First PC for my lad, to get into building.

RebelButtMunch

Hi

I was looking at this for my 13 year old lad. He wants to get into PC gaming and building.

I'm trying to keep it relatively cheap in case the fad wears off.

Thought's on this? Is it something he can build on over time?
https://www.awd-it.co.uk/awd-stronghold-ryzen-5-2400g-with-amd-rx-vega-graphics-desktop-gaming-pc-if10.html

I've worked in IT for a long time, but I don't fancy ballsing things up xmas morning with a self build (and a few cans)

K.O.Kiki

It's entry-level, but all games will have to be older or set to lowest settings to be playable - a dedicated GPU would be the first thing to upgrade.
Also those cheap pre-built PCs generally don't have the best power supplies.

cherryghost

The fad won't wear off

imo building a PC together is a really good bonding experience too, and you'll save a handful of euro building it anyway. You could build a decent and upgradeable machine for under 450 euro.

The AWT links above go out of their way to not specifiy the power supply in them so I wouldn't exactly trust them.

RebelButtMunch

cherryghost wrote: »

The fad won't wear off

imo building a PC together is a really good bonding experience too, and you'll save a handful of euro building it anyway. You could build a decent and upgradeable machine for under 450 euro.

The AWT links above go out of their way to not specifiy the power supply in them so I wouldn't exactly trust them.

I'm looking forward to it.
He's a bit impatient, probably takes after me. Hopefully we get a good start here and go from there.

b.t.w I've spent a bit more and upgrade to this

AWD Stronghold Intel G4560 3.5GHz GTX 1050 Ti 4GB GDDR5 PC I

Graphics Card (1050ti): Nvidia GTX 1050Ti 4GB ,
Intel CPU - G4560: Intel Pentium G4560 - Dual Core 3.5GHz
Case: Kolink Stronghold Tempered Glass Window ,
PC Memory Upgrade Dual DDR4 : Corsair 8GB Value (2x4GB) 2400Mhz DDR4 ,
Liquid Cooling Upgrade: Standard CPU Cooler ,
Hard Drive: Kingston 240GB SSD , Wifi: USB 1200Mbps Dual Band Wifi Adapter with Antenna

K.O.Kiki

Intel G4560 is junk - AVOID

GTX 1050 Ti has always been bad value compared to the RX 570/580, which cost the same but are 30-50% faster.

The "Nimbus" is on sale: https://www.awd-it.co.uk/awd-amd-nimbus-rgb-ryzen-2300x-quad-core-4.0-ghz-radeon-rx-580-4gb-pc.html

Upgrade the RAM to 2x4Gb DDR-3000 (+9.99) and SSD to 480Gb (+19.99) - that's a capable machine for €500.

Homelander

Tell me you didn't buy that? that's hopelessly oudated, seriously crap processor and bad upgrade options as it's an old socket type. Most new games would be unplayable.

like this one is cheaper and infinitely faster

https://www.awd-it.co.uk/awd-amd-nimbus-rgb-ryzen-2300x-quad-core-4.0-ghz-radeon-rx-580-4gb-pc.html

RebelButtMunch

Thanks folks, I got in before the lock and changed my order.