Novice question

I am a bit of a novice looking for advice on a 1st gaming pc for my sons Christmas. At the moment he plays on the Xbox (F1, Fortnite etc but wants to move to a PC.
Is there any of the models prebuilt on the site suitable or would you recommend reconfiguring/upgrading certain components?
I don't require monitors etc and I was hoping to keep the budget under £800
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Maybe something like:

Case
GAME MAX FALCON BLACK GAMING CASE (RGB LED)
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Six Core CPU (3.4GHz-3.9GHz/19MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® PRIME A320M-K: Micro-ATX, AM4, USB 3.0, 6GB/s
Memory (RAM)
8GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 2666MHz (2 x 4GB)
Graphics Card
8GB AMD RADEON™ RX 580 - HDMI, 3 x DP - DX® 12
1[SUP]st[/SUP] Hard Disk
1TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 32MB CACHE
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
NOT REQUIRED
Power Supply
CORSAIR 550W VS SERIES™ VS-550 POWER SUPPLY
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
STANDARD AMD CPU COOLER
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Genuine Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365 (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
BullGuard™ Internet Security - Free 90 Day License inc. Gamer Mode
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 6 to 8 working days
Quantity
1

Price £758.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure : https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-pc/6TjA2CFWBf/

Should play most demanding modern titles on high-ultra.

I would strongly recommend the B450 motherboard - however PCS list it as out of stock until 30th Dec... which is a bit ridiculous if true. The performance will be the same regardless of the motherboard, but the B450 gives a lot more options for the price.

Thanks very much for the reply, I have gone with that spec.

When did you order it? Asking as some point yesterday I think a special offer to give free games away with the RX 580 graphics card was launched. https://www.amd.com/en/gaming/raise-the-game

Pretty expensive games if one was buying them at full price.

Thanks again Oussebon, I ordered it on 16th November, I will look into the free games thanks. Do you know if that spec of PC would be suitable to run an Oculus Rift VR headset?

It meets / beats the minimum requirements: https://support.oculus.com/170128916778795/

Although as the website puts it:

Certain experiences on Rift require a computer system exceeding Oculus's minimum or recommended specifications.

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i.e. it's probably not gonna max out every quality setting in every game. But that's true of regular gaming too and pretty normal for a mid-range build.

Excellent, thanks again for all the advice I would have been in the dark if not.