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So currently I own a mac, but recently I have taken an interest in PC gaming, and I hear everyone saying about how I would be much better building my own pc, would I get a decent gaming PC for £350 (building it myself) and if so what parts would I need?


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I didn't put this in the computer building section for a reason, I don't want a computer built, I'm just curious
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£350 probably not. Just saw a link for one at £400 though. [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] that what be a decent pc for Medium-High settings mate.
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The real sweet spot price range for buying a computer and building it is around £800ish. Save up and you can get an epic system.
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Sell the mac and get a good build.
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ChrisWeir wrote £350 probably not. Just saw a link for one at £400 though. [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] that what be a decent pc for Medium-High settings mate.

Terrible rig.

Tickld wrote The real sweet spot price range for buying a computer and building it is around £800ish. Save up and you can get an epic system.

There is no "sweet spot". You spend what you can, that's it.

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ChrisWeir wrote £350 probably not. Just saw a link for one at £400 though. [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] that what be a decent pc for Medium-High settings mate.

Terrible rig.

Tickld wrote The real sweet spot price range for buying a computer and building it is around £800ish. Save up and you can get an epic system.

There is no "sweet spot". You spend what you can, that's it.

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How is it a terrible rig ? Maybe change the 960 but that build will do him fine for what he was budgeting. It'll play games at medium to high no problem.
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Say try and go for around 400, Even if you can get +50 more it will make a difference in the gaming experience, Spend a little more on gpu and cpu buddy:)
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ChrisWeir wrote How is it a terrible rig ? Maybe change the 960 but that build will do him fine for what he was budgeting. It'll play games at medium to high no problem.

It's already £60 over OP's budget, and it doesn't even include the cost of the mobo and PSU. It's going to be over £500, and for that price, it's a poor rig. The 960 is a terrible card. It offers slightly better than GTX 950 performance for £30 more. R9 280, 280x, 285, or 380 would be a much wiser choice. AM3+ is a dead socket, no reason to go with it anymore, especially when you can get an 860k, which will out-perform the FX-6300 in gaming for less, or an i3 rig for the same price. RAM is very over-priced, almost twice as much as it should cost.
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