Want to buy a beginners Gaming computer for my son.

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He’s 10 and really into that nerd shite but I don’t know where to even begin. From what I gather gamers upgrade these things like gun nuts upgrade their AR-15s

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I do not know anything about kids but 10 seems a little young for a true gaming PC.

Gamers upgrade computers faster than a gun nut with an AR15

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Is there a basic model that can be had for $5-700 that can be upgraded later?

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Budget Gaming PC

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Can I put controls on it so he can’t find midget porn?

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Yes but why?

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Should I bite the bullet and go more expensive now?

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I would not, build the budget PC above see if he likes building systems. What you buy today willbe outdated in a year tops.

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Don’t people build them from scratch sometimes and if so how difficult expensive would that be?

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Yes ... I have not built a PC from scratch in about 15 years. It is a great learning experience. I think you could build one in the range you have above, will not be top of the line but at 10 he should be good.

And after you and your son build the PC you will know the difference between RAM and ROM...

Awesome!

I’d love to build one with him. I do so much with my older son because we have similar interests and I need something I can bond with my younger son over. I imagine if I buy the components in that link I can put it together with some googling and YouTubing?

Minecraft doesn't require much. I went a little lighter on graphics and heavier on processing because of Revit but for mostly just gaming the linked build looks good. You'll end up right around that $700 mark unless you already have peripherals, monitor, and an operating software.

We bought my almost 12 year old son this laptop from Costco for $699, after a $200 instant rebate. It isn't perfect but it should work for basic gaming

LINK

There is also reddit.com/r/buildapc
The posters there are pretty knowledgeable, though they tend to want to push the limit of any budget to the maximum lol

OP:


Core i5 : i5 newegg

248

8 GB RAM: GSkillRipjaw

104 or you can double for 139

100 GB SSD (optional)

1TB HDD: WD Caviar Blue

50 bucks. Not sure why the Caviar Blue has the same specs as the Caviar Black (Traditional Performance HDD)

Total so far is 402:

Need(s): MOBO , PSU , Graphics card

PSU: I personally prefer Corsair here but were shopping price sooo PSU EVGA Bronze

90 bucks. Fully modular and a Bronze rating.

Graphics Card: This is a pricey component. ASUS 1050 GTX STRIX

This is essentially 1/2 of a 1080...kinda.

185 bucks.

MOBO: This one is hard because it's like talking to 10 people who like trucks and you'll get a handful who like Chevy, Ford, and some who like Dodge. I prefer ASUS Mobo's.

ASUS ROG Maximus

150 bucks. It gets you all the cool stuff of today includinig M.2.


That brings you to 827 for pretty darn good peripherals.

All you need is a case which can be had for 50 to 150. Just make sure you buy a Full ATX Case.

If you have an existing keyboard and mouse you can buy a cheap one and wait for the kids birthday to buy a fancy one.

This will play Minecraft and grow with him as he gets into more demanding games.


For example as someone who takes it overboard for my workstation at home, this is my spec'd machine


CPU: 5930K (6 core 12 thread)
MOBO: ASUS X99 Sabertooth TUF
PSU: Corsair Gold 750W
RAM: 32 GB Corsair Vengeance DDR4 Quad Channel RAM
Graphics: ASUS 1080 GTX Strix 8GB GDDR5
Cooling: Corsair H100i
HDD: 1 x 512GB M.2 Samsung 960 Pro / 1 x 128GB SSD Samsung 840 Pro / 1 x 256GB SSD Samsung 850 EVO / 1 x 1 TB WD Caviar Black 7200 RPM Drive
Case: HAF X 932
Keyboard/Mouse: Razer Chroma / Razer Naga Chroma

That machine would use like 300w of power at full load, so a 750w is completely unnecessary.

Also that 7600k is pretty shitty value. I would go with one of the cheaper ryzens for budget option

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Also that 7600k is pretty shitty value. I would go with one of the cheaper ryzens for budget option

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LOL

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~60 dollars cheaper and better then the 1600/1700 Ryzen at everything.

Try Again.

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LOL

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~60 dollars cheaper and better then the 1600/1700 Ryzen at everything.

Try Again.

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that website is fricking terrible for comparing CPUs especially since it uses completely arbitrary metrics, and you're not even comparing the CPU I'm talking about.

If you're going with a budget option, the Ryzen 3 1300x is a vastly superior option since it performs slightly worse, but over $100 cheaper (not even including the cheaper motherboard purchase).

LOL so you want the OP to have to build another machine in ~3 years, buy the cheap shite.

The 1300x isn't in the same fricking class as the 7600k.

CPU bench

And another

HWbench

And another one

CPU monkey


Go ahead and buy the cheap shite.