Gaming PC: What do I get?

Hi! I'm looking for a gaming PC, but I have no idea what to get. I could theoretically build it my self, but I would prefer to buy a pre-built one (Though, if there aren't any great ones in my budget, ill build my own). I MAX is $850. I just want to play normal games like Minecraft, Far cry, etc. Also, I would like to at LEAST be able to play Minecraft on Mid- High settings. Thank you so much for your help! Building yourself is always better. It will be cheaper or if you spend the same amount you will get better performance and quality hardware. You also get better warranties (each part comes with a 2-10 year warranty).

https://www.reddit.com/...r/buildapc is a really good place to start to get a lot of information about everything with the building process. You can get part recommendations, as well as help assembling it or troubleshooting any part of the process.

is a pretty good step by step video on assembling your pc. (there are plenty of other videos too)

Lastly, $850 for just the pc itself is quite a lot of budget. With that kind of budget you are looking at playing minecraft at max settings at 1080P @ 60 fps using something like (maybe not max settings on this shader, since using a gtx970/1060 i'm only able to get 45-60 fps using the shader on ultra preset, but scaled at 0.7x detail level)

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/f6CjHN is a good build for that price. Its right at max budget, so you can do something like get a cheaper motherboard and a cheaper power supply. I just went with the best options that are more expensive.

Really any H110/H170 socket 1151 motherboard is fine. And the evga 500B/600B is also more than enough for this build. (i just chose a motherboard with more features/connectivity and a 80+ gold higher quality psu with a long 5 year warranty)

can easily drop the price by $60-80 by doing that. (if really necessary you can even drop the case to something cheaper too)

You don't need a dvd drive these days. Everything is digital and you can install operating systems with usb sticks now.

As for your operating system, windows 10 is technically free ( https://www.microsoft.com/.../windows10 ), click on the download tool now button. Go through the setup and save the ISO to a USB flash drive or something. You can then use that drive to install windows. But even without registering windows, you can still use it with almost all the features for free. (only thing you lose is a few customizability options for things like taskbar color. You would need 3rd party software for that)
You can also reuse an old windows 7/8/10 license from another PC too. Do you want to include a monitor in that price range? And mouse/keyboard/operating system? Asus is good

Do you want to include a monitor in that price range? And mouse/keyboard/operating system?

Asus is good