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Hi guys.

I need to get a 'first' gaming PC for a young gamer. The budget is around £500. I have found these PCs and wondered which would be a better choice? The only requirement is wifi enabled and to be able to run most Steam Games without lag.

PC #1:

CPU and Memory:

Intel Core i5 quad core.
I5-4460.
Processor speed 3.2GHz.
8GB RAM.
Hard drive:

1TB SATA-III hard drive.
DVD optical drives:

Dual layer.
Graphics:

Shared graphics.
Intel HD Graphics 4600 intel hd graphics 4600 with 1000MB memory.


PC #2:

CPU and Memory:

Intel Core i3 dual core.
I3-4170.
Processor speed 3.7GHz.
8GB RAM.
Hard drive:

1TB SATA-III hard drive.
DVD optical drives:

Dual layer.
Graphics:

Dedicated graphics.
NVIDIA GeForce gtx-750ti 1gb ddr5 with 1000MB memory.

Incidentally, PC#2 is £50 more expensive than PC #1 due to the dedicated graphics. But surely an i5 is better right?

I would go with something like this, did not spend to long on specs, so could trim and do better with more time. 16GB Memory and Skylake architecture 25% to 30% better than older architecture, so they claim.

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/jHtP23

• Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor
• MSI B150I GAMING PRO AC Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard
• Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory
• Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
• Asus GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card
• Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case
• Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply