Question Assist on PC gaming build

[Danygraig]

Hi all, names Geoff, I know this question will have been asked a hundred or more times but as of now 31/10/2022 what would be a reasonable spec gaming

My little boy is 9 and has a quest 2 which we are going to use Virtual Desktop on. What’s a reasonable spec GPU / CPU etc etc to go for without going nuts! Many thanks - Geoff

 

[Why_Me]

Hi all, names Geoff, I know this question will have been asked a hundred or more times but as of now 31/10/2022 what would be a reasonable spec gaming

My little boy is 9 and has a quest 2 which we are going to use Virtual Desktop on. What’s a reasonable spec GPU / CPU etc etc to go for without going nuts! Many thanks - Geoff

What country are you located, what is your budget and what is your monitor resolution or is a monitor to be included in the budget?

 

[Danygraig]

Thanks for you’re reply.I’m in the U.K. I was going to use HDMI to a 4K TV but my main thinking was using it with the Quest 2 via PC. My little one is 9 so I don’t want to go nuts with price but don’t want to end up with something that is redundant in a short time frame so with that in mind I would say under £1000

 

[Why_Me]

Thanks for you’re reply.I’m in the U.K. I was going to use HDMI to a 4K TV but my main thinking was using it with the Quest 2 via PC. My little one is 9 so I don’t want to go nuts with price but don’t want to end up with something that is redundant in a short time frame so with that in mind I would say under £1000

https://www.box.co.uk/385NC20.0002-Cougar-MX331-Mesh-G-Tempered-Glass-Mid-T_3595672.html
Cougar MX331 Mesh-G Tempered Glass Mid Tower Case £40.21

https://www.scan.co.uk/products/550...-single-rail-455a-plus12v-1x120mm-fan-atx-psu
NZXT 550W C550 80+ Bronze Hybrid Modular Power Supply £39.98

https://www.cclonline.com/b550-gaming-x-v2-gigabyte-b550-gaming-x-v2-atx-motherboard-for-amd-am4-cpus/

Gigabyte B550 Gaming X V2 £103.49

Box Ltd

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 £139.99

https://www.scan.co.uk/products/sil...-aluminium-fins-4x-copper-heatpipes-intel-amd
SilentiumPC Spartan 5 MAX CPU Cooler £19.99

https://www.ebuyer.com/1139773-klev...z-powerful-enhanced-desktop-kd4agu880-32a160u
KLEVV BOLT X DDR4 3200Mhz 32GB (2x16GB) CL16 £ 93.99

https://www.ebuyer.com/1535247-patriot-p210-1tb-2-5-sata-iii-ssd-p210s1tb25
Patriot P210 1TB 2.5" SATA III SSD £55.07

Box Ltd

MSI AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT MECH 2X 8G OC Graphics Card £432.99

Total: £925.11 inc VAT

 

[Danygraig]

Such a detailed reply, many thanks👍👍

 

[Danygraig]

https://www.box.co.uk/385NC20.0002-Cougar-MX331-Mesh-G-Tempered-Glass-Mid-T_3595672.html
Cougar MX331 Mesh-G Tempered Glass Mid Tower Case £40.21

https://www.scan.co.uk/products/550...-single-rail-455a-plus12v-1x120mm-fan-atx-psu
NZXT 550W C550 80+ Bronze Hybrid Modular Power Supply £39.98

https://www.cclonline.com/b550-gaming-x-v2-gigabyte-b550-gaming-x-v2-atx-motherboard-for-amd-am4-cpus/

Gigabyte B550 Gaming X V2 £103.49

Box Ltd

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 £139.99

https://www.scan.co.uk/products/sil...-aluminium-fins-4x-copper-heatpipes-intel-amd
SilentiumPC Spartan 5 MAX CPU Cooler £19.99

https://www.ebuyer.com/1139773-klev...z-powerful-enhanced-desktop-kd4agu880-32a160u
KLEVV BOLT X DDR4 3200Mhz 32GB (2x16GB) CL16 £ 93.99

https://www.ebuyer.com/1535247-patriot-p210-1tb-2-5-sata-iii-ssd-p210s1tb25
Patriot P210 1TB 2.5" SATA III SSD £55.07

Box Ltd

MSI AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT MECH 2X 8G OC Graphics Card £432.99

Total: £925.11 inc VAT

Hi Brian,

thanks for you’re info, looks like a great PC with a great GPU to boot. I use to sell the first mass market PC’s 35 years ago, Amstrads 5.25 disc with no HD and 10MB being the top of the range…..haha! Question is do I have the ability to build one from scratch, what I mean is how difficult is it to do? I’m 20 years out of the electronics market so a little nervous about taking it on?

cheers Geoff

 

[Why_Me]

Hi Brian,

thanks for you’re info, looks like a great PC with a great GPU to boot. I use to seek the first mass market PC’s 35 years ago, Amstrads 5.25 disc with no HD and 10MB being the top of the range…..haha! Question is do I have the ability to build one from scratch, what I mean is how difficult is it to do? I’m 20 years out of the electronics market so a little nervous about taking it on?

cheers Geoff

My first PC was an Amstrad I purchased from Costco back in the 80's. Building a PC is akin to putting together Legos. Easy as pie these days especially with all the how to videos on youtube and a lot more difficult to brick a board than it was say 15 years ago.