Very Basic Machine - Build or Buy

tusk

Hey guys,

Thinking of getting the younglad a machine to start his PC career. He's 11. He'll only use it for browsing the internet and playing roblox really.

I hate the idea of buying one prebuilt from a bigbox knowing that that's generally not the best value, but in terms of very basic entry level stuff would it be a better way to go?

I'd need windows, but no peripherals as I've plenty of spares here myself already.

What advice would you have here?

Cheers!

K.O.Kiki

tusk wrote: »

Hey guys,

Thinking of getting the younglad a machine to start his PC career. He's 11. He'll only use it for browsing the internet and playing roblox really.

I hate the idea of buying one prebuilt from a bigbox knowing that that's generally not the best value, but in terms of very basic entry level stuff would it be a better way to go?

I'd need windows, but no peripherals as I've plenty of spares here myself already.

What advice would you have here?

Cheers!

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Athlon 3000G 3.5 GHz Dual-Core Processor (£45.49 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock B450M Pro4-F Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard (£68.84 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-3000 CL16 Memory (£41.10 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Patriot Burst 480 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£50.66 @ CCL Computers)
Case: CiT Seven MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£35.98 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: be quiet! Pure Power 11 400 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£51.75 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £293.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-07-04 16:51 BST+0100

tusk

Nice one. Fair play

Homelander

You can buy it off the shelf either like this one for £310 which has a much more powerful processor and better graphics.

https://www.awd-it.co.uk/awd-ryzen-3-3200g-citadel-with-amd-vega-graphics-pc-for-gaming.html

Samuel T. Cogley

Homelander wrote: »

You can buy it off the shelf either like this one for £310 which has a much more powerful processor and better graphics.

https://www.awd-it.co.uk/awd-ryzen-3-3200g-citadel-with-amd-vega-graphics-pc-for-gaming.html

I personally would be going for the 3200G but in K.O. Kiki's build. That AWD machine isn't half bad either but it has a smaller SSD and, I might have missed it, but I'm betting the PSU isn't as good either. It's also an A320 motherboard rather than a B450.

Edit: May want to chuck a wifi card in to whichever option you go for.