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My Daughter is 8 and im looking to get her a PC.  I have an old HP elite desk 801G with an i5 4560 in it but for some reason im trying to install windows on an SSD my buddy gave me and I keep getting a GPT error.  I've spent hours researching and trying to figure it out to no avail.  I cant get into Bios because I have no front panel USB connector so it only allows me to push F1 to boot and ESC to enter set up but when I ESC to enter set up nothing happens...

 

Long story short, Im done with this old rig and wanted to build her a 3200G PC as she just plays robloxs and does school work.  Should I bother to build that now for wait until end of June/July for B550.  (im in Canada is anyone wants to through a parts list at me lol.)

 

Thanks for any help

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3 minutes ago, TylerLovekeeper said:

My Daughter is 8 and im looking to get her a PC.  I have an old HP elite desk 801G with an i5 4560 in it but for some reason im trying to install windows on an SSD my buddy gave me and I keep getting a GPT error.  I've spent hours researching and trying to figure it out to no avail.  I cant get into Bios because I have no front panel USB connector so it only allows me to push F1 to boot and ESC to enter set up but when I ESC to enter set up nothing happens...

 

Long story short, Im done with this old rig and wanted to build her a 3200G PC as she just plays robloxs and does school work.  Should I bother to build that now for wait until end of June/July for B550.  (im in Canada is anyone wants to through a parts list at me lol.)

 

Thanks for any help

Would personally get the 250 board Roblox should not need that much GPU power so the built-in should do 16gb ram, can prepare a list

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I'm just speaking from experience so what I say may not work 100%

Please try searching up the answer before you post here but I am always glad to help

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5 minutes ago, TylerLovekeeper said:

My Daughter is 8 and im looking to get her a PC.  I have an old HP elite desk 801G with an i5 4560 in it but for some reason im trying to install windows on an SSD my buddy gave me and I keep getting a GPT error.  I've spent hours researching and trying to figure it out to no avail.  I cant get into Bios because I have no front panel USB connector so it only allows me to push F1 to boot and ESC to enter set up but when I ESC to enter set up nothing happens...

 

Long story short, Im done with this old rig and wanted to build her a 3200G PC as she just plays robloxs and does school work.  Should I bother to build that now for wait until end of June/July for B550.  (im in Canada is anyone wants to through a parts list at me lol.)

 

Thanks for any help

If she's just 8 then it's unlikely any benefits from B550 will be tangible for her. Probably just set to go for it.

 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/NdTYBZ

CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 3200G 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($127.17 @ Vuugo) 
Motherboard: ASRock B450M-HDV R4.0 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($71.78 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($43.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.75 @ Vuugo) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12III 500 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Total: $362.68
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-15 09:51 EDT-0400

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4 minutes ago, Starelementpoke said:

If she's just 8 then it's unlikely any benefits from B550 will be tangible for her. Probably just set to go for it.

 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/NdTYBZ

CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 3200G 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($127.17 @ Vuugo) 
Motherboard: ASRock B450M-HDV R4.0 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($71.78 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($43.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.75 @ Vuugo) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12III 500 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Total: $362.68
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-15 09:51 EDT-0400

Why not save some money and get and AMD Athlon 3000G?  It would certainly be enough for Roblox. https://en.help.roblox.com/hc/en-us/articles/203312800-Computer-Hardware-Operating-System-Requirements

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Just now, Starelementpoke said:

Because OP said they wanted to build them a 3200G system.

Fair enough.👍

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PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 3 3200G 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor $91.97 @ Amazon
Motherboard MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $79.99 @ Newegg
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory $49.99 @ Newegg
Case Cooler Master MasterBox Q300L MicroATX Mini Tower Case $49.13 @ Amazon
Power Supply Antec NeoECO Gold ZEN 500 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply $70.95 @ Amazon
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $342.03
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-15 10:00 EDT-0400  

2x4gb ram since it will run at dual channel.

 

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Tier lists for building a PC.

 

Motherboard tier list. Tier A for overclocking 5950x. Tier B for overclocking 5900x, Tier C for overclocking 5800X. Tier D for overclocking 5600X. Tier F for 4/6 core Cpus at stock. Tier E avoid.

(Also case airflow matter or if you are using Downcraft air cooler)

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Gpu tier list. Rtx 3000 and RX 6000 not included since not so many reviews. Tier S for Water cooling. Tier A and B for overcloking. Tier C stock and Tier D avoid.

( You can overclock Tier C just fine, but it can get very loud, that is why it is not recommended for overclocking, same with tier D)

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Psu tier List. Tier A for Rtx 3000, Vega and RX 6000. Tier B For anything else. Tier C cheap/IGPU. Tier D and E avoid.

(RTX 3000/ RX 6000 Might run just fine with higher wattage tier B unit, Rtx 3070 runs fine with tier B units)

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Cpu cooler tier list. Tier 1&2 for power hungry Cpus with Overclock. Tier 3&4 for overclocking Ryzen 3,5,7 or lower power Intel Cpus. Tier 5 for overclocking low end Cpus or 4/6 core Ryzen. Tier 6&7 for stock. Tier 8&9 Ryzen stock cooler performance. Do not waste your money!

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Storage tier List. Tier A for Moving files/  OS. Tier B for OS/Games. Tier C for games. Tier D budget Pcs. Tier E if on sale not the worst but not good.

(With a grain of salt, I use tier C for OS myself)

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Case Tier List. Work In Progress. Most Phanteks airflow series cases already done!

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13 minutes ago, TylerLovekeeper said:

My Daughter is 8 and im looking to get her a PC.  I have an old HP elite desk 801G with an i5 4560 in it but for some reason im trying to install windows on an SSD my buddy gave me and I keep getting a GPT error.  I've spent hours researching and trying to figure it out to no avail.  I cant get into Bios because I have no front panel USB connector so it only allows me to push F1 to boot and ESC to enter set up but when I ESC to enter set up nothing happens...

 

Long story short, Im done with this old rig and wanted to build her a 3200G PC as she just plays robloxs and does school work.  Should I bother to build that now for wait until end of June/July for B550.  (im in Canada is anyone wants to through a parts list at me lol.)

 

Thanks for any help

I changed my mind 8gb is enough you can do an m.2 SSD but not needed case is kinda stealth 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/CCQPDx

 

Reminder⚠️

I'm just speaking from experience so what I say may not work 100%

Please try searching up the answer before you post here but I am always glad to help

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6 minutes ago, stonetjwall said:

Why not save some money and get and AMD Athlon 3000G?  It would certainly be enough for Roblox. https://en.help.roblox.com/hc/en-us/articles/203312800-Computer-Hardware-Operating-System-Requirements

never thought about it TBH, kinda forgot it existed.   And if she did want to start playing other games 3200G might be better off 

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