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Ok then. I didn't see that it's been edited to "decent budget".
For past gaming, a GTX 650 is enough up to 1080p on high settings. For current games, GTX 760 is enough for 1080p high settings and, depending on the game, even 1080p on two monitors with high settings. A GTX 770 would be better for playing on high resolutions (28" monitors and above, or multiple linked monitors) and will handle games in he next 3 years no problem.
The more you spend on the graphics card, the better it handles games and the bigger monitor you can use and the longer it'll last as gaming engines are developed for higher specced systems. That said, you should aim to spend roughly the same on the graphics card as you do on the monitor (very rough estimate, but a guideline anyway). E.g. A £100 monitor will never be able to make use of the strength of a GTX 780.
Edit: I'm not going into CPUs because for gaming, its mostly all about the graphics. However as game engines develope, the A10 will start to bottleneck the system and you'll eventually have to make the jump to a decent Intel CPU and motherboard. As for emulation... That's all CPU based so you go with what you have until you find it's not enough for you, then you get Intel.
For past gaming, a GTX 650 is enough up to 1080p on high settings. For current games, GTX 760 is enough for 1080p high settings and, depending on the game, even 1080p on two monitors with high settings. A GTX 770 would be better for playing on high resolutions (28" monitors and above, or multiple linked monitors) and will handle games in he next 3 years no problem.
The more you spend on the graphics card, the better it handles games and the bigger monitor you can use and the longer it'll last as gaming engines are developed for higher specced systems. That said, you should aim to spend roughly the same on the graphics card as you do on the monitor (very rough estimate, but a guideline anyway). E.g. A £100 monitor will never be able to make use of the strength of a GTX 780.
Edit: I'm not going into CPUs because for gaming, its mostly all about the graphics. However as game engines develope, the A10 will start to bottleneck the system and you'll eventually have to make the jump to a decent Intel CPU and motherboard. As for emulation... That's all CPU based so you go with what you have until you find it's not enough for you, then you get Intel.
