$400-$450 (First Gaming PC)

Hey everyone, I'm not to the forums and I'm definitely a noob when it comes to PC building. With that said I've been told that it isn't rocket science either and a buddy of mine recommended me this forum.

I realize that for $400 I won't be able to build a high-end gaming PC, but I'm not planning on playing most games on Ultra High settings either and can't really go much over that budget.

Here's all the info:

Approximate Purchase Date: middle of this month (February 2012)

Budget Range:: $400-$450

System Usage: gaming (mainly), internet browsing, work

Parts Not Required: keyboard,mouse,monitor(will upgrade it later),speakers, Windows 7

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com,amazon.com

Country: U.S.A.

Parts Preferences: Currently my LCD's resolution is 1280x1024 but in the future i might upgrade to a monitor with 1680x1050, please recommend a good but inexpensive hard drive (doesn't need more than 500GB), apart from that a good Nvdia GPU (in this price range), I assume 4GB of ram should be enough.

Overclocking: No, maybe in the future (too noob for that now)

Monitor Resolution: 1280x1024 - will upgrade to 1680x1050 in the future


Additional Comments: I want to be able to play most modern games on high settings (if the budget allows it). Some of them will be: Killing Floor, Skyrim, Fallout 3, COD

A great "Thanks" for helping me out.