pros and cons

Anyone tell me the good and bad of a gaming pc, also how much should I expect to pay for one

It all comes down to your possible budget

All I want is a machine that can handle the latest games, dark Souls ect

My toaster can run Dark Souls. I bought my pc 4 and a half years ago for 320$ and i can still run every game that comes out. Granted i am really starting to get bad framerate in the newer ones.

Before you go dumping money into a pc, make sure you shop around a little first. My pc is 7 yrs old and I got it for $200. Reason it was so cheap is because it's a refurbished pc. Same pc at regular price was about $700.
Also, since you don't seem to be computer literate, (as in not knowing what you really need), try to take someone with you who knows computers well so you don't get ripped off or end up buying something you don't really want.

Thanks folks, appreciated

hello

this depends mainly on your budget

But normally you can go for an

Processor
i5 - 3rd generation
i7 -3820

GPU
GTX 560 ti

Mother board
ASROCK Z77 Pro4
ASROCK Z77 extreme4
RAM
8 GB corsair vengence or g skill

I also suggest you buy a Desktop than a Laptop as desktop components are cheaper and more powerful

Also never go for alienware or apple

You can go for asus and dell

Hope this helps (you can run crysis 3 at normal with this)

OP sent me a link for a machine. It is a desktop, close to your specs at a pretty good price.
dooshka if you can afford it and get it now, go ahead mate.