Think of it this way. I played All the Beth games on PS3. I loved them. When I got them on my PC and modded them it was like a whole world opened up.
That extra power and resolution is so so so so worth it. It will increase your enjoyment of gaming more than you can imagine. Being able to just redline all the settings and go without the whole “Well....maybe if I skimped on X I would be OK...”
Don’t. This is one of those ‘do it right the first time kinda things. You don’t need the $5000 magazine test box. But a solid sys is a world of happy.
Most important: GFX card. Thats the biggie.
I’m looking at the Cybertron line on Amazon. Trying to keep it in the 600 a 800 dollar range and avoid Windows 8 if possible. I need a new PC anyway for all the other things.