I've decided to get the kids (10&12yrs) thier own PC (each) since they keep on hogging the laptops/xbox.
I have spare bits as follows:
My plan is as follows, get an Ryzen AM4 CPU with iGPU (e.g. 3200G) plus ram for one.
And get a 1050Ti for the i7-920 setup.
The eldest likes to edit videos and make pics of her gaming so I reacon the AM4 system would be okay.
The youngest likes to play more varied games so I'm thinking the 1050Ti for him.
Questions I could do with opinions on:
Any thoughts appreciated.
I have spare bits as follows:
- 1x MSI Tomahawk MAX AM4 motherboard.
- 1x i7-920 CPU + motherboard + 12G RAM
- Spare HDDs
My plan is as follows, get an Ryzen AM4 CPU with iGPU (e.g. 3200G) plus ram for one.
And get a 1050Ti for the i7-920 setup.
The eldest likes to edit videos and make pics of her gaming so I reacon the AM4 system would be okay.
The youngest likes to play more varied games so I'm thinking the 1050Ti for him.
Questions I could do with opinions on:
- Should I get a cheaper AM4 cpu and use another 1050?
- Are 1050ti's still a good buy. I've seen them at ~£175 which is still a lot for these builds.
- Are 1030s a better buy?
- It maybe more cost effective to by a CPU bundles these days. Should I sell the Tomahawk and get one of those instead? Preferably an M-ATX one.
- Obviously price is paramount, I was hoping that using my old bits would work out but the current chip shortage/price-hike isn't making this task fun.
Any thoughts appreciated.