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Is this decent for my kid (11) as a first pc?


This is a used pc i found online. My son wants a pc to play simple games like fortnite/roblox the likes. Is this good enough for him?
Price is about 450$

27 Comments

  1. Mysterious_Secret827

    Yeah, seems cute enough for school projects.

  2. Grand-Main-8075

    Can’t speak on the Processor, but an RTX 2060 is still more than capable at running just about anything for 1080/1440p gaming. I’d say this PC would be fairly darn capable for your son.

    In terms of pricing, I’ve got a similar build I’ve been looking to sell and hoping to ask around $500, so the price seems like it’s fair?

  3. breadfan2

    Eh, it might run word, but if you want to run power point you’re gonna need a 3080

  4. Beneficial_Chest_898

    $450 USD is very steep.

    This is probably a dell precision 5810 or similar. Just based upon the power supply description.

    I know a guy locally that sells better upgraded workstations than this for $300-$350. $450 is too much.

  5. Son-Airys

    Yep, looking good. Although single fan 2060 concerns me.

  6. Effective_Secretary6

    The cpu ain’t the fastest for gaming in high refresh rate but 120hz on Fortnite should be doable, in Roblox easily more, so I think you’re good and as a kid I would be super happy. If you start with a 1080p 120hz or higher monitor he should be happy and competitive especially against other kids on their 60hz laptops

  7. enderjaca

    Maybe I’m missing something. Why two 2060s? Two monitors? I made the mistake of buying a cheap 2nd graphics card to run a second monitor until someone mentioned I could just plug both into the same 3070 since it’s got multiple outputs.

  8. Aszdeff

    Try to bargain for 400$ if you can but it’s good. Did a similar build for myself

  9. mysterypainting09

    My 2060 did me quite well at 1440. Dayz, call of duty, and overwatch ran quite well just to name a few.

  10. InstantlyTremendous

    That processor is about 10 years old, it’s probably fine as a basic PC but you should be able to get something newer and better for the money?

  11. thisonegamer

    It will be good starter pc

    But i’d say its a bit overpriced, 400-420$ max

    Also I am sure he will like this pc

  12. InTheBlkHoodie

    When I was 11, my mom bought me a Compaq and I was so excited.

    Damn kids and they’re RTX whatever’s.

  13. liaminwales

    Price is high for the mobo/CPU, a used AM4 system is worth looking at.

    Id see what a used B450 MOBO + 3600/5600 CPU costs.

  14. phorkin

    If I remember correctly, it’s been a few years, that chip is similar to the i7-6700k. Yes, they are old and only have four cores and eight threads. But for the most part, they are capable of running games today decently. It will be a decently capable rig as the 2060 is a good pair to that processor. You don’t NEED a 7800x3d to run everything even though people will act like it.

    The system will handle most games and perform decently at lower resolutions like 1080p.

  15. Key_Band8195

    Beware of the CPU. I had a Xeon workstation and I couldn’t install apex legend for example because the CPU wasn’t compatible, some component was missing…

  16. HardStroke

    Prices are always country-dependent.
    In you country this pc will cost $450 and in another country it’ll be $300.
    Check and compare prices in the used market, we can’t really help you with the price.
    In terms of performance iirc the 1620 v3 is equivalent to a 3rd-4th gen i7. Could be wrong though.
    Never heard of a 685w Dell PSU. Probably an upgraded prebuilt pc.

  17. Bauch_the_bard

    I never felt under privileged but after being on here I’m wondering if I am because at 11 I got the same laptop that I’m using today. i5-7200 with 8gb of ram and an intel 620 UHD

  18. cszolee79

    It is a 12 year old, 4-core CPU with 130W TDP.

    A new, 65W TDP cheapest i3 is roughly 2x faster.

    It is not worth anything.

  19. ComplexSupermarket89

    This is a $30 PC with a GPU and $30 SSD added

  20. Eazy12345678

    sure fine for kid. but it really old hardware. i dont think its worth $450. maybe$250- $300 max.

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