Build advice for my kids

[Juggy]

I am looking at building my kids each a gaming PC and have decided on the following, does anyone have any additional advice or possibly a product change?

Ryzen 5600X
Gigabyte B550I Aorus Pro AX
2x8GB Corsair Vengeance Pro 3600 CL18
Lian-Li O11 Dynamic Mini
Coolermaster 850 Watt SFX Gold
NZXT Kraken X53 RGB
Addlink S70 1TB NVMe SSD
EVGA RTX 3070 XC3 Ultra
EVGA Z15 mechanical keyboard
Logitech G102 mouse
Asus Gaming VG278QR 27-Inch Full HD (1920 x 1080), 0.5ms, 165Hz, G-Sync Compatible Gaming Monitor

It may look a bit overkill for kids but I want to build them something decent that will last a few years.

 

[Nosh]

Hi

What games are your kids going to play ? What settings and resolution and what FPS do you want to get +/-

 

[Switch]

Gigabyte B550I Aorus Pro AX
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Lian-Li O11 Dynamic Mini

Unless you are specifically wanting to build a mini itx case, you're better off with a micro atx board and case.

 

[Juggy]

Hi

What games are your kids going to play ? What settings and resolution and what FPS do you want to get +/-

They play, PUBG, Fortnite, NFS, Minecraft, Rocket League, Forza, Halo and a few others.

1080P, I don't think FPS is important as the games are so varied but 60-80 would be good as a start.

 

[animehero]

A bit of personal preference but I would swap out the AIO for an air equivalent. Less likelihood of failure. Also any reason for the CL18 ram? Are you dead set on Corsair?

Edit: I agree with switch, unless you have specific reasons for going mini itx, mAtx is cheaper

 

[Toy Machine]

unless you set on that case for future expandability, I'd go NR200/P

 

[Juggy]

Unless you are specifically wanting to build a mini itx case, you're better off with a micro atx board and case.

I had a spare B550i ITX board and Corsair Ram which is why I started with that, my kids are twins and 10 years old. History has taught me I must give them exactly the same or there will be fights

 

[Juggy]

A bit of personal preference but I would swap out the AIO for an air equivalent. Less likelihood of failure. Also any reason for the CL18 ram? Are you dead set on Corsair?

Edit: I agree with switch, unless you have specific reasons for going mini itx, mAtx is cheaper

I had a spare set of the Corsair ram so went with them.

 

[CraigThePlague]

I am looking at building my kids each a gaming PC and have decided on the following, does anyone have any additional advice or possibly a product change?

Ryzen 5600X
Gigabyte B550I Aorus Pro AX
2x8GB Corsair Vengeance Pro 3600 CL18
Lian-Li O11 Dynamic Mini
Coolermaster 850 Watt SFX Gold
NZXT Kraken X53 RGB
Addlink S70 1TB NVMe SSD
EVGA RTX 3070 XC3 Ultra
EVGA Z15 mechanical keyboard
Logitech G102 mouse
Asus Gaming VG278QR 27-Inch Full HD (1920 x 1080), 0.5ms, 165Hz, G-Sync Compatible Gaming Monitor

It may look a bit overkill for kids but I want to build them something decent that will last a few years.

Can you adopt me?

 

[Juggy]

unless you set on that case for future expandability, I'd go NR200/P

Thanks, they chose the case. They like the glass and asked for lots of lights

 

[animehero]

Thanks, they chose the case. They like the glass and asked for lots of lights

Well RGB is proven to make everything betterer

 

[Switch]

I had a spare B550i ITX board and Corsair Ram which is why I started with that, my kids are twins and 10 years old. History has taught me I must give them exactly the same or there will be fights

Well aside from maybe downgrading the 3070 to a 3060ti, and swapping that adlink m2 ssd for a more mainstream brand, everything else looks fine given the board and ram is already bought and committed.

 

[CraigThePlague]

Just curious about the monitor choice, any particular reason to go 1080p?

 

[Juggy]

Just curious about the monitor choice, any particular reason to go 1080p?

Couple of reasons, it's on special at the moment with 32% discount and got good reviews.

I did consider the Samsung G5 27" but the reviews were a bit disappointing and the price is higher.

Should I be looking at something else?

 

[CraigThePlague]

Couple of reasons, it's on special at the moment with 32% discount and got good reviews.

I did consider the Samsung G5 27" but the reviews were a bit disappointing and the price is higher.

Should I be looking at something else?

It just seems like the resolution is the limiting factor as 27inch is quite a stretch for 1080p . The PC would be capable of 1440p with the specs you mentioned.

But if it's good deal then go for it, I'm not really a monitor expert so wouldn't be able to give you any other recommendations

 

[Areola Grande]

Nice build overall.

I would swap the SSD to a better known brand - personally I have never heard of Addlink, maybe others have.
For 1080P a 3070 is overkill.
That said, 1080P on 27" is not a great experience. I'd either go 1440P 27", or 24" 1080P. The pixel density isn't great when you stretch 1080P that much.

 

[Juggy]

It just seems like the resolution is the limiting factor as 27inch is quite a stretch for 1080p . The PC would be capable of 1440p with the specs you mentioned.

But if it's good deal then go for it, I'm not really a monitor expert so wouldn't be able to give you any other recommendations

Unfortunately going 1440P raises the costs quite substantially, at least by 30%

 

[Juggy]

Nice build overall.

I would swap the SSD to a better known brand - personally I have never heard of Addlink, maybe others have.
For 1080P a 3070 is overkill.
That said, 1080P on 27" is not a great experience. I'd either go 1440P 27", or 24" 1080P. The pixel density isn't great when you stretch 1080P that much.

Addlink is a pretty well know brand though, they actually have the fastest NVMe SSD around in the 2TB S95

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Granted, I'm looking at the S70 but it is a decent speed for the price.

 

[Vinnige Fanie]

Unfortunately going 1440P raises the costs quite substantially, at least by 30%

With the current build you're going for that will be more than 1440p capable. Just the screens that will set you back a bit more.

 

[goldfritter]

With the current build you're going for that will be more than 1440p capable. Just the screens that will set you back a bit more.

Agreed. In fact if you're going 1080p I'd argue you might as well save some cash on the GPUs and drop to 3060Tis or even 3060s.

 

[Vinnige Fanie]

Agreed. In fact if you're going 1080p I'd argue you might as well save some cash on the GPUs and drop to 3060Tis or even 3060s.

For 60-100fps you can get 1660ti's even.


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[Juggy]

Agreed. In fact if you're going 1080p I'd argue you might as well save some cash on the GPUs and drop to 3060Tis or even 3060s.

I know this sounds like a brag but I have a few spare 3070's, maybe I should just get the Samsung G5 27" and be done with it

 

[Juggy]

Or what about this AOC Q27G2U 27

 

[goldfritter]

Or what about this AOC Q27G2U 27

I'm sure neither you nor your kids would be disappointed with this.

 

[Areola Grande]

There's also this

https://www.wootware.co.za/gigabyte-g27qc-a-27-wqhd-2560x1440-1-65hz-1-ms-va-hdr-ready-amd-freesync-premium-1500r-curved-gaming-desktop-monitor.html

 

[SuperLlama]

Maybe just get them a ps5?

 

[Juggy]

There's also this

https://www.wootware.co.za/gigabyte-g27qc-a-27-wqhd-2560x1440-1-65hz-1-ms-va-hdr-ready-amd-freesync-premium-1500r-curved-gaming-desktop-monitor.html

I'm in the Middle East and unfortunately the store I am buying from has no stock.

 

[animehero]

Maybe just get them a ps5?

OP has lots of spare parts, but I don't think he has a few spare ps5's xD

 

[Juggy]

Maybe just get them a ps5?

Sies, we're a Microsoft house and they already have XBoxes

 

[Areola Grande]

I'm in the Middle East and unfortunately the store I am buying from has no stock.

Ah sorry I didn't see that.

Given you already have the 3070s, I'd opt for the 1440p displays now - saves you a future purchase.