R8,500 entry level build for a 9 year old.

[Cottage]

Hey guys, looking to build a pc for my nephew, mostly plays minecraft for now, will surely move up in the world with time.

The budget is R8,500. Getting all the parts from Rebeltech.

Here is my current build, feedback / change suggestions welcome.

Ordering parts later today.

Mobo : ASRock Z97 Pro4 - R1,694

Cpu : Intel i3-4150 (upgrade this?) - R1,402 (Possible upgrade to i5 3470)

Gpu : MSI R7-260X (downgrade this?) - R1,881 (Possible downgrade to Sapphire HD7730)

Ram : ADATA Value,, 4GB, DDR3-1600 x 2 - R1,040

PSU : Corsair CX500 V2, 500w - R634

HDD : Western Digital Caviar Blue WD10EZEX, 1TB - R715

Case : GIGABYTE X3, Midi Tower, Black, no PSU - R389


peripherals :

Cooler Master Devastator , gaming bundle keyboard + mouse - R399
Genius Giant Hornet headset - R278

Total : R8,432

Thoughts? Suggestions?

[Skouperd]

Can not comment on the motherboard, I am an ASUS fan.

CPU, yes upgrade that.

GPU, I would shop around a bit on that price. Consider 2nd hand GPU's as well.

RAM, that is 8GB ram in total?

PSU, should be fine.

HDD, just don't get the green range, they are super kak.

Case, just built your own case, much easier, and looks a lot nicer.

Peripherals, could maybe shave a couple of rand here.

[Cottage]

Yeah 8gb in total.

The peripherals can change or be dropped as needed, they are only there right now because the budget allows.

I really don't like the idea of any second hand components, but will look at some other options.

[Reaper]

i will never buy a new GPU again. Bought my GTX680 for R3000 second hand. No issues. You lose way to much cash monies buying GPU new

[SlipperyDuck]

Heres a build just using Wootware online -



Product
Aprox Price


Intel i5-3470 3.2GHz Quad core
2440


MSI H87M-E33 H87
1150


G.Skill F3-1600C9D-8GAB 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3-1600MHz 1.5V CL9
1090


Western Digital WD10EZRX Caviar Green 1TB
770


PowerColor AXR9 270X 2GBD5-TDHE/OC TurboDuo Radeon R9 270X 2GB GDDR5
2400


CoolerMaster RC-K280-KKN1 K280 All Black USB3.0 ATX Desktop Chassis
520


Corsair CP-9020051-WW VS650 650W
775


Coolermaster SGB-3010-KKMF1 Devastator Blue LED Keyboard MB24 & Mouse MS2K Combo
440






TOTAL
9585



Going through with Skoups and others with Dealer connections, likely to get things a lot cheaper, so could hit the sweet spot of just over R8k

[Cottage]

Thanks for the feedback, unfortunately the machine is needed quite urgently, so I havent been able to change it up too much.

Upgraded the CPU and downgraded GPU somewhat.

Happy with it for now, will definitely be upgrading it as finance allows.