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Slc, ut

Coworker needs build for 14yo kid, no time to shop, show me wug.

Amazon/newegg only would be great.
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Swapped SSD and case from above link.
Had that inland SSD die on me 2 times.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/26g8sZ
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Thanks guys! I edited ever-so slightly, considering it's for a kid and it's closer to the budget without needing rebates.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/2V8LKB

M.2 as cache drive, large storage drive since he's a kid and will likely be downloading more games/won't properly be able to manage separate SSD/Storage partitions.

Flashy case since kids like that sort of thing, right? Leaving the option of expand-ability with dedicated GPU.
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Thanks guys! I edited ever-so slightly, considering it's for a kid and it's closer to the budget without needing rebates.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/2V8LKB

M.2 as cache drive, large storage drive since he's a kid and will likely be downloading more games/won't properly be able to manage separate SSD/Storage partitions.

Flashy case since kids like that sort of thing, right? Leaving the option of expand-ability with dedicated GPU.


looks good, i'd change the psu to the capstone 550w for $5 less too
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Swapped SSD and case from above link.
Had that inland SSD die on me 2 times.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/26g8sZ


Damn, wouldn't have recommended if I knew it was inherently bad. Just has good reviews and cheap, so it's an easy way to save some $$ over a big name brand (even like kingston or Adata)

@OP, the 2200g will be noticibly worse than the 2400g. 2400g has double the CPU threads and about 50% better gfx performance out of the box.

This post was edited by zell1luk on Dec 1 2018 01:43pm
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Damn, wouldn't have recommended if I knew it was inherently bad. Just has good reviews and cheap, so it's an easy way to save some $$ over a big name brand (even like kingston or Adata)

@OP, the 2200g will be noticibly worse than the 2400g. 2400g has double the CPU threads and about 50% better gfx performance out of the box.


I'm aware, still fine for Fortnite and I'm sure the inevitable GPU upgrade down the line won't show much difference in the long run.

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looks good, i'd change the psu to the capstone 550w for $5 less too


Good call!
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4c/8t and roughly gt 1030 level igpu performance, nothing special
but for that price I mean damn
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Quote (zell1luk @ Dec 1 2018 01:43pm)
Damn, wouldn't have recommended if I knew it was inherently bad. Just has good reviews and cheap, so it's an easy way to save some $$ over a big name brand (even like kingston or Adata)

@OP, the 2200g will be noticibly worse than the 2400g. 2400g has double the CPU threads and about 50% better gfx performance out of the box.


Yep, I'm anti inland since like 6 months ago when I had all this nonsense
Was the same drives, 240gb

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Quote (Penguins0690 @ Dec 1 2018 09:54pm)
Yep, I'm anti inland since like 6 months ago when I had all this nonsense
Was the same drives, 240gb


Noted.

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I'm aware, still fine for Fortnite and I'm sure the inevitable GPU upgrade down the line won't show much difference in the long run.



Good call!


Still stuck with a 4c/4t CPU which is already on the low side, in a couple years that thing will be a bottleneck. Just spend the extra money on the 2400g, you'll be glad you did.
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