Is the amd shockwave a good starter gaming pc?

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so for a while I've been thinking of getting a gaming pc and on a website (palicomp) I found a pc and its reviews are good but I still don't know if it is good enough to spend money on I have been a console gamer all my life so I sadly don't know a lot about pc specs here is the link I used for it https://www.palicomp.co.uk/AMD-Shockwave-KAV2 thanks for reading and any support

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its £499.99 in the uk

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It's not bad, but you can do better for the price by building yourself, don't know if you are comfortable doing so but TS has some easy to follow videos about building.
Have you seen the kill your console series?
They are a bit old but provide a good base.
I can't put a build together right now but I am sure someone will chime in.

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thanks I was watching one earlier its how I found this forum

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You can get an i3 + 380 for the same price sans a windows installation

single 8gb stick for easy upgrading

you should really just wait for AM4 and Polaris though man, being announced june first

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/8qgnTH
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/8qgnTH/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor (£97.26 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: MSI B150M PRO-VDH Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£61.51 @ Novatech)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory (£23.67 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.95 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380 4GB PCS+ Video Card (£161.64 @ More Computers)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£36.99 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: Super Flower Golden Green HX 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£57.12 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £478.14
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-26 08:06 BST+0100

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Very good, always good to keep an eye on upgrades. And something new is always around the corner, I agonized before going 8350 but it is serving me just fine now.
I think it would be easier to get a copy of window, at least from a cheap CD key store even though it is a bit risky.

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Wow £500 pc with gtx 1080 for only £500 more...