I am planning on purchasing a gaming PC, I mostly do my playing on PS3 - but I want to be able to use mods on Fallout, so that (the fallout game) is the main focus of what capacity I want this PC to be. I am fairly adept in understanding the components of a PC and the variances of those components, however I am not sure what yields the best gaming PC for a reasonable price.

I would like any insight (from those who know their stuff) into what comprises a good gaming PC.

Specifics:

I want to play on my HDTV

I don't want it to run hot, as I can sit down on a Saturday and play for several hours

I don't want to spend over 2k

I want the best graphics and performance yield for fallout, other games I could care less about

---Thanks in Advance.

Are you able to build it yourself or do you want it to be prebuilt? What is needed besides the primary tower, like OS install disk, speakers, keyboard and mouse?

Edit-$2000 will get you a very high end PC so you can definitely spend less and still be in fine shape for playing.

I would need it prebuilt, I meant to mention that in the original post

I assume I would need only the tower, My home PC and laptop are both macs - so I am more familiar with that OS, but I suppose it doesn't matter as Mac OS doesn't have gaming capability. I would probably buy a controller that adapts to the PC, but I have a wireless mouse and keyboard (spare)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883229137 would pretty much max any game out there for prebuilt for well under your budget.

awesome, thanks

The PC is certainly nice, but I hate the stock cheapo power supply (PSU) that they come chipped with because the quality is always skimped on. Fortunately CyberPowerPC is an excellent custom PC provider and you can actually go to their site and configure your own PC with the bells and whistles you'd want and they'll build and ship it to you.

http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/system/Mega_Special_II/

Customize as such.....


Case: * Apevia X-Cruiser 2 Mid-Tower Case w/ Side-Panel Window & MultiMeter Display [+10] (Black Color)
Extra Case Fan Upgrade: Default case fans
CPU: AMD Phenom?II X4 965 Black Edition Quad-Core CPU w/ HyperTransport Technology [+130]
Cooling Fan: AMD ATHLON64 CERTIFIED CPU FAN & HEATSINK [-20]
Motherboard: GigaByte GA-870A-UD3 AMD 870/SB850 chipset support DDR3 Ultra Durable?3 Socket AM3 ATX Mainboard w/ 7.1 Audio, GBLAN, Support 6-core CPU, CPU Auto Unlocker, USB3.0, SATA-III, ON/OFF Charge for IPod, RAID, 2 Gen2 PCIe, 2 PCIe X1, & 3 PCI
Memory: 4GB (2GBx2) DDR3/1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Module (Corsair or Major Brand)
Video Card: ATI Radeon HD 5870 1GB GDDR5 16X PCIe Video Card [+336] (Major Brand Powered by ATI)
Multiple Video Card Settings: Non-SLI/Non-CrossFireX Mode Supports Multiple Monitors
Power Supply Upgrade: * 650 Watts - Corsair CMPSU-650TX - Quad SLI Ready [+77]
Hard Drive: 640GB SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 64MB Cache 7200RPM HDD (Single Hard Drive)
Data Hard Drive: 1TB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD [+77] (Single Hard Drive)
Optical Drive: 24X Double Layer Dual Format DVD+-R/+-RW + CD-R/RW Drive (BLACK COLOR)
Sound: Creative Labs X-FI XtremeGamer 24-BIT PCI Sound Card [+95]
Speakers: None [-5]
Network: Onboard Gigabit LAN Network
Mega Notebook/Netbook/Server Bundle: None
Keyboard: None [-4]
Mouse: None [-3]
Flash Media Reader/Writer: None [-3]
USB Port: Built-in USB 2.0 Ports
Operating System: Microsoft? Windows? 7 Home Premium [+104] (64-bit Edition)
Service: STANDARD WARRANTY: 3-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY PLUS LIFE-TIME TECHNICAL SUPPORT
Rush Service: NO; READY TO SHIP IN 5~10 BUSINESS DAYS

Everything else I've set to NONE, but you can add whatever you want. Total is $1403, but you are getting quite a bit more extras here....better PSU (remember, it's not JUST about wattage), additional hard drive, free game, dedicated soundcard, and just better components...or at least more selection to choose from. Give it a thought.