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duffyciaran

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Folks, need some advice. My 12 yr old wants a gaming computer! Money is tight. Ive seen this one , will these specs be enough for him?He usually plays the likes of Skyrim,CoD, Minecraft, Portal etc on xbox, Any advice appreciated. Heres the details : The high capacity 1TB hard drive provides potential for 17,000 hours of music, 40 days of video and or 300,000 worth of video. NVIDIA GeForce gtx 950 with 2GB memory.
CPU and Memory:

Intel Core i3 dual core.
Intel i3 6100.
Processor speed 3.7GHz.
8GB RAM.
Hard drive:

1TB SATA-III hard drive.
DVD optical drives:

Dual layer.
Graphics:

Dedicated graphics.
NVIDIA GeForce gtx 950 with .
Interfaces and connectivity:

4 x USB 2.0 ports.
4 x USB 3.0 ports.
Ethernet port.
1 HDMI port.
Wireless/Wi-Fi enabled.
Operating system and software:

Microsoft Windows 10.
 
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Here's a good list to start with:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/mZfnGf
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/mZfnGf/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H170M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($61.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($40.88 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($40.46 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Palit GeForce GTX 1050 2GB StormX Video Card ($109.00)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H23 ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair...
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MatthewGB

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Seems like a good choice, although I'd definitely recommend getting an SSD, of at least 120GB. You should be able to find one for around ~40-50£. Where are you buying these components from btw? And which motherboard are you buying?
 
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SliceT

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Here's a good list to start with:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/mZfnGf
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/mZfnGf/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H170M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($61.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($40.88 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($40.46 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Palit GeForce GTX 1050 2GB StormX Video Card ($109.00)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H23 ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($39.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($17.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($84.89 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Acer G237HLbi 23.0" 60Hz Monitor ($152.88 @ OutletPC)
Other: sd card reader - rosewill ($20.00)
Total: $753.52
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-26 11:34 EDT-0400
 
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