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<body> <div id="header"> <span class="left"> <span class="back"><a href="lthread_list.php?webtag=DEFAULT"><span class="image mobile_back" title="Back"></span></a></span> <span class="image mobile_logo" title="Beehive Forum Logo"></span> </span> <ul> <li> <a class="reply_all" href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=43126.0&return_msg=43126.5"> <span class="image mobile_reply_all"></span><span class="text">Reply to All</span> </a> </li> <li> <a class="navigation" href="#"> <span class="image mobile_navigation"></span><span class="text">Show messages</span> </a> </li> <li> <a class="main" href="#"><span class="image mobile_menu" title="Menu"></span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="menu main"> <ul> <li><a href="lthread_list.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Messages</a></li> <li><a href="lpm.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Inbox</a></li> <li><a href="lsearch.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Search</a></li> <li><a href="llogon.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Login</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="menu navigation"><a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=43126.1">1–7</a></div> <div id="page_content"> <h3 class="thread_title"><a href="index.php?webtag=DEFAULT&amp;msg=43126.5">Son wants to build a PC</a> </h3> <div id="messages" data-navigation="43126_5_7_10"> <a name="a43126_5"></a><div class="message" id="message_43126_5"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: william (WILLIAMA)<span class="message_time">10 Apr 17:09</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Dr Nick (FOZZA) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 15 Apr 18:27"></span></span> <span class="message_count">5 of 7</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=43126.5">43126.5</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=43126.1">43126.1</a></div> <div class="message_body"> A lot depends on what you/he aim for. If you want the best possible gaming experience then you may choose to spend a high proportion of the budget on GPU and CPU. On the other hand, you might think that it's worth going for a decent CPU with good graphics on board. Things like the Ryzen 7 5700G or i7 11700K (or better) may be fine and give plenty of saving time until Christmas and graphics card season.<br /> <br /> Worth keeping an eye out for companies (like Amazon) that have open-box offers, usually stuff that's good as new but returned because of buyer's remorse, or whatever. I got my last mobo for half price (although that saving is rare, and also I did discover that the original purchaser had obviously tried to force the USB 3 cable from his case in backwards as the pins were mangled. Probably explains the return, but I managed to straighten them).<br /> <br /> I like your "jigsaw puzzle" idea, particularly as you'll usually get a far better deal on a used full computer than on buying used parts individually. A quick check on ebay showed a dealer selling PCs open-box but never used between £400 and £450 including a 27 inch screen. That said, I do agree with what the others say about keeping your son involved and making it a father/son project.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=43126.5&return_msg=43126.5" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="43126.5"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a43126_6"></a><div class="message" id="message_43126_6"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)<span class="message_time">11 Apr 13:06</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Peter (BOUGHTONP) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 11 Apr 15:06"></span></span> <span class="message_count">6 of 7</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=43126.6">43126.6</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=43126.4">43126.4</a></div> <div class="message_body"> I've built all my PCs from new and used parts since 1999. I also partied, but that's another story. IMO, picking out components on a budget is the hardest part. It's a bit amazing how many pc components are mutually incompatible.<br /> <br /> Assembling the thing is second hardest.<br /> <br /> Almost all of my hard drive problems (not many) have come from brand new, untested (by me) drives, usually within weeks/months after formatting (I don't formally 'burn in' drives, I just bung 'em in and, after a quick SMART test, run 'em).<br /> <br /> Used drives are the cheapest, and most easily replaced component inside a pc, unless you're using some whack job custom OS build that takes hours to reinstall and set up, because you failed to keep a config backup. Yeah, I used to do that. Anyhoo, having to reinstall software is a good thing to learn about as something to avoid. YMMV.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=43126.6&return_msg=43126.5" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="43126.6"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a43126_7"></a><div class="message" id="message_43126_7"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)<span class="message_time">14 Apr 16:22</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: ALL<span class="message_count">7 of 7</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=43126.7">43126.7</a></div> <div class="message_body"> <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-build-a-pc/">https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-build-a-pc/</a></div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=43126.7&return_msg=43126.5" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="43126.7"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div></div> </div> </body>