Building an average computer

[Jauzek]

Budget (including currency): 900 EUR

Country: Sovenia

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: fortnite, subnautica, ARK, forza horizon 4, minecraft, roblox

Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): 

Basically I am building a comp for my kid that I would hope he could use for 4-5 years (he is now 10 years old, he was saving money that he got from all B-days, holiday, relatives,  choirs and so on).

 

I have a leftover 750 PSU gold with RGB  and a GTX 1070 ti, also some 1 TB HDDs. I am looking for some ideas for a computer best bang for buck. What kind of CPU and MTB goes best with the GPU I have to max utilyse it but not go overboard with money, cores and threads and so on. I am thinking 16 GB RAM or do I need more? A SSD n2 and I am certain that he would like some nice RGB tower that would fit the budget.

 

Thanks for the ideas

 

[Dutch_Master]

Recently Linus did a $500 AMD build, have a look at that as it's probably more then enough for your son. Converted to euro prices it's not far off from your budget anyway.

[tishous]

While a good card, I don't think a 1070ti will be able to last another 5 years. It will definitely be fine running light games and esports games, but I can definitely see it falling behind in newer titles.

 

For a system for 900 Euros something like this would be fine. It is under budget, but there's no need to spend extra if it's unnecessary. Also, it may be more in your country so that's something to consider.

 

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/jMxHPV

[Jauzek]

13 minutes ago, tishous said:

While a good card, I don't think a 1070ti will be able to last another 5 years. It will definitely be fine running light games and esports games, but I can definitely see it falling behind in newer titles.

 

For a system for 900 Euros something like this would be fine. It is under budget, but there's no need to spend extra if it's unnecessary. Also, it may be more in your country so that's something to consider.

 

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/jMxHPV

of course the GPU would have to be upgraded in a couple of years but then he would have earned more money

[SorryBella]

44 minutes ago, tishous said:

While a good card, I don't think a 1070ti will be able to last another 5 years. It will definitely be fine running light games and esports games, but I can definitely see it falling behind in newer titles.

 

For a system for 900 Euros something like this would be fine. It is under budget, but there's no need to spend extra if it's unnecessary. Also, it may be more in your country so that's something to consider.

 

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/jMxHPV

 

29 minutes ago, Jauzek said:

of course the GPU would have to be upgraded in a couple of years but then he would have earned more money

I highly recommend you to not run Asus prime series LGA 1200s. Their thermals is super horrible. Asrock B560 pro4 is better and can be cheaper. But besides that, its all good.

 

 

[tishous]

4 minutes ago, SorryClaire said:

I highly recommend you to not run Asus prime series LGA 1200s. Their thermals is super horrible. Asrock B560 pro4 is better and can be cheaper. But besides that, its all good.

That is true. I didn't think having robust VRM cooling would be necessary for a 10 year old's gaming PC though. Of course, if he wants to do something more CPU intensive, a better motherboard now might be a decent investment. But by then his CPU might be outdated anyway, so a new, higher quality compatible motherboard would be necessary then as well.

[Jauzek]

I know this is a provocatice question and let me point out that I always had intel and am still a fan, but nowadays AMD cpu always have good reviews? Would an AMD be a better choice?

 

Thanks for all the input. It helps a lot. J

[Somerandomtechyboi]

https://sk.pcpartpicker.com/list/NGshht

Im pretty sure this is wayyy overkill but you know what i guess itll last for 5-7 years

 

https://sk.pcpartpicker.com/list/bYygvf

Heres one that is 220€ underbudget and should still last around 4-5 years

 

 

You wont need to do any overclocking on either of them since the ram is alreay pretty fast, you just need to enable the amd xmp equivalent and pbo and you are good to go

[Jauzek]

17 hours ago, Somerandomtechyboi said:

https://sk.pcpartpicker.com/list/NGshht

Im pretty sure this is wayyy overkill but you know what i guess itll last for 5-7 years

 

https://sk.pcpartpicker.com/list/bYygvf

Heres one that is 220€ underbudget and should still last around 4-5 years

 

 

You wont need to do any overclocking on either of them since the ram is alreay pretty fast, you just need to enable the amd xmp equivalent and pbo and you are good to go

This looks great but for the compatibility issue. I do not know how to flash new bios and also do not have an amd procesor that would fit on this motherboard. I am an Intel guy that is thinking of moving to AMD. Is flashing bios hard?