Decent Gaming spec for 14 year old?

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Hi,

Is this a decent spec of a 14year old - not so much COD gaming - more Roblox/some indie Steam games.

Got it from PC Specialist in UK. I'm open to any suggestions of anyone has seen any Irish Black Friday deals! I need a gaming monitor/mouse/keyboard in bundle!

Budget about €1300

Thanks!

Case PCS SPECTRUM RGB MID TOWER CASE

Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™ i5 Six Core Processor i5-11600K (3.9 GHz) 12 MB Cache

Motherboard GIGABYTE B560 HD3 (rev. 1.0) : LGA1200, DDR4, USB 3.2, PCIe 4.0

Memory (RAM) 16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 2666MHz (2 x 8GB)

Graphics Card 4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1650 - HDMI

1st Storage Drive 512GB PCS 2.5" SSD, SATA 6 Gb (520MB/R, 450MB/W)

DVD/BLU-RAY Drive NOT REQUIRED

Power Supply CORSAIR 450W CV SERIES™ CV-450 POWER SUPPLY

Power Cable 1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)

Processor Cooling PCS FrostFlow 100 V3 Series High Performance CPU Cooler

Thermal Paste STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING

Sound Card ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)

Network Card 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT

USB/Thunderbolt Options MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT

PORTS

Operating System Windows 11 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KK3-00027]

Operating System Language United Kingdom - English Language

Windows Recovery Media Windows 10/11 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads

from Online Account

Office Software FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)

Anti-Virus BullGuard™ Internet Security - Free 90 Day License inc. Gamer Mode

Browser Google Chrome™

Monitor PCS BD24 23.8" IPS Monitor - 1080p, 5MS, 60Hz

Keyboard & Mouse CoolerMaster Devastator III Combo Keyboard and Mouse

Warranty 3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year

Labour)

Delivery 2 - 3 DAY DELIVERY TO REPUBLIC OF IRELAND

Build Time Standard Build - Approximately 13 to 16 working days

Welcome Book PCSpecialist Welcome Book - United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland

Quantity 1

Total Order Price Ex VAT €1,052.85

Total VAT (23%) €242.15

Total Order Price €1,295.00

K.O.Kiki

Buying semi-local:

Lenovo G24-10 (150eur) + PCSpecialist machine with a 2x faster GTX 1660 Super (1180eur)

Better monitor: MSI Optix G241 (IPS) (180eur)

edit the build you have above is terrible value.

Spear

Up the RAM speed to 3000MHz or more. It won't save you money to get the slower stuff.

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https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118207860#Comment_118207860

Thanks! - Is the spec above from Kiki 3000Mhz?

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https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118207858#Comment_118207858

Many Thanks - Reviews on PC Rig seems to be poor though? Granted - only 2 reviews given...

Homelander

The PC linked is miles better. A GTX1650 is super low-end, obviously fine for Roblox and Minecraft but before the ongoing shortage hit it's the kind of card you would have seen in €600 PC's.

The OP PC is also incredibly unbalanced, high-end overclockable CPU on a non-overclockable motherboard with a bargain basement graphics card.

Also the 2nd PC linked on Littlewoods is literally from the same company as the first PC you linked, just supplied by Littlewoods. Again, it's a way better rounded gaming machine.

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https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118209886#Comment_118209886

Many Thanks - Decision made methinks! - Appreicate the help all!

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Sorry for stupid question, but can I buy direct for Littlewoods? I thought they had some messed up subscription plan previously?

EDIT - Joined Littlewoods and just used credit card...

Thecageyone

I wouldn't chance buying from the UK nowadays, you'll get mugged for customs

That rig that K.O suggests is indeed better and you can get a decent gaming monitor for about 250

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https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118213452#Comment_118213452

Cheers. Just ordered it. Shipping was €5!

Thanks for the advice all. I'm now confident I'm made the right choice. One happy lad on Christmas morning! He's no idea - which is always good!

I will set it up in my office ahead of time to be sure all is OK.

Thanks again to everyone and special shoutout to K.O.Kiki!

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On that PC you recommended... do I need to buy speakers or are they included?

If so any ideas for affordable options?

Thanks

Thecageyone

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118219120#Comment_118219120

You generally have to buy speakers seperate, unless it's a specific package deal. We got our daughter [also 14] a gaming PC, I bought the main system used because it had better spec for the money than anything new, but added a new monitor, keyboard/mouse/headset and will be adding speakers too. She likes red and black theme [the PC does had red rgb fans and the monitor has a red accent] so was looking at these:

https://www.joyces.ie/product/trust-gxt-610-argus-illuminated-2-0-speaker-set-t23737/

She doesn't need anything fancy, just basic/decent sound, not going to get her any kind of sub woofer set up or we'll pay for it in headaches in the long run :D she'll use a head-set mostly