Birthday Build for Kid

[Spancer]

Hey,

what do you think about this build? It's for 1080p gaming (mostly fortnite) and budget is around 1000-1200 US$

 

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600

Motherboard: ASUS ROG Strix B350-F

Storage: Samsung SSD EVO 1TB m.2

RAM: Corsair Vengance LPX 2x8GB

GPU: Gigabyte RTX 2060 Windforce OC 6G

Case: Fractal Define R6 Black

PSU: be quiet! Pure Power 11 500W

[Lurick]

For the motherboard I would try to make sure it has an updated BIOS. Check reviews and see what people are saying, still a chance (although small) that the 300 series boards might not have an updated BIOS, or if you're buying in person make sure that it's got the "2nd generation ready" sticker on it. Looks solid otherwise

[Spancer]

Can't I update the bios myself?

[TH3R34P3R]

Just now, Spancer said:

Can't I update the bios myself?

you will need a first gen chip to do so. 

 

however, consider this build  

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor	$164.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard	MSI - B450 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard	$114.89 @ OutletPC
Memory	G.Skill - Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$90.98 @ Newegg Business
Storage	Crucial - MX500 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	$67.95 @ B&H
Storage	Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$59.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card	EVGA - GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB XC GAMING Video Card	$339.99 @ B&H
Case	Cooler Master - MasterBox Pro 5 RGB ATX Mid Tower Case	$79.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply	EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply	$59.99 @ B&H
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1028.67
	Mail-in rebates	-$50.00
	Total	$978.67
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-02-19 09:15 EST-0500

 

[Chaftalie]

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[ELSknutson]

If it was me I would try to make the build smaller just for ease of use but for the most part everything look solid and you have  a very lucky kid 

[Spancer]

I'm not a fan of a second hard drive, even though I know it's better value. I don't trust the kid to install his stuff on the right drive, he's around 9 and I don't really know him.

Thanks though.

[TH3R34P3R]

2 minutes ago, Spancer said:

I'm not a fan of a second hard drive, even though I know it's better value. I don't trust the kid to install his stuff on the right drive, he's around 9 and I don't really know him.

Thanks though.

then don't go large M.2. (and set it up so that the downloads will go right to the hard drive from something like steam) 

 

go large single SATA SSD. 

[NunoLava1998]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($164.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI - B450 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($114.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($49.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($147.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Fractal Design - Meshify C Dark TG ATX Mid Tower Case  ($105.82 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ B&H) 
Other: Sapphire Radeon Rx 570 4GB GDDR5 DVI-D (UEFI) Graphics Card  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $743.55
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-02-19 09:24 EST-0500

 

You can get a build that does extremely well in Fortnite for 750$; why get a RTX 2060 and Define R6?

[Spancer]

1 minute ago, TH3R34P3R said:

then don't go large M.2. (and set it up so that the downloads will go right to the hard drive from something like steam) 

 

go large single SATA SSD. 

A 2.5" SSD is only about 10$ cheaper for me, is that worth it? What manufacturer do you recommend?

[Spancer]

Just now, NunoLava1998 said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($164.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI - B450 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($114.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($49.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($147.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Fractal Design - Meshify C Dark TG ATX Mid Tower Case  ($105.82 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ B&H) 
Other: Sapphire Radeon Rx 570 4GB GDDR5 DVI-D (UEFI) Graphics Card  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $743.55
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-02-19 09:24 EST-0500

 

You can get a build that does extremely well in Fortnite for 750$; why get a RTX 2060 and Define R6?

If he ever wants another, newer game to run on it I wanted it to be good enough. I got the 1200 budget, so I threw in the 2060. Was not sure about the case, I liked the R5 so I just picked that one.