First gaming pc for son

Antipasti · 9 May 2024 at 16:02

Hi there,

I am looking to buy my son a gaming pc and I have been offered the following spec for £400

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X 3.7ghz CPU, Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 graphics card, 16gb RAM Corsair Vengance and 480GB M.2 SSD

Can anyone tell me if this is a decent price for the money?

We already have a monitor.

Thank you

Antipasti · 9 May 2024 at 23:41

Thank you for your reply and advice.

Antipasti · 10 May 2024 at 22:53

Rob_B said:
Is building your own an option? The 2070 goes for about £150 second hand, the CPU about £50 so the rest of the rig is costing you £200, you could potentially build for the same total cost but maybe get to choose your parts.

My knowledge is limited in this area and just want to get the best deal for his birthday money!

Antipasti · 11 May 2024 at 06:31

I should hit 1k posts in approx 2 years so will get myself in there for a bargain then.

Antipasti · 11 May 2024 at 06:45

It was tongue in cheek. 996 posts in 15 years

Antipasti · 12 May 2024 at 23:17

We haven't gone for the one we were offered in my original post. Thanks all for your advice

He will just have to wait for my 3 more posts

Antipasti · 13 May 2024 at 00:41

A mixture really, fortnight, COD, Roblox etc.

Antipasti · 13 May 2024 at 23:12

Thaifood said:
assuming you already have a 1080p monitor? keys boards etc

Yes, we have all that, which he currently uses with his PS5, but now wants to get a gaming PC.. so here I am

Antipasti · 13 May 2024 at 23:13

Quartz said:
Has that GPU been used for mining? And you should check a SMART report on the SSD as they have a lifespan.

I've no idea, if I'm honest... But I believe that l now have 1k posts so can check out the MM.

Thanks all