Out of the hardware + loop need a "Little Nightmares 3" Machine that will also run "Reanimal" and last 4 years(ish) for a 15 year old

[dlresponse]

Hi any tips for a system build. Little nightmares 3 + Reanimal are beyond reach for my neice's aging pc.

Need a PC that will run these 2 games games well at 1080 and not struggle in the coming 3-4 years

No monitor.

Sorry if this is blunt I'm being dragged out on a social event and rushing this through

 

[Gray2233]

Tough to gauge since neither are out on PC yet, LN3 is on Unreal 4 so shouldn't be too bad, but Reanimal will be U5 which could potentially be quite demanding.

We really need to know what budget there is to work with and whether any parts can be reused, what are the specs of her current PC? Assuming you need the entire tower you're probably looking at a minimum of £600-700 if going new.

 

[Tetras]

I did this build for another thread, is the sort of baseline I'd be looking at.

I can't recommend dropping the graphics down, especially since you want this build to last awhile.

(CPU cooler in the CPU box)

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 9600 Six Core 5.20GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: PRO-AMD-05398) = £199.99
• 1 x Gigabyte B850M DS3H (Socket AM5) DDR5 Micro ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-GIG-03862) = £139.99
• 1 x B Grade Crucial Pro 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 PC5-44800C46 5600MHz Dual Channel Kit (SKU: BG-MEM-CRU-01083) = £50.00
• 1 x PowerColor Radeon RX 9060 XT Reaper 16GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-PWC-05257) = £314.98
• 1 x Team Group MP44L 1TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-TMG-03128) = £50.00
• 1 x Antec CX600M ARGB M-ATX Mini Tower - Black (SKU: CAS-ATC-04160) = £54.95
• 1 x Phanteks AMP GH 750W 80PLUS Gold ATX Power Supply Modular - Black (SKU: POW-PHK-02517) = £84.94

Total: £906.84 (includes delivery: £11.98)​

 

[Gray2233]

I can't recommend dropping the graphics down, especially since you want this build to last awhile.

Totally agreed and honestly what I had in mind, at £315 the 16gb 9060XT is the baseline for any gaming build and I'd be loathe to recommend anything cheaper, especially with longevity in mind.

If you wanted to go the absolute cheapest on a current platform as a bare minimum you'd be looking at something like this:

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Kolink Observatory Duo ARGB Midi Tower Case - Black Window (SKU: CA-077-KK) = £39.95
• 1 x Gigabyte B650M D3HP AX (Socket AM5) DDR5 Micro-ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-GIG-03566) = £109.99
• 1 x Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 9060 XT Gaming 16GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-SPR-05179) = £314.99
• 1 x Seasonic G12-GC-650 650W 80 Gold Power Supply (SKU: POW-SSC-03155) = £79.19
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 9600 Six Core 5.20GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: PRO-AMD-05398) = £199.99
• 1 x Team Group MP44L 1TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-TMG-03128) = £49.99
• 1 x B Grade Crucial Pro 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 PC5-44800C46 5600MHz Dual Channel Kit (SKU: BG-MEM-CRU-01083) = £49.99

Total: £844.09 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

Hold in mind that I'm not actually suggesting this, par maybe the case anyway as the savings otherwise simply aren't worth it. You could shave a lot off by going with the same GPU and a last gen AM4 or Intel equivalent build but you'll be running yourself into a wall in 3-4 years time if a GPU upgrade is required, it's going to bottleneck to some extent.

You can find a 7600 CPU for £145 currently but again it's not much of a saving in the grand scheme.

Shame you don't have MM access as a damn good full rig just went for a pittance of what it's worth.