Hey all, I don’t know a lot about computers at all these days however my 13yo daughter is pestering for a PC. She’s largely plays Roblox, minecraft Fortnite and the like and wants to do a bit of streaming and watch movies.
Can anyone recommend a good budget gaming PC. She has never had one before and has soley used an iPad, so she isn’t going to know what she could be getting for more money! This is her fist computer.
Ideally sub $1000 if that’s achievable?
Thanks
I’d consider a laptop if she wants to go to friends houses and play. Also possibly refurbed gaming laptops which I personally have an alert setup for.
https://www.ozbargain.com.au/tag/gaming-laptop
I’m thinking about getting one for my son as my daughter is now keen to play as well and only one of them can use the steam deck at the same time.
Actually you could also consider a steam deck except getting Minecraft to run on it is a pain. Only downside. Other than that it’s great plugged into the TV with a controller for a child.
Voodoo2 and Pentium was enough for me as a kid. See if you can find a Voodoo2 Pentium build on eBay.
There are plenty like the Acer Nitro 5 laptop on Facebook marketplace for around $500, I got my GF one for a few hundred with a 1650 graphics card. Just make sure it has at least 16GB ram and not just 8GB.
RTX 3050 4GB for $800 is horrendous. The MSI Thin series also have poor build quality.
If we're only looking at laptops, would expect at least a 6GB RTX 4050 for that price, though I feel it won't be long before we see RTX 4060s at the ~$800 range.
Anyhow OP and their daughter are better off with a gaming desktop PC rather than a laptop if they don't need the portability.
https://www.ozbargain.com.au/tag/desktop-computer
Subscribe and wait
There is already a sub $1K Techfast build but specs are underwhelming IMO
If you're lucky a deal might pop up during Black Friday