First Gaming PC for 14 y/o son… is this a good one

[Ryounglaw]

My 14 y/o is saving money… up to 2k …. For his first gaming PC. I found this one. Research suggested the Ryzen 7 9800x3D and and the Rtx 5070 would be good at this price point. I found this For $1999.

Skytech Azure Gaming PC Desktop, Ryzen 7 9800X3D 4.7 GHz (5.2 GHz Turbo), NVIDIA RTX 5070 12GB, 2TB Gen4 NVMe SSD, 32GB DDR5 RAM 6000 RGB, 850W GOLD PSU, 360mm ARGB AIO , Wi-Fi, Win 11,Montech XR​

The mother board isn’t great but I think it the best I can find. What am I missing

TIA

 

[Ryounglaw]

https://www.newegg.com/skytech-gaming-desktop-pcs-geforce-rtx-5070-amd-ryzen-7-7800x3d-32gb-ddr5-2-tb-ssd-st-azure3-1731-b-al-black/p/3D5-000Z-002E8?Item=9SIA1HJKEH4125

 

[Colif]

Hi

They only really show the models, not the makers. They probably take the cheapest they can find. Its a B650 board which isn't bad, there isn't a massive difference between them and B850.

I don't know how good their PC are. I just helped someone recently asking about them... here.

it looks okay but you don't really know who makes all the parts. Apart from the CPU and case.

Obviously you not in Australia as the one in my sig cost $3700 without the GPU.

 

[Why_Me]

My 14 y/o is saving money… up to 2k …. For his first gaming PC. I found this one. Research suggested the Ryzen 7 9800x3D and and the Rtx 5070 would be good at this price point. I found this For $1999.

Skytech Azure Gaming PC Desktop, Ryzen 7 9800X3D 4.7 GHz (5.2 GHz Turbo), NVIDIA RTX 5070 12GB, 2TB Gen4 NVMe SSD, 32GB DDR5 RAM 6000 RGB, 850W GOLD PSU, 360mm ARGB AIO , Wi-Fi, Win 11,Montech XR​

The mother board isn’t great but I think it the best I can find. What am I missing

TIA

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 4.2 GHz 8-Core Processor ($375.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: *Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE ARGB 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler ($37.90 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: *ASRock B850 Pro RS ATX AM5 Motherboard ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: *TEAMGROUP T-Create Expert 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory ($92.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: *Silicon Power UD90 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($95.97 @ B&H)
Video Card: *Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 9070 XT 16 GB Video Card ($899.99 @ Newegg)
Case: *Montech AIR 903 MAX ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.97 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: *MSI MAG A850GL PCIE5 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($119.90 @ Amazon)
Total: $1871.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
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Monitor: *LG 27GS75Q-B 27.0" 2560 x 1440 180 Hz Monitor ($169.00 @ Adorama)
Total: $169.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-05-19 10:12 EDT-0400