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Black Belt Jones said:
Can anyone advise on the basics of a pc build? My son has been asking after one for ages, and I've been resolutely ignoring him, but he's now gone and broken his leg, poor chap. So I am minded to get him one if I can, for about a grand + / - (probably +), but have no clue about gaming PCs.

He's talking about a 1660 ti GPU and a Ryzen 5600xCPU with a rog b550f motherboard. Monitor would be this one:

Amazon product ASIN B07FCM5WXF
Plus other stuff obv but that seems to be the core of it. Think he has specc'd it up from speaking with other children on reddit so it could be nonsense, what do you reckon?
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You're looking at around £1.3k for that setup. Getting that exact motherboard in a pre-built is a challenge/unlikely/doesn't actually really matter.

I can't find a 5600x pre-built with the 1660TI at my usual places, but if his primary purpose is gaming then I'd go for this - https://www.ebuyer.com/1142234-alphasync-rtx-3060-amd-ryzen-5-16gb-ram-1tb-hdd-240gb-ssd-as-d5503 - the CPU is a bit older but the GPU is a fairly substantial upgrade on the 1660TI, RAM is 16GB which is the minimum you need (ignore anything with 8GB) - it's not a bad PC that, will run anything thrown at it well. Hard drive in that is not ideal but it's a simple upgrade at a later date.

If you do go for the 1660TI somewhere, make sure it's the TI and not the Super, there's a fairly big difference.
 
MartSlinger said:
Picked up a Xbox Series S with Game Pass Ultimate for 24months through that Xbox All Access - only £21 a month.

Got a PS5, but theres a number of Xbox Exclusives that i want to play now and in future (Forza Horizon 5 and Halo Infinite) so thought it was worth jumping on it.
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Love MS' Game Pass. Got 3 months for my bday in March. Just coming up to expiry, so renewed on Gold for another 3 months for £1 :D
 
Tubey said:
You're looking at around £1.3k for that setup. Getting that exact motherboard in a pre-built is a challenge/unlikely/doesn't actually really matter.

I can't find a 5600x pre-built with the 1660TI at my usual places, but if his primary purpose is gaming then I'd go for this - https://www.ebuyer.com/1142234-alphasync-rtx-3060-amd-ryzen-5-16gb-ram-1tb-hdd-240gb-ssd-as-d5503 - the CPU is a bit older but the GPU is a fairly substantial upgrade on the 1660TI, RAM is 16GB which is the minimum you need (ignore anything with 8GB) - it's not a bad PC that, will run anything thrown at it well. Hard drive in that is not ideal but it's a simple upgrade at a later date.

If you do go for the 1660TI somewhere, make sure it's the TI and not the Super, there's a fairly big difference.
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Thanks - I'm happy to build it with him so can buy individual components. AFAIK it's straightforward these days? No soldering irons involved or anything like that.
 
Tubey said:
Oh yeah, it's just a 3D jigsaw puzzle.

It's not necessarily an advantage anymore though unless you want very specific components. As in you don't really save much money.
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My problem with pre-built is that they usually cheap out on something important to make a profit. Usually the power supply, graphics card or memory.

The boutique builders are better, but you usually end up paying for the privilege of them building it for you and could do it cheaper yourself.

I've built a fair few pcs (although not for a few years), and it is easy. Just do your research and make sure your motherboard supports your CPU or that you can update the BIOS if required. Everything else is like connecting Lego.
 

trueblue84 said:
My problem with pre-built is that they usually cheap out on something important to make a profit. Usually the power supply, graphics card or memory.

The boutique builders are better, but you usually end up paying for the privilege of them building it for you and could do it cheaper yourself.

I've built a fair few pcs (although not for a few years), and it is easy. Just do your research and make sure your motherboard supports your CPU or that you can update the BIOS if required. Everything else is like connecting Lego.
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You can still get great pre-build deals and then just swap out whichever cheap component they went with. Less daunting than building one yourself from scratch. I built one myself first time a couple of years back and whilst relatively straightforward it can be daunting to a novice.
 
Played "Shadow of the colossus" last night on PS4 Pro. Never played it before... saw lots of glowing reviews for it and got it free on the PSN months ago so thought I'd give it a blast.

It certainly looks and sounds fantastic but......

I lasted abut half an hour before I binned it... Controls system was a nightmare and the whole basis of the game seemed so bland and repetitive... no substance to it... run about, follow a beam of light from your sword, find baddie, stab it repeatedly, try to climb up it, get thrown off, get bored to tears....... judging by how the critics were so taken with it and gave it such praise.... can't see how it it so highly rated.

It ain't just me is it? Am I missing something?
 
rylojr said:
Played "Shadow of the colossus" last night on PS4 Pro. Never played it before... saw lots of glowing reviews for it and got it free on the PSN months ago so thought I'd give it a blast.

It certainly looks and sounds fantastic but......

I lasted abut half an hour before I binned it... Controls system was a nightmare and the whole basis of the game seemed so bland and repetitive... no substance to it... run about, follow a beam of light from your sword, find baddie, stab it repeatedly, try to climb up it, get thrown off, get bored to tears....... judging by how the critics were so taken with it and gave it such praise.... can't see how it it so highly rated.

It ain't just me is it? Am I missing something?
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No you're on the money. It's one of those games that is an experience rather than a top drawer gameplay kind of thing. It inspired the likes of Journey, and it shows.

You have to remember at the time of the original release in 2005, it was something fresh, completely unique, so it impressed on that front.
 
Tubey said:
No you're on the money. It's one of those games that is an experience rather than a top drawer gameplay kind of thing. It inspired the likes of Journey, and it shows.

You have to remember at the time of the original release in 2005, it was something fresh, completely unique, so it impressed on that front.
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Yeah It was really pretty like... but so empty and devoid of action, excitement, exploration or just engaging story and gameplay... Can't see how people were so taken in by it. The controls particularly are criminal. Glad I never paid anything for it! The other titles by the same programmer - Ico and the Last Guardian - look suspiciously similar in format and gameplay mechanics so will definitely swerve them.
 

rylojr said:
Yeah It was really pretty like... but so empty and devoid of action, excitement, exploration or just engaging story and gameplay... Can't see how people were so taken in by it. The controls particularly are criminal. Glad I never paid anything for it! The other titles by the same programmer - Ico and the Last Guardian - look suspiciously similar in format and gameplay mechanics so will definitely swerve them.
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Ico is decent, not great but decent, lovely concept, well executed, the controls aren't what I'd call tight but the package overall just about works. It's a 7/10 thing.

The Last Guardian absolutely is not decent. The controls in that are... wow.

Let me put it this way; the fans of The Last Guardian (who exist mostly because it was hyped for years and they couldn't bear to face up to the fact it was awful) excuse the controls because the giant dog you 'control' through them is expected to ignore you because it's a dog.
 
Nymzee said:
You can still get great pre-build deals and then just swap out whichever cheap component they went with. Less daunting than building one yourself from scratch. I built one myself first time a couple of years back and whilst relatively straightforward it can be daunting to a novice.
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I think the nerves come from people buying expensive parts and then they panic that they are going to brick something.

Unfortunately, it's one of those dark arts that you'll only realise it ain't so bad once you've actually done it.

I would recommend practicing by taking an old pc apart and putting it back together again or buying dirt cheap parts and building a practice rig.

Also, don't decide your first pc build is going to be water cooled. That is a recipe for disaster.
 
Black Belt Jones said:
Can anyone advise on the basics of a pc build? My son has been asking after one for ages, and I've been resolutely ignoring him, but he's now gone and broken his leg, poor chap. So I am minded to get him one if I can, for about a grand + / - (probably +), but have no clue about gaming PCs.

He's talking about a 1660 ti GPU and a Ryzen 5600xCPU with a rog b550f motherboard. Monitor would be this one:

Amazon product ASIN B07FCM5WXF
Plus other stuff obv but that seems to be the core of it. Think he has specc'd it up from speaking with other children on reddit so it could be nonsense, what do you reckon?
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I've just bought a gaming PC and bought this monitor. It's very similar in spec to the one you've linked, but I did a tonne of research and I found this Gigabyte one to be the best rated for the price range. It's a little extra but worth the £25 in my opinion. If you need any reassurance it's well rated here:

https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/best-gaming-monitor/

Amazon product ASIN B08BXKSX9H
 

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