Hey guys, I've never built a PC before and have extremely limited experience dealing with hardware (aka non-existent), but seeing as it's a lot cheaper than buying those bloated pre-configured pieces of crap on retail, I thought I'd try and give it a shot!

I'm a college student, so budget is important, but I'm hoping to at least play CS:S on a resolution higher than 720x576 (hahaha..) and some higher-end games like Skyrim on (hopefully) high. That being said, I'm shooting for $500-$600 (is that possible!?).

If anyone could suggest parts, resources, what I should know when building, etc. I'd love you long time