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Hey,
I used to be quite well versed in pc building and what was good and what wasn’t but it’s been a very long time since my last build and am now completely lost.
My last build was likely 15ish years ago with these specs:
Gigabyte Z68X-UD3H-B3 LGA1155 Motherboard
Intel Core i5-2500k 3.3GHz
16GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1333MHz RAM
XFX Radeon HD 6870 1GB GPU
Samsung 870 EVO 500GB SSD
Seagate Baracuda Green 2TB SATA
EVGA 600 W1 80+ PSU
All in a Cooler Master CM690 II case
Basically family life took over, I was single when I built that, I now have 4 kids aged 5-11 lol after spending nearly 10 years in storage my eldest now uses this PC but wants to get into the world of PC gaming, but isn’t fussed on all this fancy RGB stuff haha
As I am completely out of the loop and I don’t want to spend crazy money, is it worth upgrading this build with a new GPU to get him going, or am I just better off with a completely new build? I’d like to spend as little as possible but also don’t want to give him an absolute garbage experience of PC gaming and put him off for life.
I should also add he has a META Quest 3 VR headset and a PS5 so is most definitely a gamer so having something that works with the META would be great as an added bonus.
Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated to a rapidly aging dad trying to juggle 4 wild boys and a wife haha
I used to be quite well versed in pc building and what was good and what wasn’t but it’s been a very long time since my last build and am now completely lost.
My last build was likely 15ish years ago with these specs:
Gigabyte Z68X-UD3H-B3 LGA1155 Motherboard
Intel Core i5-2500k 3.3GHz
16GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1333MHz RAM
XFX Radeon HD 6870 1GB GPU
Samsung 870 EVO 500GB SSD
Seagate Baracuda Green 2TB SATA
EVGA 600 W1 80+ PSU
All in a Cooler Master CM690 II case
Basically family life took over, I was single when I built that, I now have 4 kids aged 5-11 lol after spending nearly 10 years in storage my eldest now uses this PC but wants to get into the world of PC gaming, but isn’t fussed on all this fancy RGB stuff haha
As I am completely out of the loop and I don’t want to spend crazy money, is it worth upgrading this build with a new GPU to get him going, or am I just better off with a completely new build? I’d like to spend as little as possible but also don’t want to give him an absolute garbage experience of PC gaming and put him off for life.
I should also add he has a META Quest 3 VR headset and a PS5 so is most definitely a gamer so having something that works with the META would be great as an added bonus.
Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated to a rapidly aging dad trying to juggle 4 wild boys and a wife haha
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