Microcenters sell a house brand called powerspec, which re generically built and at good price points. If you were to buy pre build I would recommend one of those. I used to work on those a lot back in the day and they were very good machines for your dollar.
Since they are generically built as well you don't get all that crappy bloated preinstalled software package either. Also, you can fit any retail computer part in them.
Or, if gaming were not a huge issue, I would say just get a Mac since they are easily, reliable, and solid. However, since you want to game, and gaming is still limited I would suggest you get a PC.
Check out your local microcenter for a powerspec computer. Perhaps buy one of those and upgrade a few parts on your own to get a feel for how they work, then next time build your own.
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