Budget PC Build For My Son. Is this OK?

BigNugz

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Hello everyone!
I received some great help last year with my own build so I would love to pick your brains once again with this one.

My 7 year old son has been asking me for ages for his own gaming PC so as Christmas is coming up I figured I would build him one. I have a list of parts i've put together and I was just looking for some feedback to see if these would all work well together and if there is anything I should be aware of.
He will be using it for Minecraft, Lego games and watching Youtube.
I'm trying to keep it fairly cheap but also with the possibility of upgrading in the future.

CPU: AMD FX-4350 4-Core Processor Black Edition

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO

Mobo: ASUS M5A78L-M PLUS USB 3

GPU: ASUS AMD Radeon R7 240 2 GB

Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro Series 1866MHz 8GB (already owned)

PSU: Corsair CP-9020096-UK VS Series VS450 ATX/EPS 80 PLUS 450W

HDD: WD Blue 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6 Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch

Optical Drive: I have an old one from a PC I had years ago.

OS: Windows 8.1

I've not yet decided on a case.

This build has come to a total of £294.02 (not including OS) Which I didn't think was too bad.

What do you guys reckon?

Thank you for your time.

 
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If you can, I would up the power supply to 500 as the 450 watts are known to not be that reliable. If he is just doing minecraft and other less-intensive stuff, I don't see why not. Also, with this build, it will be able to be upgrade in the future.
If you can, I would up the power supply to 500 as the 450 watts are known to not be that reliable. If he is just doing minecraft and other less-intensive stuff, I don't see why not. Also, with this build, it will be able to be upgrade in the future.
 
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BigNugz

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Hello and thanks for your reply. I'll change the power supply to 500 just to be safe.
 


No problem, hope he enjoys it.