First Gaming PC For A Youngster

[Lee87]

You guys were very helpful putting together my £2000 gaming PC last year, I recommended you to a friend who is looking to buy a gaming PC for her son, lower mid-range this time with a budget of £800-£1000. No special requirements, doesn't need extra storage space or a blu-ray or anything, he's wanting to play games like GTA V, ARK: Survival Evolved and Valorant, for reference. Any help would be appreciated, thanks in advance.

 

[Scott]

I don't think a £1000 gaming PC is worth it just now. There would be too many sacrifices for me to recommend it. I can try to put something together that will do the job but it's not something I would recommend due to the corners needing cut. I guess the monitor is outwith the budget? Do you know the model information?

Would a console offer those games? They tend to be far better value right now and you can get the best for half that budget, allowing for 4K gaming etc.

 

[Steveyg]

This is the closest I could get to recommending something in this range mate but I'm still not happy with it

Case
CORSAIR 4000D AIRFLOW TEMPERED GLASS GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Six Core CPU (3.5GHz-4.4GHz/35MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
GIGABYTE B550 GAMING X V2 : DDR4, USB 3.2 - ARGB Ready
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB AMD RADEON™ RX 6600 - HDMI, DP - DX® 12
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB SOLIDIGM P41+ GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 4125MB/sR, 2950MB/sW)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W RMe SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
CoolerMaster Hyper 212 (120mm) Fan CPU Cooler Black Edition
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
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Microsoft® Edge
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 12 to 15 working days
Price: £1,049.00 including VAT and Delivery

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[Scott]

Above is around where I would land also. The only real savings that could be made would be on the GPU front, but there aren't any good options. The 6600 is a really good value card for price to performance, to save would need to opt for the 1660..... which although fine for 1080p.... it's an older card now.

 

[Lee87]

I don't think a £1000 gaming PC is worth it just now. There would be too many sacrifices for me to recommend it. I can try to put something together that will do the job but it's not something I would recommend due to the corners needing cut. I guess the monitor is outwith the budget? Do you know the model information?

Would a console offer those games? They tend to be far better value right now and you can get the best for half that budget, allowing for 4K gaming etc.

I've just asked and luckily yes, they already have a monitor, an "Acer model no. ed270r". The lad is definitely after a PC so he can play modded games and use Steam etc. and the mother would also like to occasionally use it for work, so a console is out on that front.

 

[Scott]

Looks like that's 165Hz so the above suggested build has it covered nicely

 

[Lee87]

Thanks folks, helpful as usual, I've passed Steve's spec on to her.