So... yeah. Will anyone give me some advice/pointers and some places to look? I really don't know how to start, although I'm looking for the overall cost to be around $1000-1200. I'm pretty lost.
I haven't looked into new hardware for quite a while, so I'm not exactly up to speed. A few things though: - Do you really need a $1200 PC? I would look for a model for $999 and get some games to go with it. - If you know somebody who knows his way around PCs, you might want to build it yourself. - If not buy a complete system but not from Dell. Their sh!t is expensive and hard to upgrade. What you want to look for: - Intel i5 or i7 - 6 or more GB DDR3 RAM - decent graphics card ($150 -200) I think this system should cover your needs just fine: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6883229263 If you don't know how to fix a broken PC you might want to think about an extended warranty as well. Save up for a new graphics card ever 2-3 years, $200 should be enough. Good luck!
Regarding the processor: If you go for i5 or i7 go for "Sandy Bridge" only. I might edit this post later today with some stuff. This would be something I would go for if I had 1000: - Case: Thermaltake Element S - 91 - Mainboard: GIGABYTE GA-H67A-USB3-B3 - 102 - Processor: i5-2500 - 189 - RAM: Anything with 6GB+ and two sticks - 40 - Graphics card: Somewhat difficult choice; Sapphire HD6850 - 142 - HDD: Some 1TB drive for the start - ~75 - CPU fan: Scythe Rasetsu - 45 - CD/DVD drive: 20 scrub one Don't think I forgot anything. That would be 704 which is around 1000$.
graphics card i would recommend a gtx 560ti is a good mid range card, if you want a higher one 570 or radeon 6970, nvidia seems to have better drives but they are pretty even
