New computer help..

I getting a new computer soon and I want one that is good enough to play games like Crysis and Empire: Total War.How much would a computer like that cost (in euros)?

Also would Dell be a good place to buy a computer from as I'm not very good at building computers?

Hard to say. You need to shop around. But, the critical components will be your motherboard, CPU, RAM and Graphics Card. I would go for an Intel system rather than AMD. At the moment, AMD do not have CPUs as powerful as those from Intel and with modern games, CPU utilization is higher.

Intel System Budget:

Mobo: Asus or Gigabyte with P45 chipset, CPU: E4600, RAM: 2GB DDR2, Video: 8800GT

Intel System Bigger Budget:

Mobo: Asus or Gigabyte with P45 or X38 chipset, CPU: E8400 or E9450 RAM: 4GB DDR2 Vide: ATI 4870 or Geforce 260 or 280

You can spend extra and get X2 versions of ATI 4870 or Geforce 9800GTX which have two of these graphics chips on one card.Thes will fit into any mobo. Or you can buy two separate cards and run them in SLI or Crossfire. But with this method, you need to decide before buying whether you wish to use SLI for Geforce cards or Crossfire for ATI cards as the mobo can only support one type of dual card usage. Also, you will need to make sure that you have a good quality PSU for SLI or Crossfire and to a lesser extent X2 type cards. I would say at least 600W PSU.

If you're going to buy pre-built then I would make sure that the CPU, RAM and Video are as according to the above and also make sure the PSU is good enough.

Good luck.

It really depends on your budget. But as the other poster said, the main costs will be on the key components. And in gaming PC's that will be Graphics, RAM, Mobo and CPU.

I think you need to start with a good motherboard. Look at ASUS, MSI, & Gigabyte especially their mobos that are made for gaming. These allow you to overclock your CPU (if you are so inclined)

For the GPU i'd go for at least a GeForce 8800GT w/ 512MB DDR3 memory.

For the CPU i agree that you will need an intel based cpu. go for a quad core if possible.

if you aim 1280x1024 gaming experiances. that last also for 1 year in 2009 Id aim 4870 or 280GTX in euros
a pc with that could cost around 750 euros + from piece to piece il remind you if you are a gamer and not a fake gamer who just play game 1 hour per 3 month . then don't buy dell way to get ripped off for Ram price / Video card quality
and Locked Down bios for overlcock without overlcock you pretty sure to have to change pc often.
that the Secret That HP / ACer / dell / an dother brand when you read manuel it not writen anywhere.
Warning overclocking is locked there no way to unlock it . buy a new pc if you fell lag see more on page 64* buying a new pc lol marcthpro

You make much sense.

I don't want to spend anymore than 1,250 euro but if I need to I will.Is it better to build one from scratch? if so is there a good manual that I can get to help build it?

Also where is a good place to buy pc parts?