforementioned ibuypower build I linked above.

Any and all information is greatly appriciated. If you have any suggestions on parts I should or should not use for either of the builds, that would be great! Thanks in advanced for your time and concern. This is a long awaited purchase for me, and I'm hoping to find my dream computer, so again I really appriciate any feedback!

My problem really is that I am a beginner with all of this, and in my case looking at all these builds is like a monkey trying to read a book.

These build look very promising. Is there anyway to get a quality motherboard and PSU in a prebuilt PC?

Are the motherboard and PSU for the ibuypower build I mentioned crap?

Gamer Paladin D897
Limited Time Offer 1 x [FREE] - iBUYPOWER High Performance Gaming Mouse Pad - Free with any System ($19 Value)
Limited Time Offer 1 x [FREE] - KWORLD G98 Gaming Headset - Free with any System ($29 Value)
Limited Time Offer 1 x [FREE] - iBUYPOWER MEK Mechanical Gaming Keyboard (Red Switch) - Free with all desktops ($79 Value)
Case 1 x Raidmax Horus Gaming Case - Black
Processor 1 x Intel® Core™ i5-4690K Processor (4x 3.50GHz/6MB L3 Cache) - Intel Core™ i5-4690K
Processor Cooling 1 x Asetek 550LC 120mm Liquid CPU Cooler - Standard 120mm Fan
Memory 1 x 16 GB [8 GB x2] DDR3-2133 Memory Module - Corsair or Major Brand
Video Card 1 x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 - 4GB - MSI VR-Ready Armor2X OC Edition - Single Card
Free Stuff 1 x [FREE] - 802.11AC Dual Band Wireless USB Adapter - FREE with iBUYPOWER Desktops
Free Stuff 1 x [FREE] - McAfee Antivirus PLUS - FREE with any System ($49 Value)
Free Stuff 1 x [FREE Game Download] - Tom Clancy's The Division - w/ purchase of NVIDIA GTX 970, 980, 980 Ti, 970M, and 980M Video Cards
Motherboard 1 x Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI -- 2x PCIe x16, 4x USB 3.0, 2x USB 2.0
Power Supply 1 x 750 Watt - EVGA 750GQ - 80 PLUS Gold
Advance Cabling Options 1 x Standard Default Cables
Primary Hard Drive 1 x 2 TB HARD DRIVE -- 64MB Cache, 7200rpm, 6.0Gb/s - Single Drive
Optical Drive 1 x 24x Dual Layer DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Drive - Black
Media Card Reader / Writer 1 x 12-In-1 Internal Media Card Reader/Writer - Black
Sound Card 1 x 3D Premium Surround Sound Onboard
Network Card 1 x Onboard LAN Network (Gb or 10/100)
Operating System 1 x Windows 10 Home + Office 365 Trial [Free 30-Day !!!] - (64-bit) *Newest Microsoft Windows*
Additional Software 1 x NZXT CAM - Hardware Monitor Software - Preinstalled on your PC
Mouse 1 x iBUYPOWER Standard Gaming Mouse
Speaker System 1 x Creative A250 2.1 Speakers System - Largest-in-class, down-firing subwoofer; Dual Slot Enclosure design
Advanced Build Options - Packaging 1 x iBUYPOWER Specialized Advanced Packaging System - Protect your investment during transportation!
Advanced Build Options - Thermal Paste 1 x Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Paste - Increase your cooling efficiency with upgraded thermal paste
Warranty 1 x 3 Year Standard Warranty Service
Rush Service 1 x No Rush Service (Usually Ships in 5-10 business Days)
Total Price :$1,315

Hopefully this is legible

I can definitely upgrade to an i7 but 980 is probably out of my budget. As for the "skimping on crucial parts," I'm fairly sure I customized the build to exclude anything less than quality, but I would appriciate it if you could double check the build and let me know if you have any problems with any of the specs. As for bloat ware, is it that hard to remove/uninstall it?

I appriciate the feedback. The only thing is, I am not trying to build my own PC. That build looks great, but IF I were too which is highly unlikely, I would need a keyboard, mouse, and monitor included in the $1500 budget

I really appriciate all the honesty and information. I'm still weighing my options however. I have been combing through all the threads and links you guys have sent, as well as reading through every last review and complaint I can find. I'll say this again though, expecially for the people who keep claiming that they "cheap out on PSU and the motherboard etc." (which is completely true, IF you buy one of their pre-builts and don't upgrade from their generic crap, to a quality component). THIS complaint (expecially about the PSU) is literally 80-90% of the complaints against ibuypower. Now, there is still the issue of bad customer service, and the few claims I've seen that state their computer arrived with missing, faulty, or used parts (which is most definately a problem with me). As for the customer service... If I build my own computer then I am my own customer service... And I wouldn't trust me as far as I can throw me. The only thing I am worried about is not getting exactly what I paid for. And thats the biggest thing about the complaints against these companies. You get what you pay for (and yes you can joke that you get what you pay for +$200 unless you build it yourself but as it stands now I am willing to pay a little more to not build the PC myself), and if you paid for a POS PSU they're going to give you a POS PSU. Pretty much, I'm debating between this ibuypower rig that I have customized to the bone with each and every part having a good to great review on multiple sites (mostly used newer.com), or a Maingear VR ready Vybe which I customized to suit my needs (but doesn't come with literally everything I wanted like the ibuypower). The only reason I'm considering Maingear is the fact that I have never heard anything bad about the company, and it seems to be a lot more reputable in general. I plan on ordering my PC today, so if anyone has anything else to say or add then speak now! Thanks again for all the help guys, this forum has helped me in a major way during this whole process.

Oh and that build is pretty much exactly what I'm looking for logainofhades! If I do end up building my own PC I'll definatley be using that as a template.