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11 minutes ago, Bethica84 said:

its going to have to have a lot of cooling power. He has burnt through like 4 ps4's and we even added extra fans on the last one. It gets so hot it literally won't let him play anymore...

How does the cooling of a PS4 have to do with a PC?

 

A good air cooler and a decent case and he's fine.  

 

I would suggest you read the forums here a bit,  It sounds like the 15 year old is running this build and has you convinced you need to spend 4 GRAND on a box.

 

Why was the motherboard bought months ago?  What happened to that build?

 

Really all this overkill for a little teenager to stream a game to all of what?  4-5 friends?  Gotta keep things in perspective here, you're not building a graphic design workstation for a big company here.

 

Folks are giving you great advice, up to you to heed it.

"Do what makes the experience better" - in regards to PCs and Life itself.

 

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2 minutes ago, Dedayog said:

How does the cooling of a PS4 have to do with a PC?

 

A good air cooler and a decent case and he's fine.  

 

I don't know, thats why I'm here trying to figure things out. I appreciate the input, thank you.

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1 hour ago, Bethica84 said:

He is 15 and has been playing on Playstation since he was about 6 and in the last few years has mentioned wanting to switch over to PC

Yeah, he doesn't need this fortune's worth of hardline custom loop parts or high-end components. 

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 3100 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($129.99 @ B&H) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte B450M DS3H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($72.99 @ Best Buy) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($56.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Team MS30 512 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($44.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 5600 XT 6 GB MECH OC Video Card  ($269.97 @ B&H) 
Case: Deepcool MATREXX 30 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12III 500 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ Best Buy) 
Total: $664.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-08-08 02:57 EDT-0400

 

Switch the GPU to a 2060 if he's streaming, NVENC is way better than AMD's current solution

 

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If he is using that monitor you showed earlier (most likely 60hz) This pc i have put below is more than enough for that.

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 3 3100 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor $129.99 @ B&H
Motherboard ASRock B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $82.99 @ Newegg
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory $57.99 @ Newegg
Storage Kingston A2000 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $69.98 @ Amazon
Video Card MSI Radeon RX 570 8 GB GT OC Video Card $144.99 @ Newegg
Case Phanteks Eclipse P350X ATX Mid Tower Case $69.98 @ Amazon
Power Supply SeaSonic S12III 500 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply $54.99 @ Best Buy
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $610.91
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-08-08 14:01 EDT-0400  

He is only 15. If you are going to get a new monitor, this is what parts and monitor I would chose. I am not sure what the situation is, but don't let him persuade you that he needs a $4000 computer.

This is the maximum he probably needs. (I am aware that you have already got the motherboard.

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor $173.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) ATX AM4 Motherboard $189.99 @ B&H
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory $57.99 @ Newegg
Storage Western Digital Blue SN550 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $109.99 @ Newegg
Video Card XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB Triple Dissipation Video Card $379.99 @ Newegg
Case Corsair 275R Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case $79.98 @ Amazon
Power Supply Corsair CX (2017) 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply $85.99 @ Newegg
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $1077.92
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-08-08 14:09 EDT-0400  

For the monitor, you could either go with a 1440p 144hz one: Samsung C27JG56 or a 240hz 1080p panel: Acer XF250Q Cbmiiprx

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23 hours ago, Avocheeseado said:

If he is using that monitor you showed earlier (most likely 60hz) This pc i have put below is more than enough for that.

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 3 3100 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor $129.99 @ B&H
Motherboard ASRock B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $82.99 @ Newegg
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory $57.99 @ Newegg
Storage Kingston A2000 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $69.98 @ Amazon
Video Card MSI Radeon RX 570 8 GB GT OC Video Card $144.99 @ Newegg
Case Phanteks Eclipse P350X ATX Mid Tower Case $69.98 @ Amazon
Power Supply SeaSonic S12III 500 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply $54.99 @ Best Buy
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $610.91
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-08-08 14:01 EDT-0400  

He is only 15. If you are going to get a new monitor, this is what parts and monitor I would chose. I am not sure what the situation is, but don't let him persuade you that he needs a $4000 computer.

This is the maximum he probably needs. (I am aware that you have already got the motherboard.

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor $173.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) ATX AM4 Motherboard $189.99 @ B&H
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory $57.99 @ Newegg
Storage Western Digital Blue SN550 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $109.99 @ Newegg
Video Card XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB Triple Dissipation Video Card $379.99 @ Newegg
Case Corsair 275R Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case $79.98 @ Amazon
Power Supply Corsair CX (2017) 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply $85.99 @ Newegg
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $1077.92
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-08-08 14:09 EDT-0400  

For the monitor, you could either go with a 1440p 144hz one: Samsung C27JG56 or a 240hz 1080p panel: Acer XF250Q Cbmiiprx

Thank you

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