SFF PC to build with my 11yr old son?

[broona]

He's currently got an old Atom Revo R3600/R3610, but he's been watching Youtube videos of how to build your own mini PC, so I said I'd look into it for him.

It will mainly be used for surfing, watching movies, browser gaming, homework, but I'd like the ability to add a separate GPU at a later date so he can do some light gaming too, and he's space limited in his bedroom unfortunately, so a small Micro-ATX case is probably the way forward.

I've got a couple of 250gb SSD drives lying around, probably a 500gb+ mechanical drive too, but I'm open to suggestions on case, CPU, RAM, PSU, motherboard, etc, as I'm not entirely up to date with the newest tech, my trusty old 3570k/GTX980 combo still suits me fine.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Kurgen]

anything like this? i dont know if the mobo needs flashing for the CPU though, PSU is basic depends on your budget, but Kolink Rep stated on here they would replace anything if it popped components

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Cougar MG110-W Micro-ATX Case - Black Window= £30.95
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 2400G VEGA Graphics AM4 CPU w/ Wraith Stealth Cooler= £139.99
• 1 x Team Group Dark Pro 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C15 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/Grey (TDPGD48G300= £89.99
• 1 x Gigabyte GA-A320M-S2H AMD A320 (Socket AMD4) DDR4 Micro ATX Motherboard= £49.99
• 1 x Kolink KL-500 500W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply= £35.99

Total: £358.61 (includes shipping: £11.70)​

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[Quartz]

so a small Micro-ATX case is probably the way forward.

ITX all the way. Two 250 GB SSDs will do just fine.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Cougar QBX Mini-ITX Cube Chassis - Black= £44.99
• 1 x Gigabyte AB350N-GAMING WIFI AMD B350 (Socket AM4) DDR4 Mini ITX Motherboard= £104.99
• 1 x Silverstone Strider SST-ST45SF SFX Series - 450 Watt '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply= £63.95
• 1 x Team Group Vulcan T-Force 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C14 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (TLGD48G2400= £79.99
• 1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1050Ti D5 Mini 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £179.99
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 3 2200G VEGA Graphics AM4 CPU w/ Wraith Stealth Cooler= £89.99

Total: £575.60 (includes shipping: £11.70)
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[broona]

Thanks for the replies, I'll have a look into a Mini-ITX setup minus the separate GPU for now and see where we get.

 

[ExoMale]

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 3 Quad Core 1200 3.40GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £79.99
• 1 x Gigabyte AB350N-GAMING WIFI AMD B350 (Socket AM4) DDR4 Mini ITX Motherboard= £104.99
• 1 x Team Group Dark Pro 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C15 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/Grey (TDPGD48G300= £89.99
• 1 x Palit GeForce GTX 1050 StormX 2048MB PCI-Express GDDR5 Graphics Card= £119.99
• 1 x be quiet! SFX Power 2 400W '80 Plus Bronze' SFX Power Supply= £67.99
• 1 x Silverstone SST-ML07B Milo Mini ITX Case - Black= £64.99

Total: £539.64 (includes shipping: £11.70)​

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[broona]

Thanks again for the replies, change of plan though, I'm stripping my 3570k GTX980 rig to build him a SFF PC with as it doesn't get used very much at the minute.