New Build for Youngest's First PC

[RedMogg]

It's that time of year and my 8 year old daughter's turn for her first gaming PC. She plays Minecraft, Roblox, Fortnite, Lego games, Hogwarts Legacy & Rocket League...

I've already got the PSU, CPU & a monitor (Dell S3222DGM - 32" 1440p 165hz), so I've aimed an AM4 build towards that...

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x PHANTEKS XT M3 Micro-ATX Case, includes 3x 120mm Fans - White (SKU: CAS-PHK-05736) = £59.90
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Eight Core 4.6GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3D1-AM) = £140.00
• 1 x MSI MPG A850GS PCIE5 UK PSU 850W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply (SKU: POW-MSI-05661) = £129.99
• 1 x Crucial P310 2TB M.2 2280 PCI-e 4.0 NVMe Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-CRU-03050) = £112.99
• 1 x Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 9060 XT Gaming 16GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-SPR-05181) = £380.00
• 1 x Thermalright Aqua Elite 360 White ARGB V3 All In One CPU Cooler (SKU: COO-TLR-03257) = £40.99
• 1 x B Grade Gigabyte B550 AORUS Elite AX V2 (AMD AM4) B550 ATX Motherboard (SKU: BG-MB-59Q-GI) = £108.00
• 1 x Kingston Fury Renegade RGB 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 C16 3600MHz Dual Channel Kit (SKU: MEM-KNG-05539) = £89.99

Total: £1,061.86 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

Motherboard is a placeholder - I'll get the B550M variant available elsewhere for £99.

Keyboard, Mouse, Headset are also covered.

Am I missing anything?

 

[Gray2233]

Do not pull the trigger on that, you're looking at last gen and sometimes overpriced parts.

Can I assume you have a budget of £1000, or is there leeway?

Are you wanting a white build, it seems like you're trying?

You can build a much superior AM5 based build for that money.

 

[RedMogg]

Do not pull the trigger on that, you're looking at last gen and sometimes overpriced parts.

Can I assume you have a budget of £1000, or is there leeway?

Are you wanting a white build, it seems like you're trying?

White build, yes. I appreciate it's last gen, but unless I can put an AM5 system together for £800ish including GPU, I don't see the need for spending more, considering the games she currently plays.

I've already got the PSU & CPU (monitor too, but not in my basket).



My main challenge is deciding on a GPU. I'd normally go for the Sapphire Nitro+ (I have the 7800XT and middle daughter has the 6950XT versions - both have been rock solid), although the white Pure edition and silver Steel Legend might suit the theme better...

 

[Gray2233]

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Six Core 5.10GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DW-AM) = £160.99
• 1 x Phanteks AMP GH 750W 80PLUS Gold ATX Power Supply Modular - White (SKU: POW-PHK-02518) = £94.99
• 1 x Team Group MP44L 1TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-TMG-03128) = £65.00
• 1 x Sapphire Pure B850M WiFi (Socket AM5) DDR5 Micro-ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-SPR-05691) = £149.98
• 1 x Thermalright Aqua Elite 360 White ARGB V3 All In One CPU Cooler (SKU: COO-TLR-03257) = £41.00
• 1 x PHANTEKS XT M3 Micro-ATX Case, includes 3x 120mm Fans - White (SKU: CAS-PHK-05736) = £59.90
• 1 x Sapphire Pure Radeon RX 9060 XT Gaming 16GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-SPR-05180) = £349.99

Total: £933.84 (includes delivery: £11.98)​

For the games you've listed, they'll all run grandly on the GPU above. You also have a ton of upgrade potential with the AM5 platform.

Case includes fans, AIO does, etc.

You could spend another £30-40 on a white Phanteks AMP Platinum 1000W PSU if future upgradability is super important to you.

Don't get hung up on GPU models unless they're utter cack like some of the low end XFX, anything Sapphire is going to be more than decent tbh.

The Phanteks white PSU also come with white cables.