Any suggestions?

I don't really know much about building computers, but I have a suggestion for you. I know everyone will say this com. Sucks, but it's one of the best out there. I play on a $3500 mac osx, and I have ZERO lag. It's my fathers computer, but I'm on it more than he is (hehehe). But I think 3 grand is a little out of your price range

 

@Tac42

 

I can record and render videos with my labtop.
Intelcore 5
Windows 8
Acer
Don't know how many RAM.

 

Look at alienware for some nice prebuilt computers. Why did you choose linux?

 

If you have i7, you can render videos incredibly fast. I tested it myself

 

Do you develop?

 

Which language?

 

I'll customize you a computer once I get to my computer. In the mean time, craftlumberjack posted a similar topic, and the computer I customized for him should do this. Also, I'll give you a link to my computer. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1XV9k

 

I haven't built this computer yet... Though in theory I should get at least 200.

 

I have all the parts except the motherboard... One pin is bent on the original motherboard I got, making the mobo useless. I am supposed to receive the new mobo soon.

And some part suggestions:

CPU: Intel i5 or i7, i7 is better for video editing, and i5 is minimum you would need for high graphics games. (be sure to buy one with a k at the end of the name if you want to overclock)

Motherboard: Any motherboard with the correct CPU socket should do the job

GPU: Depends on how expensive you want to go. Gaming GPUs can go up to about $1000... But if you want an NVIDIA card at this price, be sure to get a 780 Ti, it is better and cheaper.

RAM: I recommend that you get at least 8 GB of DDR3-1600 RAM.

Storage: SSDs are faster, more expensive and have less storage than HDDs. In my computer, I will have one SSD and one HDD.

Case: Choose at least an ATX Mid Tower size case, my 780 doesn't have much space left over once it is in the case.

Power Supply: find out how much power your CPU and GPU need, then add a bit for your other parts.

Optical Drive: If you want to watch movies and download games from disks, then you might want a good one, but otherwise you would just need a basic one to install your OS.

OS: You already chose Linux

 

Sure, I just have some questions to ask: which processor, i5 or i7? (i7 being better)

GPU: what level of gaming do you want?

Storage: any preferences?
would you like an ssd for your operating system (computers with an SSD can start up in about 20 seconds)

General: do you have a defined budget?
what games do you want this computer to play, aside from minecraft