My nephew asked me to build him a gaming computer. Right now all he plays is Minecraft but I'm sure at some point in the future he will be playing some more intense games. My sister is willing to pay around $500 for the computer but if it's "futureproof" she would be willing to spend a bit more.
I haven't built a computer in over a decade so you could say I'm out of the loop with the latest and greatest technology so I'm sure you guys will know a lot better than me.
This is what I've come up with so far and would really appreciate any feedback or suggestions on how to make this better and/or cheaper. As a starting point I am just using products and prices from amazon.ca. Once I am ready to order parts then I will look around for the best possible price but for now I need a starting point to give my sister so she knows roughly what she is in for.
$85 Corsair Carbide Series SPEC-ALPHA Mid-Tower Gaming Case (My nephew liked this case but I know I can shop around and get something similar he would like in the $50-60 range)
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B017XPPH9I/ref=ox_sc_act_title_11?smid=A3DWYIK6Y9EEQB&psc=1
$55 Corsair VS Series VS650 650 W PSU
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B078HJ2RCW/ref=ox_sc_act_title_7?smid=A3DWYIK6Y9EEQB&psc=1
$100 GIGABYTE GA-AB350-Gaming AMD RYZEN AM4 B350 Motherboard (leaning towards AMD because from what I read the AM4 socket is going to be around for a few more years for sure which leaves room for potential future upgrades and the AMD processors are generally cheaper but I'm not opposed to Intel)
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B06XDNB3G4/ref=ox_sc_act_title_6?smid=A3DWYIK6Y9EEQB&psc=1
$130 AMD YD2200C5FBBOX Ryzen 3 2200G CPU
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B079D3DBNM/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?smid=A3DWYIK6Y9EEQB&psc=1
$122 Gigabyte GV-N1030OC-2GI Nvidia GeForce GT 1030 OC 2G Graphics Card
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B07646VQ6T/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A3DWYIK6Y9EEQB&psc=1
$50 Seagate 500GB Barracuda Hybrid Hard Drive (ST500LM030)
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B01M0AAA6X/ref=ox_sc_act_title_4?smid=A3DWYIK6Y9EEQB&psc=1
$113 Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB Dram 2400MHz C14 Memory Kit for DDR4 Systems CMK8GX4M1A2400C14R
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B00UVN2B8K/ref=ox_sc_act_title_6?smid=A3DWYIK6Y9EEQB&psc=1
$25 TP-Link TL-WN881ND Wireless N300 PCI Express Adapter
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B0079XWMEI/ref=ox_sc_act_title_5?smid=A3DWYIK6Y9EEQB&psc=1
System works out to $680
Thanks for any help, it's appreciated
I haven't built a computer in over a decade so you could say I'm out of the loop with the latest and greatest technology so I'm sure you guys will know a lot better than me.
This is what I've come up with so far and would really appreciate any feedback or suggestions on how to make this better and/or cheaper. As a starting point I am just using products and prices from amazon.ca. Once I am ready to order parts then I will look around for the best possible price but for now I need a starting point to give my sister so she knows roughly what she is in for.
$85 Corsair Carbide Series SPEC-ALPHA Mid-Tower Gaming Case (My nephew liked this case but I know I can shop around and get something similar he would like in the $50-60 range)
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B017XPPH9I/ref=ox_sc_act_title_11?smid=A3DWYIK6Y9EEQB&psc=1
$55 Corsair VS Series VS650 650 W PSU
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B078HJ2RCW/ref=ox_sc_act_title_7?smid=A3DWYIK6Y9EEQB&psc=1
$100 GIGABYTE GA-AB350-Gaming AMD RYZEN AM4 B350 Motherboard (leaning towards AMD because from what I read the AM4 socket is going to be around for a few more years for sure which leaves room for potential future upgrades and the AMD processors are generally cheaper but I'm not opposed to Intel)
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B06XDNB3G4/ref=ox_sc_act_title_6?smid=A3DWYIK6Y9EEQB&psc=1
$130 AMD YD2200C5FBBOX Ryzen 3 2200G CPU
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B079D3DBNM/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?smid=A3DWYIK6Y9EEQB&psc=1
$122 Gigabyte GV-N1030OC-2GI Nvidia GeForce GT 1030 OC 2G Graphics Card
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B07646VQ6T/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A3DWYIK6Y9EEQB&psc=1
$50 Seagate 500GB Barracuda Hybrid Hard Drive (ST500LM030)
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B01M0AAA6X/ref=ox_sc_act_title_4?smid=A3DWYIK6Y9EEQB&psc=1
$113 Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB Dram 2400MHz C14 Memory Kit for DDR4 Systems CMK8GX4M1A2400C14R
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B00UVN2B8K/ref=ox_sc_act_title_6?smid=A3DWYIK6Y9EEQB&psc=1
$25 TP-Link TL-WN881ND Wireless N300 PCI Express Adapter
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B0079XWMEI/ref=ox_sc_act_title_5?smid=A3DWYIK6Y9EEQB&psc=1
System works out to $680
Thanks for any help, it's appreciated