i have 2 pc's to choose from and you guys are smarter than me

_domdaly_

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I am buying a Budget gaming PC and I have 2 options which I can't decide from because they are
both quite equal in my mind here they are:
PC1:
£450
AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core CPU
AMD Radeon R7 370 2GB GPU
8GB DDR3 RAM
1TB HDD
4MB cache
Gigabyte GA-F2A68HM Motherboard
Aerocool 80 PLUS 500W PSU
w/ Windows 10
source:http://www.tesco.com/direct/chillblast-nucleus-gaming-pc-amd-quad-core-37ghz-8gb-ram-windows-10/203-4399.prd?pageLevel=&skuId=203-4399#product-details-container
PC2:
£466
AMD-FX4300 Quad-Core 3.8 GHz CPU
AMD Radeon R7 370 2GB GPU
8GB DDR3 RAM
500GB HDD
AsRock N68 DDR3 USB 3.0 - 2x PCI Slots Motherboard
High Performance Coolermaster/ Corsair/ Ocz PSU
Windows 10
source:http://ramcomputersystems.co.uk/product/rcs_flight_gaming_pc

I've Heard great things about both machines I could overclock either but only if necessary
There is also the exact same machine as the first one w/ 16Gb RAM for £480. I am leaning towards the first one just because I know Tesco are a decent company.
thank you guys,
Dom
 
Solution
Don't expect to overclock much on either. The motherboard and PSU will hold you back on this. So you can only overclock a little bit, if any. In this case I would go with the X4 860K, because it is a newer CPU that performs better than the FX.
Don't expect to overclock much on either. The motherboard and PSU will hold you back on this. So you can only overclock a little bit, if any. In this case I would go with the X4 860K, because it is a newer CPU that performs better than the FX.
 
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_domdaly_

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thanks a lot man, I was wondering how much RAM would you think 8GB for £450 or 16Gb for £480?

thanks again
 

_domdaly_

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Jul 4, 2016
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thanks a lot man, I was wondering how much RAM would you think 8GB for £450 or 16Gb for £480?

thanks again
 
Nowadays 8gb is more than enough for any game. In the future it will shift to 16gb. I would still stick to 8gb, because in the future you might upgrade to a new pc altogether, or you can simply add in an extra 8gb if you really need to.