New build for kids

jamief · 24 Oct 2022 at 09:03

I've finally decided to bite the bullet and get 2x PCs for my eldest boys (who will be 9 next month), mainly to reclaim my own PC!

It'll be a combination of birthday and Christmas money from us and various grandparents.

They mainly play fortnite, battlefront 2, rocket league, apex and minecraft. I have a couple of spare 1080p monitors already, along with keyboards and mice. Was thinking about something like this: https://uk.************.com/guide/rFLrxr/entry-level-amd-gaming-build

Would that work OK? Really don't want to go above £1000 in total for the 2 machines.

mickyflinn · 24 Oct 2022 at 09:54

Something like ?

List your parts please.

jamief · 24 Oct 2022 at 09:56

Sorry, link got removed I think - https://bit.ly/3DqhdN7

mickyflinn · 24 Oct 2022 at 10:09

The 5600g is a good budget option has strong intergrated graphics but beware the motherboard may need a bios update to get the 5600g to work.

Getting a motherboard with bios flashback can update the bios without the need for another cpu. Msi often have this feature but check.

There are cheaper cases and upping the psu yo 600w would then be easy to drop in a better graphics card.

jamief · 24 Oct 2022 at 13:02

mickyflinn said:
The 5600g is a good budget option has strong intergrated graphics but beware the motherboard may need a bios update to get the 5600g to work.

Getting a motherboard with bios flashback can update the bios without the need for another cpu. Msi often have this feature but check.

There are cheaper cases and upping the psu yo 600w would then be easy to drop in a better graphics card.

Thanks, thats good to know about the MB.