Switching to PC

[Tucky]

Thinking of finally making the move from console to PC to get more serious in simulator racing but i'm not really clued up on computers and such. I just want a computer that's capable of running games from rfactor to whatever is new like Codemaster's latest releases. What are the general specs and how much do you reckon it'd cost me? I've got a fair bit of cash that I've saved just for this over the past few years as a treat to myself.

As for the wheel, i'm not going to have a full on rig as I don't have the space but I don't mind spending quite a bit on getting a fairly high range wheel and perhaps buying some things to mod it such as better brake feel. I was using the Mircosoft official wheel in the 360 and hated the spring brake. Just as a starting point, I was at Silverstone for the F1 and had a go on the gamezone sims which I loved (think they were fanatec) and didn't embarrass myself too badly on them. I know they cost quite a bit and I'd rather not pay £1,000 for it but I loved the formula style wheel rim.


Thanks in advance