$600 gaming PC help

[BeginnerBuilder]

Hello all, I am new to the site but heard it is a good place to ask this question.

I am looking to build a desktop PC for gaming, primarily for games like SWTOR, League of Legends and Minecraft. I want to be able to run these games on medium to good graphics with as little lag as possible.

I have a $600 budget, however I am willing to MAYBE pay a bit more if it means a significant improvement on gaming experience.

What are some parts that are good for the job? Any I should keep an eye on for Black Friday and Cyber Monday? Please help, thank you.

 

[ACTechy]

Welcome to Tom's!

Here's a place to start, this rig would be an excellent bang for your buck in the $600 range:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($117.96 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard ($62.55 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($52.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB Video Card ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.00 @ Amazon)
Total: $585.44
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-26 22:00 EST-0500)