I was looking to go a bit higher than that actually (hoping prices will drop by the time I build it). my pc now is:
Ati hd 4350 512 mb video card
4 gb ram
amd 2.4 ghz quad core
but I use this for everything and have had it for a while so its cluttered with school work, job stuff, e-books, music, movies, games, random programs etc.
I was thinking a 3.6 ghz processor, 2 gb video card and 4 gb ram (i hear going higher than that really doesn't do much). would something that high really set me back? and if it did would i at least be fucking set in terms of running everything for the next couple years on my exclusively gaming comp and using my other one for all my other shit? also stuff like overclocking doesn't apply to me; i don't know much about computers so basically i'd have my brother build it, set it up and then all i'd do is turn it on and play the games haha, anything more than that gets completely lost on me so i gotta keep it simple