What PC parts would you recommend for PC gaming newbie? Any other beginner tips?

Hey I threw together a parts list for that type of price range. It will blow the ps3 and ps4 out of the water. PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type Item Price
CPU Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor $199.99 @ Micro Center
CPU Cooler Corsair H55 57.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler $59.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard MSI Z97-GAMING 7 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard $159.98 @ OutletPC
Memory Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory $110.99 @ Newegg
Storage Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $97.98 @ OutletPC
Storage Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $49.99 @ Amazon
Video Card MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card $329.99 @ Amazon
Case Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case $79.99 @ NCIX US
Power Supply EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply $117.99 @ NCIX US
Operating System Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) $87.98 @ OutletPC
Keyboard Corsair K70 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard $144.99 @ Newegg
Mouse Corsair M65 RGB Wired Laser Mouse $59.99 @ Amazon
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total (before mail-in rebates) $1539.85
Mail-in rebates -$40.00
Total $1499.85
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-10 17:07 EDT-0400
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