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February 28, 2014 2:34:21 PM

Hello, my friend is looking for me to build a budget gaming PC for him. His budget is around £500 and his dad and I both compiled a list of parts. Can someone tell me which build is better and/or improvements to both builds? Thanks a lot
- Michael

First Build

Processor
Intel Pentium G2030 Dual Core 3GHz
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-B75-D3V Motherboard
RAM
8GB Hyperam (1x8GB) DDR3 1333MHz
Graphics
AMD Radeon R7 240 2GB
Hard drive
1TB sata III 7200RPM hard drive
Optical drive
Lite on 24x DVD Rewriter
PSU
500 watt Standard PSU
Case
CiT Black ops midi tower case
OS
Genuine Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit (inc. disc)

Second Build

Processor
AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor
Motherboard
Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard
RAM
Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
Graphics
MSI Radeon R7 240 2GB Video Card
Hard Drive
Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Optical Drive
None
PSU
XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply
Case
Antec One ATX Mid Tower Case
OS
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)

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February 28, 2014 2:35:29 PM

second is, because the pentium is old and slow.
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a c 190 U Graphics card
February 28, 2014 2:35:29 PM

AMD looks better!
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February 28, 2014 2:37:22 PM

Definitely build 2
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February 28, 2014 2:40:19 PM

Thanks a lot guys!
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February 28, 2014 2:51:37 PM

no problem ;) 
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