I want a gaming pc

[Courage the Cowardly Dog]

I'm trying to build a decent gaming rig for around $1500 but don't understand CPU is best for what mobo and so on. So if I could get a few suggestions as to where to start, maybe even some suggestive builds, I would really appreciate it. Thank you. 

[BobbyPdue]

PCPARTPICKER is a good place to start. 

 

For now AMD is the value leader and intel is the pricey but performance leader, thing could change later this year when new CPU's are released, but there isn't any solid information about what's going to be released and what the improvements will be over the current generation of CPUs.

2700X and the 8700K are both good top tier CPU's and those are the two I would recommend since both will last for a good 5 - 7 years before needing to be replaced unless GPU's or software advance at a much faster rate than before.

The 1st gen Ryzen CPU's if they at still in stock where you live might still be at bargain prices. 

 

I would start by reading up on the two major brands of CPU and then decided what fit into your budget using PCPARTPICKER.

I would use an X470 motherboard for Ryzen and a Z390 board for Intel, again, because you'll have it for several years.  

[ch3w2oy]

I would go Ryzen as it's just the best bang for the buck. This summer we should have new AMD Ryzen processors if you feel like waiting a little bit. But you could still build a great Ryzen system right now using somethings like this:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 5 2600X 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$199.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard	Asus - ROG STRIX X470-F Gaming ATX AM4 Motherboard	$179.99 @ Walmart
Memory	G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$189.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Samsung - 970 Evo 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	$127.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	MSI - GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB Video Card	$499.99 @ Newegg
Case	Fractal Design - Meshify C Dark TG ATX Mid Tower Case	$98.45 @ Newegg Business
Power Supply	EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply	$59.99 @ B&H
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1391.39
	Mail-in rebates	-$35.00
	Total	$1356.39
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-01-11 04:16 EST-0500

 

[Manderis]

Would be nice to know what resolution and refresh rate your monitor is at and what kind of games you intend to play. Of cause you can just build a PC for 1500 $ but if you run 1080p @60 Hz and only play fortnight, League or other e-sports titles there is not much point. 

Do you maybe want to stream at some point? 

Any intention to use the PC for any productivity applications (but nothing to focus on, any gaming pc for 1500 $ is minimum good for those tasks)

 

You might want to spend some of you money on a good 1440p @144 Hz monitor. 

[Herman Mcpootis]

4 hours ago, Courage the Cowardly Dog said:

I'm trying to build a decent gaming rig for around $1500 but don't understand CPU is best for what mobo and so on. So if I could get a few suggestions as to where to start, maybe even some suggestive builds, I would really appreciate it. Thank you. 

which country? need os/monitor/peripherals?

[Yogi61]

8 hours ago, Courage the Cowardly Dog said:

I'm trying to build a decent gaming rig for around $1500 but don't understand CPU is best for what mobo and so on. So if I could get a few suggestions as to where to start, maybe even some suggestive builds, I would really appreciate it. Thank you. 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 7 2700X 3.7 GHz 8-Core Processor	$308.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard	MSI - B450 Gaming Plus ATX AM4 Motherboard	$99.99 @ B&H
Memory	G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$159.00 @ Amazon
Storage	Samsung - PM961 128 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	$48.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Western Digital - Blue 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$77.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card	Asus - GeForce GTX 1070 8 GB STRIX Video Card	$354.99 @ Newegg
Case	NZXT - H500i (White) ATX Mid Tower Case	$99.00 @ B&H
Power Supply	Corsair - 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply	$109.78 @ Newegg
Monitor	MSI - Optix G24C 23.6" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor	$204.49 @ SuperBiiz
Keyboard	Corsair - K55 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard	$46.99 @ Amazon
Mouse	Corsair - M65 PRO RGB FPS Wired Optical Mouse	$38.00 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1568.11
	Mail-in rebates	-$20.00
	Total	$1548.11
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-01-11 11:50 EST-0500

there is a build with  all U need but including a monitor and peripherals ist a bit over 1500 but u can always cut down on RGB Ram 

good luck with first build