Right now i own AMD Athlon XP 2400 powered PC.i use it mainly for gaming...so keeping that in mind my config will b AMD ATHLON 64 FX-57/ Intel core 2 Extreme edition 2 GB DDR2 667 MHz...
I think playing games on computer is foolishness.As for every new game new graphic card& more ram is recomended.instead of that just own a gaming console(xbox or PS1,2,3)..as its specially developed...