A PC related question.

[Wyatt118]

What's a good gaming pc around the lines of 500-600 dollar's, (That i could upgrade in the future.),thats available on the market?

 

[MercurySteam]

I'm probably going to regret this, but build an AMD PC. You'll thank me later.

 

[Cronq]

If you're not going to build it now, what makes you think you will upgrade it later?

If you're buying a pre-built you aint gunna get crap for $600. And for that price every single component will need upgrading as none of it will even be close to gaming capable.

 

[GuiltyDark]

You could have a small, privately owned computer place build something flexible for you. Most of the shops I know are happy to build PC's that are upgradeable, but labor factors in, too. You'll end up paying a bit more, but it's worth it.

 

[bam13302]

id say get a decent computer with on board video, and install the video card later (and additional ram) later

all these i found on newegg, for a grand total of 540
very good computer, but no dedicated video card, it does have onboard which will work, but wont game to well till you find a dedicated one, and when you get it, this computer will be very good
plenty of ram, and plenty of room to upgrade
plenty of data storage
good psu that should support any GPU you find
only thing it is missing is accessories and an operating system

as i said, you can find all this on newegg

MSI NF750-G55 AM3 NVIDIA nForce 750a SLI HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard
COOLER MASTER ELITE 335 RC-335-KKN1-GP Black SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9S-4GBRL
CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V v2.2 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC
ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner
AMD Phenom II X4 970 Black Edition Deneb 3.5GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Desktop Processor HDZ970FBGMBOX

EDIT: i kind of made this on the spot based on previous builds (i have used the ram, the proc, a very similar motherboard (from the same manufacturer), the same case, 2 of those hard drives, and the powersupply, and none of them have had an issues (yet)
btw, when you upgrade to your new video card, the onboard one may seem useless, but i have fount it quite useful when trying to figure out problems if you have them (like when i upgraded my video card and the new card didnt work), or when troubleshooting the 'my computer wont post' problem

 

[Radioactive Kitten]

This guide may help you, though you shouldn't blindly follow everything it says. Feel free to switch out parts if there's good combo deals on Newegg. http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af150/The_FalconO6/CurrentLogicalPCBuyingGuide/Guide.png

 

[the.chad]

I guess if you want room to upgrade, make sure the motherboard you buy has a decent amount of ram slots and perhaps crossfire/sli so you can buy a second video card instead of having to replace it.

But this leads to the question everyone will ask if you want to wait till the next generation or not? I'm waiting to see how AMD's bulldozer turns out personally, can't go wrong with a name like that!

 

[efeat]

OP, are you looking to buy or build a machine? If you're looking to buy, you're probably going to be SOL. The industry loves to load their prebuilt 'gaming' machines with tons of extras that you really don't need. As such, you won't find a gaming capable machine in your price range.

If you're looking to build though, it's totally doable. The above recommendations are pretty good, and this article [http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/budget-gaming-pc-phenom-ii-radeon-hd-6850,2903.html] gives some benchmarks of a system in your budget range.

Fun Fact: The price difference between a facebook/word processing PC and a gaming one is about the cost of a console.

 

[RhombusHatesYou]

But this leads to the question everyone will ask if you want to wait till the next generation or not? I'm waiting to see how AMD's bulldozer turns out personally, can't go wrong with a name like that!

I wouldn't wait to see what happens with AMD 32nm architecture (bulldozer)... By the time they launch Intel will have likely rolled out the LGA 2011 high performance Sandy Bridge 32nm CPUs and come early next year the mid-range Ivy Bridge 22nm CPUs. AMD already have plans for their 22nm CPUs for later next year. 32nm architecture is going to be fairly short lived for CPUs.

Personally I'm waiting for both manufacturers to get 22nm CPUs out on the shelves.

 

[octafish]

OP, are you looking to buy or build a machine? If you're looking to buy, you're probably going to be SOL. The industry loves to load their prebuilt 'gaming' machines with tons of extras that you really don't need. As such, you won't find a gaming capable machine in your price range.

If you're looking to build though, it's totally doable. The above recommendations are pretty good, and this article [http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/budget-gaming-pc-phenom-ii-radeon-hd-6850,2903.html] gives some benchmarks of a system in your budget range.

Fun Fact: The price difference between a facebook/word processing PC and a gaming one is about the cost of a console.

I have to heartily agree with that. Build your own. Don't scrimp on the PSU.

 

[pokepuke]

Just go to cyberpowerpc.com and try out each template and customize then to what you want. Some are more expensive for silly reasons, so you have to find the good templates.

Building your own is overrated. It's for people that know what they're doing and want to be really specific on the parts. And you shouldn't listen to the nay-sayers that suggest you need to spend more, it would be a waste of money.

 

[ResonanceSD]

This guide may help you, though you shouldn't blindly follow everything it says. Feel free to switch out parts if there's good combo deals on Newegg. http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af150/The_FalconO6/CurrentLogicalPCBuyingGuide/Guide.png

apparently I'm insane, or worse, it doesn't even list some of the things i have in there under enthusiast.