My cousin's 3TB hard drive is on the outs and he's currently running dual GTX 570s and a Core i5 2500. Dinosaur stylez. So he asked me to help him find something for around $1,500. Here's the mid-level build I just put together for him:
https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/user/Tor...d/#view=tTFZJx
Case is optional, video card is a soft recommendation as he can find that card for cheaper locally. Non-X 3600 is wicked value for money, and the B550 allows him some room for growth in the future.