My nephew, who is 13, is currently learning coding and next school year Photoshop..and he's looking to start playing Fortnite (possiblly other games once he gets started).
I was going to put my old PC back together for him because I basically built one with all new parts, but I remembered I was having issues where it kept crashing and I wasn't able to narrow it down before tearing it apart, although I think it was either the SSD or the RAM. It is an (originally an HP) AMD Phenom ii x6, so it would have been maxed out and was barely the minimum system requirements for Fortnite.
I'm looking to put together a PC for him, a starter system, using some of the parts I have lying around after my current build, which are like new, and new mobo/processor/RAM.
Parts I already have-
I asked him to pick what's more important or what he thinks he would be doing more on the PC, Photoshop or tasks like it or gaming, and he said gaming.
I was looking to stay around the $500 range in total, which includes the 220T case ($95) and the Intel 660P SSD ($70).
*I used the MSI B450 Gaming Pro Carbon in my build and was considering using it.
I was going to put my old PC back together for him because I basically built one with all new parts, but I remembered I was having issues where it kept crashing and I wasn't able to narrow it down before tearing it apart, although I think it was either the SSD or the RAM. It is an (originally an HP) AMD Phenom ii x6, so it would have been maxed out and was barely the minimum system requirements for Fortnite.
I'm looking to put together a PC for him, a starter system, using some of the parts I have lying around after my current build, which are like new, and new mobo/processor/RAM.
Parts I already have-
- WD Green 1.5 TB
- Samsung 500 SSD
- Corsair CX750m
- PNY 1050ti
- 3 Corsair SP120 RGB Fans
- Corsair 220t Airflow (has 3 SP120 fans)
- Intel 660p M.2 SSD
I asked him to pick what's more important or what he thinks he would be doing more on the PC, Photoshop or tasks like it or gaming, and he said gaming.
I was looking to stay around the $500 range in total, which includes the 220T case ($95) and the Intel 660P SSD ($70).
*I used the MSI B450 Gaming Pro Carbon in my build and was considering using it.
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