Buying a gaming PC

[Xyliss]

I have recently got some money and want to finally invest in a gaming PC. I have seen one with these specifications for £500:
Processor:
AMD Athlon II X2
Memory (RAM):
4 GB
Storage Capacity (hard drive):
1 TB
Operating system:
Windows 7 Home Premium
Shared graphics:
ATI Radeon HD 4270 1.87 GB

Now as I have never bought a PC solely for gaming I want to see your views on whether or not I should get it, and whether you think this will be able to run current games.

I would also like to add that building a PC is not an option for me.

 

[Kabutos]

It's a scam but then again most prebuilts are.

 

[Xyliss]

It's one of the cheapest I've seen though, all the others are nearly double the price. That's why I wanted to know if it is good enough

 

[Kabutos]

CPU is a bit outdated but should be fine. However, the 4270 seems to be a notebook GPU. Which is not advisable.

 

[Xyliss]

CPU is a bit outdated but should be fine. However, the 4270 seems to be a notebook GPU. Which is not advisable.

Would you suggest this:
* Processor: Intel Core i5
* Memory (RAM): 4 GB
* Storage Capacity (hard drive): 750 GB
* Operating system: Windows 7 Home Premium
* Dedicated graphics: ATI Radeon HD 5450 512 MB
for £600 instead?

 

[Kabutos]

Depends on which i5. And it should at least be a 6950 for that money, but GPUs are generally the most underpowered part of prebuilts.

Which is ironic, considering they're meant to be gaming machines.

 

[Xyliss]

Depends on which i5. And it should at least be a 6950 for that money, but GPUs are generally the most underpowered part of prebuilts.

Which is ironic, considering they're meant to be gaming machines.

If it helps it does say later on its an i5 650

 

[Kabutos]

If it helps it does say later on its an i5 650

Not worth it.

I looked around a bit and found one [http://www.aria.co.uk/Systems/Gaming+Range/Gladiator/Gladiator+VISION+HD+Gaming+PC+?productId=44208] that's not so bad.

You're paying about a 200 pound premium but whatever.