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So I am looking for something i could use for everyday use like work, surfing the web, watching stuff, downloading etc... and was just wondering what would be best to just get an iMac or build my own pc.
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Defiantly build your own its much better
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You could build a monster of a pc for the price of an imac.
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If you just want to browse the web, dl films and what not, and watch movies, use your money to build a cheap ITX rig or something.
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Sanctyy wrote If you just want to browse the web, dl films and what not, and watch movies, use your money to build a cheap ITX rig or something.


I dont really know what that is lol..... but I just love the look of the Mac and it looks good for everyday use and apparently its good work wise aswell but I am still not sure as I have been wanting to build my own PC for a while just really struggling on what to do.
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Nice, compact internet machine;
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No real need to spend any more than that. i3 with the iGPU will be fine for internet use and general usage.
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Build your own PC, without a doubt.
If it's your first PC, wanting to keep it moderately cheap, I'd recommend a GTX750Ti Sclocked
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For what you get when buying an iMac, you could buy a PC for about 600$ and get the same performance just without the operating system that apple uses. I just recently had this same question and many people answered with "build your own." I ended up building my own, which isn't hard at all, and I love it. I spent about the price of a simple iMac and get double the results! If you have any more questions, PM me and I would be more than happy to help you out. Hope this helped!

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Build your own if you have the time and money!
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It's all well and good people posting here saying "You can double the performance" yeah, for gaming.... But what will you be doing with the PC?

If you want it for everyday stuff. i.e, web, movies, social media... You cannot get anything better than a Mac for that. Any one who says differently hasn't got a clue.

But you can't compare the 2. So before anyone can give you a recommendation, we need to know what it will be used for.
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