Is an under $600 gaming PC viable?

[smitty2588]

Can someone please help me find or recommend a PC for around $500-550. I'm really looking for a PC where I can play overwatch on medium settings or 1080p ( I don't know what's what I'm a noob coming from Xbox One). I don't care that much about graphics, I just don't want my games to be choppy and look horrible. If this isn't realistic for Overwatch, I could upgrade around Christmas, but would just need something to run LoL, Garry's mod, etc. Please help me as I don't know what's good, also I have a 32 inch hdmi tv screen so I don't know if I should get a smaller monitor or just stick with my tv.

 

[basroil]

Viable? yes. Great? No. Here's a good starting point:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($63.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($34.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 950 2GB OC Edition Video Card ($123.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($88.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $559.28
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-21 23:21 EDT-0400

With some settings lowered you can definitely do overwatch 1080p 60fps

 

[Geekwad]

I think something like this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI B150M Pro-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($51.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($34.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon RX 470 4GB STRIX Video Card ($189.99)
Case: DIYPC DIY-M6-BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($43.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($88.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $598.29
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Would be really worth stretching to, if you can get closer to $600. If not, then maybe something like this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI B150M Pro-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($51.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($34.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Case: DIYPC DIY-M6-BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($51.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($88.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $566.28
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

http://www.hardwareunboxed.com/amd-radeon-rx-460/

And I'd just stick with the TV for now, but both of those will allow you to look at FreeSync monitors when/if you do decide to get a monitor:

http://www.amd.com/en-us/innovations/software-technologies/technologies-gaming/freesync

Which are nice for the faster-paced shooters....