[YukiFruitsBasket]

I have always been a console gamer. But I am ready to take the next step into gaming. I have been watching alot of mod videos, etc. I want a good PC to run games like Arma 2, GTA 4, Fallout 3, Skyrim, etc. But I have no idea what im doing. Id hate to spend 600 on a PC that doesnt even run my favorite games. I need to get it online because the only place around here thats any good is Best Buy and I dont think they have good gaming rigs (if any). I dont know if I should buy one pre-built, or buy all the parts and build it myself (which would be terrible for me). I want the whole setup, good gaming monitor, mouse, keyboard, PC, etc. So I need help on what to choose, Graphics cards, proccesors, etc. Any advice would be much apriciated. Thanks.

[sivispacem]

1) Are you averse to building yourself in principle? Its really not very hard as long as you can hold a screwdriver the right way and are a little careful at times.

2) Budget?

[Stinky12]

A good high-end gaming computer will be something like this

-	Item	Pcs	Price
1	Corsair Carbide Series 300R Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case	1	$79.99
2	Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive	1	$99.99
3	ASUS VS248H-P Black 24" HDMI LED Backlight Widescreen LCD Monitor	1	$204.99
4	EVGA 02G-P4-2670-KR GeForce GTX 670 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card	1	$399.99
5	CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX650 V2 650W ATX12V v2.31/ EPS12V v2.92 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC High Performance Power ...	1	$89.99
6	Creative Inspire T3130 2.1 Speakers	1	$46.99
7	Logitech G110 Black USB Wired LED Backlighting Gaming Keyboard	1	$54.99
8	Logitech G500 10 Buttons Dual-mode Scroll Wheel USB Wired Laser Gaming Mouse	1	$57.99
9	G.SKILL Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-1600C9D-8GAB	1	$46.99
10	Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4000 BX80637I53570K	1	$229.99
11	Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-bit - OEM	1	$139.99
12	COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO RR-212E-20PK-R2 Continuous Direct Contact 120mm Sleeve CPU Cooler Compatible with latest Intel ...	1	$34.99
13	Crucial M4 CT128M4SSD1 2.5" 128GB SATA III MLC 7mm Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)	1	$124.99
14	ASUS P8Z77-V PRO LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard	1	$209.99
-	Subtotal	-	$1,821.86

Based on your $600 budget (assuming that is how much you are going to spend), then the best I can configure is this.
Note: Windows 7 is not included, but was added to the first setup to give a idea of how much a computer will really cost. Don't need the OS? Just remove it from the list.

-	Item	Pcs	Price
1	Rosewill FBM-01 Dual Fans MicroATX Mini Tower Computer Case	1	$29.99
2	Seagate Barracuda ST250DM000 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive	1	$69.99
3	Hanns-G HL161ABB Black 15.6" 16ms Widescreen LCD Monitor	1	$74.99
4	SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 7750 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card (11202-00-20G )	1	$109.99
5	AMD Gift - Dirt SHOWDOWN Gift Coupon	1	$0.00
6	CORSAIR Builder Series CX430 V2 (CMPSU-430CXV2) 430W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply	1	$44.99
7	Logitech S120 2.3 Watts (RMS) 2.0 Speaker System - OEM	1	$12.99
8	Microsoft Keyboard 200 6JH-00001 Black USB Wired Standard Keyboard	1	$8.99
9	Microsoft Comfort Mouse 3000 S9J-00001 USB Wired BlueTrack Mouse	1	$12.99
10	G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9S-4GBRL	1	$22.99
11	ASUS P8B75-M/CSM LGA 1155 Intel B75 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard	1	$89.99
12	Intel Core i3-2100 Sandy Bridge 3.1GHz LGA 1155 65W Dual-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 2000 BX80623I32100	1	$119.99
-	Subtotal	-	$597.89

This post has been edited by Stinky12 on Monday, Jun 18 2012, 22:25