What do you think of this system?

[Kawkaz]

Hi, hope you guys can help me out.

I need to get a system for my son, to do his homework and some basic gaming - Minecraft, Roblox and such.

I've found this pre-built that might be interesting, what do you think?

 

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/ibuypower-scale-gaming-desktop-pc-amd-ryzen-5-8400f-nvidia-geforce-rtx-4060-8gb-16gb-ddr5-rgb-ram-1tb-nvme-ssd-black/6594147.p?skuId=6594147

 

[TatamiMatt]

1 hour ago, Kawkaz said:

Hi, hope you guys can help me out.

I need to get a system for my son, to do his homework and some basic gaming - Minecraft, Roblox and such.

I've found this pre-built that might be interesting, what do you think?

 

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/ibuypower-scale-gaming-desktop-pc-amd-ryzen-5-8400f-nvidia-geforce-rtx-4060-8gb-16gb-ddr5-rgb-ram-1tb-nvme-ssd-black/6594147.p?skuId=6594147

 

Its a little underpowered for the price.

 

8000 series AMD was meant to be an APU chip but this is just straight CPU

 

16GB of DDR5 RAM is almost always a bad choice as it was designed to be 32gb minimum for the best performance

 

4060 8gb is a low performance card lacking VRAM for the price

 

its not bad at all, its just some interesting choices, of which there are better, for the price

 

Something more like the below would be better

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 7500F 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($100.00) 
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Assassin Spirit 120 EVO 68.9 CFM CPU Cooler  ($23.90 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock B650M-HDV/M.2 Micro ATX AM5 Motherboard  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Silicon Power Value Gaming 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  ($79.98 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Silicon Power UD90 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($52.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GAMING OC Radeon RX 7600 XT 16 GB Video Card  ($314.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Phanteks XT PRO ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: MSI MAG A550BN 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $771.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-12-12 04:42 EST-0500

 

If you dont mind spending a little more, the 6750XT is a better GPU again, though it is a tad pricey right now, usually a touch cheaper, if you check for used you could probably get it for quite cheap

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 7500F 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($100.00) 
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Assassin Spirit 120 EVO 68.9 CFM CPU Cooler  ($23.90 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock B650M-HDV/M.2 Micro ATX AM5 Motherboard  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Silicon Power Value Gaming 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  ($79.98 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Silicon Power UD90 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($52.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: XFX Speedster QICK 319 Core Radeon RX 6750 XT 12 GB Video Card  ($362.72 @ Amazon) 
Case: Phanteks XT PRO ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: MSI MAG A550BN 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $819.56
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-12-12 05:00 EST-0500

[ImWilly]

For a prebuilt, that is not a bad choice, for $799 with RTX 4060 and Ryzen 8400F

But if you want to learn or explore a bit on self-building your PC, you will get a way better performance and customizability of parts for your taste as above for a good example 

[Kawkaz]

Thanks!

I decided to go ahead and buy this machine, don't have the time/energy to build my own this time.

Appreciate the help.