I'm looking to get a new desktop PC shortly, for school (word processing and math applications like MATLAB) and for some gaming (Team Fortress and internet games). I've already got a good monitor and all other necessary accesories. For the tower itself, I'll have to start from scratch.
I've got a $500 budget to work with. At best, I would like to be able to run most games on low settings with a high framerate.
Buuut I have no idea what to get, nor have I ever built a PC myself (shouldn't be too hard, right?). Any of you experts mind lending some suggestions?
Okami
To lavish praise upon this title, the assumption of a common plateau between player and game must be made. I won't open my unworthy mouth.