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Gaming desktop
Posted on 1/20/21 at 1:40 pm
Posted on 1/20/21 at 1:40 pm
Previously I had posted about wanting to get my son a desktop for his 16th birthday. Budget was $2500. In doing research I feel like I might be doing some overkill.
I'm wanting to get him setup with a 2k setup.
It looks like building is just a mess right now because graphics cards are just crazy expensive and hard to come by right now.
So what I've come up with is a prebuilt system. Tell me if this is too much/overkill. I don't wanna be spending money I just don't have to.
Ryzen 7 3700x
GE Force RTX 3070
16 GB Ram 3200 megahertz (2 8GB DDR 4)
480GB SSD
2TB HD
Dell S2721DGF 27"
IPS QHD with freesync and G-Sync
He plays Apex/Fortnite/Black Ops/Battlefront 2
This is a CLX unit if anyone has any reviews on them.
I'm wanting to get him setup with a 2k setup.
It looks like building is just a mess right now because graphics cards are just crazy expensive and hard to come by right now.
So what I've come up with is a prebuilt system. Tell me if this is too much/overkill. I don't wanna be spending money I just don't have to.
Ryzen 7 3700x
GE Force RTX 3070
16 GB Ram 3200 megahertz (2 8GB DDR 4)
480GB SSD
2TB HD
Dell S2721DGF 27"
IPS QHD with freesync and G-Sync
He plays Apex/Fortnite/Black Ops/Battlefront 2
This is a CLX unit if anyone has any reviews on them.
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Posted on 1/20/21 at 1:52 pm to hawgndodge
It's definitely not a cheap hobby but it's not overkill if it's one of his biggest hobbies.
$2500 and those specs are a great start for a 16 year old. He'll likely want to add to it over the new few years which can get pricey.
I'm at around 5k over the span of 3 years.
The way I'd look at your son's situation is that a bunch of his friends are gonna drop a stacks of cash on flashy car stuff while his version of that is a PC.
$2500 and those specs are a great start for a 16 year old. He'll likely want to add to it over the new few years which can get pricey.
I'm at around 5k over the span of 3 years.
The way I'd look at your son's situation is that a bunch of his friends are gonna drop a stacks of cash on flashy car stuff while his version of that is a PC.
This post was edited on 1/20/21 at 1:58 pm
Posted on 1/20/21 at 2:22 pm to JetsetNuggs
Yeah he bought himself a 01 Jeep for 3k back in September. He's not a car, hunting, fishing kid. He does computers and band. He is the definition of a nerd.
Posted on 1/21/21 at 12:03 pm to hawgndodge
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graphics cards are just crazy expensive
To be fair, the founders edition graphics cards are at historically good performance to price value. That being said, you are absolutely right that you have to damned near kill a hobo to get one.
Posted on 1/21/21 at 12:18 pm to TigerFanatic99
quote:
That being said, you are absolutely right that you have to damned near kill a hobo to get one.
Yep. I paid $300 over market value to get a 3080 in December because the stocks won't be replenished until at least April.
This post was edited on 1/21/21 at 12:19 pm
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