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While there is some really good advice I'd disagree with quite a few statements.
While generally solid advice, for a (pure) gaming device priorities do shift somewhat. Games generally make poor use of more than 2-3 cores. But the OP seems to have heavy budget constraints, and while I am a big fan of Intel's CPUs I think there is much better value for the money with AMD when you are talking about the $50-$150 range.
Some options for budget builds:
Intel G2020 - $67.99 a cheap decent low end CPU that will easily handle most mainstream games.
AMD FX-4100 - $99.99 a cheap powerhouse QuadCore, that should handle mostly any game you will throw at it in the near future.
Yes integrated graphics are definite no-no. But, as with Intel, NVIDIA really starts to shine in the high-end sector. There are few NVIDIA cards that can compete with the raw power/price of AMD cards at lower price points. I do agree though that it is probably better to spend a little more money to in order to future-proof the PC.
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RadeonHD 7850 - 189.99$ it might seem to be slightly above budget, but it is a great card that will run games for many years to come.
But as Serence Grace mentioned it will be much easier to make specific suggestions once you post a few numbers like your preferred price range and an absolute maximum you are willing to spend.
Generally speaking $450-$500 could net you a quite decent gaming PC with some later upgrade options. $700-$1000 will get you a pretty decent PC that you will probably last you quite a few years and a lot of room for later improvement/upgrades.
While generally solid advice, for a (pure) gaming device priorities do shift somewhat. Games generally make poor use of more than 2-3 cores. But the OP seems to have heavy budget constraints, and while I am a big fan of Intel's CPUs I think there is much better value for the money with AMD when you are talking about the $50-$150 range.
Some options for budget builds:
Intel G2020 - $67.99 a cheap decent low end CPU that will easily handle most mainstream games.
AMD FX-4100 - $99.99 a cheap powerhouse QuadCore, that should handle mostly any game you will throw at it in the near future.
Yes integrated graphics are definite no-no. But, as with Intel, NVIDIA really starts to shine in the high-end sector. There are few NVIDIA cards that can compete with the raw power/price of AMD cards at lower price points. I do agree though that it is probably better to spend a little more money to in order to future-proof the PC.
Suggestion
RadeonHD 7850 - 189.99$ it might seem to be slightly above budget, but it is a great card that will run games for many years to come.
But as Serence Grace mentioned it will be much easier to make specific suggestions once you post a few numbers like your preferred price range and an absolute maximum you are willing to spend.
Generally speaking $450-$500 could net you a quite decent gaming PC with some later upgrade options. $700-$1000 will get you a pretty decent PC that you will probably last you quite a few years and a lot of room for later improvement/upgrades.