PC MASTER RACE! I need your wisdom. If you're a programmer type, please help me.

It's main purpose Is to run Frostbite. Whether it be Bioware titles or stuff like Battlefield 

And here we go, on with the next console vs pc battle...

Well, if a playtool is all you need and want to save some investment money, go for a console, also, there are more quite good "exclusive" games for consoles then PC.

However, if you want to work with it, just a little bit (like browsing, emails, writing documents) then go for a PC.

Keep in mind, the usual lifespan of a console is roughly 4-5 years, with PS4/XB1 around since end of 2013, a new generation is going to hit the market in about 1-2 years.
By the time a new console gen hits the market, it is above an average PC and very outdated compared to the best PC available. In 1, max 2 years, any average PC beats the up to date console when it comes to power.
BUT... that does not mean you will get better games out of a PC. Usualy, developers produce their games with the "lowest possible setting" (actualy the current console), so it can be released and sold for consoles as well. Usualy not going to have an "upgraded" version for PC. Games like StarCitizen are an except to the rule (I think by the time this morons finaly release SC, consoels will be powerfull enough to run it, so figure).

So lets talk a bit about the tech.
AMD vs Intel as well as AMD/ATI vs nVidia are in direct competition and race like mad to have the best tech available. So, in general there is not much of a difference, besides money.
However, I found Intel seems to be more reliable and powerfull when playing games. It is not much though. What bugs me most about AMD is their drivers, they like never get it right. I find myself deinstalling an AMD driver updated and reverting to an old release more often then I would actualy like. Same applies to ATI (AMD) graphic adapters. On the other hand, I never had issues with nvidia, with ATI like always...

So my suggestion: go for intel and nvidia.
Btw, maybe you want to hit some charts first
www.futuremark.com/hardware/cpu
www.futuremark.com/hardware/gpu

I just voted Intel + ATI for the hell of it (that's what I have) but it really depends on your budget. For instance, I was upgrading my old r9 270 and looking at a gtx 1050ti because I didn't want to go overboard, but I ended up paying a few $ more for a rx 470, which doesn't really have a nvidia equivalent.

Of course, if you can afford a 1080ti then get it. That's a no-brainer. If you can't, have a look at what cards are in your price range and check out some reviews. There should be loads around and reviewers will generally do plenty of performance comparisons to similar cards. Once you choose a card, make sure you also look at reviews of the particular makes and models of the card too.

As for a processor, I don't think anyone will advise against getting a core i7.

Edit: didn't see the budget - nvidia for that price range.

Proposed budget: $3500 
This would be my first PC in two decades to have Intel. AMD is in Austin, so I try to support them. Still amazed by the benchmark RYZEN put up.

Excellent. Thank you. Y'all are kicking ass

Don't get an ATI, ever. The worst experiences ever with graphics cards was with ATI. Glitches, black screens, crashes, weird freaking problems. Ugh. Nvidia all the way.

(Also, this thread doesn't require programming skills, just pc hardware )

So, using Adobe Photoshop and some mod tools like the GECK are better on AMD? 

Assuming money isn't a factor, Intel + Nvidia is still the best combo.

The recently released Ryzen 7 series of AMD CPU however has been rather impressive in performance given that they're a fraction of the price of of the i7s.

GPU wise, Nvidia is still ahead of ATI and if you want to aim for 60 FPS @ 4k you're looking at one of three cards: 1080ti, TITAN X Pascal, or the Titan Xp. The 1080ti is the most cost effective of those cards while the Titan Xp is the most powerful.

I'd also take benchmarks with a grain of salt. The futuremark list may put the 1080ti ahead of the Titan X, but in most practical tests I've seen the Titan X tends to slightly outperform the 1080ti in gaming. I would still choose 1080ti myself over it though, just because it's significantly cheaper for a very small loss in performance.

The same goes for the Ryzen 1800x which while still impressive, I'm seeing it fall behind most of the top i7 CPUs in practical gaming tests. The price to performance ratio of the Ryzen is its biggest strength rather than attempting to actually outperform the current top i7s.

For mobo, personally I like ASUS. I don't tend to get too much into this other than to ensure that it can hold the CPU and RAM that I'm after, though one thing I do is make sure to get one without a wireless NIC. For some reason having wifi capability seems to increase the price, at least where I live, by around $100 with no other changes. Since I have no need of wireless connection for gaming, I don't bother with it.

I'm not familiar with GECK, so I don't have an answer for you on that one. The performance difference you'll see in Photoshop is most likely not going to be significant (or even perceptible). In general, the more CPU-bound the programs you will be using are, the better they will perform on Ryzen systems since Ryzen CPUs have more cores and more threads than similarly-priced Intel processors. However, the individual cores are slower, so with things that aren't designed to use more than three or four cores will perform 10-15% better on Intel systems. Games fall into the latter category, favoring faster cores over higher core count.

It all depends on what you need out of the computer. Intel and AMD will both deliver great performance, so there isn't really a wrong answer here. One company does comparatively better in some workloads, and comparatively worse in others.

One thing I will mention is that whenever Intel comes out with an updated line of CPUs, they frequently change the number of pins that the CPU has, meaning you have to buy a new motherboard if you want to upgrade. AMD has said that they plan for their new CPU socket to be in use all the way up to 2020, so in theory you'll get more mileage out of an AM4 motherboard than an equivalent Intel motherboard, but this is just AMD's current plan and as we all know, plans can change.

How do you clean and maintenance the inside then?  

They do it. I bring them the rig every six months or so. I also have an air compressor in the garage.