So, a friend of mine recently asked me if I wanted to play Borderlands 2 with him, and I had to decline for a few reasons, two of which are easily fixable (one is getting the game, the other is the subject of this thread
). Problem is, I do want to play with him when I can, so I'm thinking that it might be time to get something better. My computer is just a off-the-shelf Walmart cheap one, and has severe slowdown when playing most games, even with graphics on low/lowest if the option to lower graphical quality is available.
So that brings me to my question... assuming a budget of $600 or less, and keeping in mind I'll settle for cheap casing so long as it's sturdy and functional, what's the absolute cheapest I can get a PC that could run newer games with good FPS and decent graphics? I have absolutely zero knowledge of building my own computer, so I'd have to get one pre-made... or if there's a place out there that would make one from parts you pick out and ship it to you, that would be cool, though I have no idea what the best stuff to get would be. Also, do newer games run on Windows XP? If so, that might be a good option as well, since I preferred XP to 7.
EDIT: Changing topic title to reflect new question.