“Gaming” PC newbie - pre built system?

WhiteLimo1988

Aloha,

I’m looking to get a budget PC for my 8 year old son’s birthday. I’ve not got a clue on building a PC, so would be looking at a pre-built system. I’ve seen loads of sites offering these systems, but I’ve no idea what I’m looking at. Would also need a basic monitor and keyboard mouse.

I’m not fussed on 4K gaming for him, 1080p will be fine for his needs. Would be looking at Xbox game pass to use on it, so would I need a GPU for it,nothing too fancy?

At present, he likes to play Minecraft and Roblox (so kind of feel what I’m looking at may be overkill for him). He does like to play the LEGO games. He said he would like to be able to play Fortnite (ugh!) on it. Maybe now and again, I’d like to play some games on it (although really, it will be mainly Football Manager for me).

Not fussed on RGB lighting for it.

I have also pre-ordered the Google Stadia so that will come in handy for games I hope.

I have a budget of around £450, any help will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks

JokerJack

Have you looked at the classifieds to see if anyone is selling a complete system secondhand.  Will get a good setup for your budget.

moonbeam120

Get a Xbox One X. For gaming it'll do him fine for the next few years.

However if you are looking to get him into PC's and using computers as a tool for general use (as well as gaming) you'll need to up your budget by at least £250 - £400. It's that or the second hand market and you really need to know what your doing to get a decent deal.

WhiteLimo1988

He really wants a pc. What is a decent processor and graphics card to be looking at? I should be able to stretch my budget when looking.

GPU wise, I’ve seen the Radeon RX570 and then would something using a Ryzen 3 processor be okay?

Delvey

Non sense
PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 1200 3.1 GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£48.57 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: MSI B450M PRO-VDH Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£59.99 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport AT 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  (£53.90 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£29.69 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 580 8 GB ARMOR OC Video Card  (£168.96 @ Box Limited)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case  (£30.46 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: EVGA 500 W 80  Certified ATX Power Supply  (£45.39 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £436.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-08-14 12:54 BST 0100

Obviously keyboard mouse etc isn't included. But this will play most stuff at 1080p

moonbeam120

Something like this from scan is a reasonable starting point.
AMD Gaming PC with Ryzen 3 3200G

Add a SSD (256GB minimum), monitor, keyboard and mouse should bring the total cost up to about £600 - £650.

moonbeam120

Yeah I still think in Intel/Nvidia prices. AMD are much more cost effective. Remember he has to add Windows a monitor, keyboard and mouse. I consider a SSD a must have these days but it's doable for around £600 - £650.

Delvey

My keyboard cost £10
My mouse £15
Windows key can be had for £15
Monitors are cheap second hand.
£500 all in

WhiteLimo1988

How are scan overall? I’ve only looked at pc gaming specialists and cyber power.

I’ve seen the attached for £572 (with a monitor) and added some rgb to it for him. Is it a good deal?

I know I can build cheaper, but I’ve not got the time at the moment with 3 kids running round the house to do. And don’t want to F it up.

moonbeam120

Haven't used them in a while tbh, but I personally have had few issues with them, although they do have a habit of delaying an order if one item is out of stock. Shouldn't affect your order though, unless you buy monitor, keyboard and mouse from them as well. Windows 10 comes with the system.

Many from this forum have bought pre-built systems from them. Can't say I've heard any complaints.

Members of AV Forums used to get free delivery on orders over £50 not sure if that's still the case but worth a try.