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Hi guys! No you didn't misread the title! PC Build by an 11 year old!
 
I am 11 and my brothers who are 23 need me to help with their PCs (which are also custom built). I currently have a laptop with the following specs:
 
Intel i5-3210M @ 2.5GHz (Quad-Core)
1TB WD HDD
8GB RAM
 
I want a PC that can play Minecraft, World of Warcraft and other games fairly well. I've currently got the following PC:
 
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
 
CPU: AMD Athlon X2 340 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  (£19.34 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A78M-HD2 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  (£35.15 @ CCL Computers) 
Memory: Kingston 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  (£15.56 @ Ebuyer) 
Storage: Hitachi  500GB 2.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£27.50 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 5450 1GB Video Card  (£20.75 @ Aria PC) 
Case: Xigmatek Recon ATX Mid Tower Case  (£22.78 @ CCL Computers) 
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  (£28.79 @ Ebuyer) 
Case Fan: Arctic Cooling Arctic F12 Pro 54.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  (£3.00 @ Amazon UK) 
Monitor: AOC E970SWN 60Hz 18.5" Monitor  (£59.99 @ CCL Computers) 
Total: £232.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Does this seem good for my needs? I don't need an OS since I am going to use one I already have.#
 
Just ask if you need any more info!

 

EDIT: Upper limit to my budget is £235 (approx. $360) including the monitor

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got an upper limit to that budget?

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what's the actual budget?

because man that screen is small!

Current Build : 

 
CASE: Fractal Design R4 w/Window CPU: Intel 4930K,  RAM: 16GB Ripjaws Z 2133Mhz  Cooling: H100i  MotherBoard: Asus P9x79 Pro , PSU: CS750M   Storage: 2x Samsung 840 Pro 256Gb , 1Tb Seagate Barracuda, 500GB WD Black,  Graphics: Gigabyte GTX 780 Windforce 3GB,  Monitors: AOC G2460PG ( G sync monitor), Edge10 24" 1080p , 24" 1680*1020p monitor ( LCD)  Microphone: Blue Yeti  Keyboard: Cougar 700k  Phone: Samsung Note 3  Headphones: Sennheiser HD598

Laptop:

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4710MQ  Ram: 8GB 1600MHz Storage:120Gb 840 Evo + 1Tb 5400Rpm HDD  Graphics: GTX 850M 2GB   Screen: 1080p IPS  
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you will be fine...

CPU: i5 6600k @ 4.6 ghz  Motherboard: Asus z170-a  Cooling: Corsair h80i GT GPU: EVGA GTX 970  Ram: G.Skill 2x8 gb ddr4 2400  PSU: EVGA G2 Supernova 550w  Case: Corsair 200r Storage: 250GB 850 EVO + 2x wd 1 tb drives

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Welcome to the forums! Don't forget to follow your own topics.

 

That pc won't be able to run that. At all. What's your budget?

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I don't think so, unless it's over $800

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I currently have a laptop with the following specs:

 

Intel i5-3210M @ 2.5GHz (Quad-Core)

1TB WD HDD

8GB RAM

 

The i5-3210M is a dual-core.

|| Case: Corsair Graphite 230T || CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K || CPU Cooler: Corsair A50 || Graphics Card: Gigabyte GTX 760 2GB WINDFORCE 3X || Motherboard: ASUS Z87-PRO ||

|| RAM: ADATA XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) || Storage: Seagate 600 SSD 240GB, WD Black 1TB || PSU: XFX Pro 650W Core Edition || OS: Windows 10 Pro || What's an optical drive? ||

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At that rate, you might as well breadboard your build to save that extra $20.

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I don't see why not. It's basically a more expensive lego set.

 

 

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got an upper limit to that budget?

 

 

what's the actual budget?

because man that screen is small!

 

 

 

 

you will be fine...

 

 

Welcome to the forums! Don't forget to follow your own topics.

 

That pc won't be able to run that. At all. What's your budget?

 

 

The i5-3210M is a dual-core.

Alright, alright! My upper limit is £235 (About $360)

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The i5-3210M is a dual-core.

According to my BIOS and CPU-Z and Win 10 it's Quad-Core

 

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Remember... I'm 11... I have (basically) no money...

You said something about dedicated GPUs, in which that list doesn't have one. And yes I know you're tight on money, I'm just saying for like a birthday present or something get one.

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You said something about dedicated GPUs, in which that list doesn't have one. And yes I know you're tight on money, I'm just saying for like a birthday present or something get one.

My birthday present is going to be money like my Christmas present is also going to be money. Gonna put them together to get this PC. (Birthday is this month where I will turn 12)

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You said something about dedicated GPUs...

About that... What's the difference between a Video Card and a dGPU? Didn't know there was one...

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About that... What's the difference between a Video Card and a dGPU? Didn't know there was one...

They're the same thing, dGPU basically means discrete GPU also known as video card or graphics card. Sorry, for the misclarification :P

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They're the same thing, dGPU basically means discrete GPU also known as video card or graphics card. Sorry, for the misclarification :P

Not your fault, mine! I'm 11 after all.

 

In the build, I've got the XFX Radeon HD 5450 1GB Video Card

 

Isn't that a GPU? :P

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Not your fault, mine! I'm 11 after all.

 

In the build, I've got the XFX Radeon HD 5450 1GB Video Card

 

Isn't that a GPU? :P

That is a GPU, but it's actually worse than the graphics that are on the APU I chose :P (APU = CPU with strong integrated graphics)

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This is the cheapest i would go, try to save some more, and you will be able to play almost every game

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD A8-7670K 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£72.95 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-HD3 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  (£39.73 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston Savage 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  (£22.39 @ More Computers)
Storage: Hitachi Travelstar Z7K500 500GB 2.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£28.95 @ Amazon UK)
Case: BitFenix Neos Black/Silver ATX Mid Tower Case  (£28.31 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: SeaSonic ECO 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£39.34 @ CCL Computers)
Monitor: AOC E970SWN 60Hz 18.5" Monitor  (£59.99 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £291.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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That is a GPU, but it's actually worse than the graphics that are on the APU I chose :P (APU = CPU with strong integrated graphics)

 Right... Well, I've thought a little more and found this APU which saves me a couple quid AND has a better "GPU"

 

 
CPU: AMD A6-6400K 3.9GHz Dual-Core Processor  (£36.72 @ Aria PC) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A78M-HD2 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  (£35.15 @ CCL Computers) 
Memory: Kingston 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  (£15.56 @ Ebuyer) 
Storage: Hitachi  500GB 2.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£27.50 @ Amazon UK) 
Case: Xigmatek Recon ATX Mid Tower Case  (£22.78 @ CCL Computers) 
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  (£28.79 @ Ebuyer) 
Case Fan: Arctic Cooling Arctic F12 Pro 54.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  (£3.00 @ Amazon UK) 
Monitor: AOC E970SWN 60Hz 18.5" Monitor  (£59.99 @ CCL Computers) 
Total: £229.49
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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 Right... Well, I've thought a little more and found this APU which saves me a couple quid AND has a better "GPU"

 

 
CPU: AMD A6-6400K 3.9GHz Dual-Core Processor  (£36.72 @ Aria PC) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A78M-HD2 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  (£35.15 @ CCL Computers) 
Memory: Kingston 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  (£15.56 @ Ebuyer) 
Storage: Hitachi  500GB 2.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£27.50 @ Amazon UK) 
Case: Xigmatek Recon ATX Mid Tower Case  (£22.78 @ CCL Computers) 
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  (£28.79 @ Ebuyer) 
Case Fan: Arctic Cooling Arctic F12 Pro 54.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  (£3.00 @ Amazon UK) 
Monitor: AOC E970SWN 60Hz 18.5" Monitor  (£59.99 @ CCL Computers) 
Total: £229.49
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-08 14:21 GMT+0000

 

Cheaper doesn't always mean better. That APU has HD8470D graphics which as far as I know are worse than R7 graphics. Plus that PSU is terrible.

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