While I'm a PC person for years and all that, I quite simply have lost track of hardware over the last almost decade. I'm trying to make decisions but the more I read the less I know it feels like. I just keep second guessing my decisions. That's where you all come in. 
Important to note: I haven't bought a new PC or upgraded my PC in almost 8 years. The last one I was using has mostly died so I really need to start from scratch again. Being that everything in that PC was so old, you almost can't go wrong with suggestions as virtually any suggested part will be a miles ahead upgrade from the last time I bought anything at all.
As noted below, this PC will primarily serve as a gaming and browsing machine. It's purpose is to give me access to a PC again until down the road a little bit when I can build a more powerful gaming PC with a higher budget. At that point this machine will become the primary machine for all the non-gamers in the house so it's age and abilities won't matter too much.
I very much appreciate any help provided here as I'm banging my head against the wall trying to figure out what to build within this price range.
Approximate Purchase Date: Within the month if possible but might be as late as the beginning of tax season.
Budget Range: $650 Before Rebates; After Shipping
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, browsing
Are you buying a monitor: No
Do you need to buy OS: Yes
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Amazon and Newegg to consolidate shipping but open to other sites when dramatic price differences require attention.
Location: Dallas/Fort Worth, TX, USA
Parts Preferences: Intel, Nvidia (Open minded though considering this is a stop gap and will be a secondary PC in the future for the girlfriend and kids who really only listen to music and browse)
Overclocking: No
SLI or Crossfire: No
Your Monitor Resolution: Sony SDM-P234/B, max resolution of 1920x1200
Additional Comments: Cooler Master N200 (currently $46.99 @ NCIX.com) is the case I have chosen for this build and I'm firm on that unless there is some evidence to justify why it's a terrible choice.
Important to note: I haven't bought a new PC or upgraded my PC in almost 8 years. The last one I was using has mostly died so I really need to start from scratch again. Being that everything in that PC was so old, you almost can't go wrong with suggestions as virtually any suggested part will be a miles ahead upgrade from the last time I bought anything at all.
As noted below, this PC will primarily serve as a gaming and browsing machine. It's purpose is to give me access to a PC again until down the road a little bit when I can build a more powerful gaming PC with a higher budget. At that point this machine will become the primary machine for all the non-gamers in the house so it's age and abilities won't matter too much.
I very much appreciate any help provided here as I'm banging my head against the wall trying to figure out what to build within this price range.
Approximate Purchase Date: Within the month if possible but might be as late as the beginning of tax season.
Budget Range: $650 Before Rebates; After Shipping
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, browsing
Are you buying a monitor: No
Do you need to buy OS: Yes
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Amazon and Newegg to consolidate shipping but open to other sites when dramatic price differences require attention.
Location: Dallas/Fort Worth, TX, USA
Parts Preferences: Intel, Nvidia (Open minded though considering this is a stop gap and will be a secondary PC in the future for the girlfriend and kids who really only listen to music and browse)
Overclocking: No
SLI or Crossfire: No
Your Monitor Resolution: Sony SDM-P234/B, max resolution of 1920x1200
Additional Comments: Cooler Master N200 (currently $46.99 @ NCIX.com) is the case I have chosen for this build and I'm firm on that unless there is some evidence to justify why it's a terrible choice.
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