Which of these PC's would be better for gaming and general use?

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I say PC1 is better for gaming AND general use (seeing as how those are two different purposes).
I went to a 750ti awhile ago and wasn't as impressed as I hoped to be (although if you want to save energy, this card is what's up!)
PC1, Less money, more processing, and equal (if not better real world graphics) - IMO.
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I say PC1 is better for gaming AND general use (seeing as how those are two different purposes).
I went to a 750ti awhile ago and wasn't as impressed as I hoped to be (although if you want to save energy, this card is what's up!)
PC1, Less money, more processing, and equal (if not better real world graphics) - IMO.
 
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They're about the same, AMD drivers have been greatly improved since version 13.3.

Either system should suffice but you can build your own with much better components for the exact same price. You could get something like this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6350 3.9GHz 6-Core Processor (£89.94 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U9B SE2 37.9 CFM CPU Cooler (£42.14 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 EXTREME4 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£70.58 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory (£70.59 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Superclocked Video Card (£109.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case (£31.45 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12G 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£73.49 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£13.15 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £537.27
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-24 19:23 GMT+0000

Or if you want to go Intel:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4340 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor (£107.94 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty H97 Performance ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£86.46 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory (£70.59 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Superclocked Video Card (£109.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (£43.48 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12G 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£73.49 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£13.15 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £541.04
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-24 19:24 GMT+0000

Those are much better systems for the same money, not a huge difference in price but a huge difference in performance.
 
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Personally i would choose the i3 because it is sitting on a newer architecture and more efficient but i would be defiantly using it as a pathway to upgrade to an i5 later down the track, but if you don't feel like upgrading i would choose the amd build because you would get the biggest bang for the buck at this price, especially with the 260x it beats the 750ti but only just.
 
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If you have the extra $ go with an i5, unless you are building this for a granny that isn't going to do anything but check email and check cnn.com. i3's arent like the difference between a 4 and a 6 cylinder car. Its more like a comparison between a 4 and an 8.
 
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