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I reckon an SSD that small is a false economy. Get 512 MB or 1TB for a few quid more.
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Budget?
Dell's XPS8930 -13 and -09 are pretty close to that spec, albeit using Intel i7 9700 CPUs.
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agree with chez_jay on a larger SSD
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/
is a decent place for seeing others' builds and getting an idea of costs -
I just did a very similar build: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/spotter300/saved/KhLfP6
I already had storage /case/ GPU but the CPU/MoBo/RAM/PSU are all what you need
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Agreed with getting a larger SSD. I had a new PC built Dec last year ( some folks will remember my daily rant as I was probably one of the worst luck people out there... long story)...
Anyway, I was gonna get a 256GB +2TB HDD, but ended up with a 1TB SSD, it was about £20 more, totally worth it.
Also, I know you said your son is gonna build it himself, but I wasn’t as brave so I got OCUK to build it for me, they charged me £160, customer service was a bit shit but the technicians who actually built my machine was pretty good. I think Scan quoted £150. Both come with 3 years warranty for the whole thing. For me, it was worth the money.
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My son is looking to build his own PC for general student use and gaming plus some CAD type design. I'm out of my depth in trying to advise him, so I'd appreciate any guidance you can give.
He's done a lot of research and has come up with this wish list that would fit his budget if he can pick up the components at good prices:
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 (2600 or 2600x or 3600 or 3600x)
GPU: GeForce GTX 1660 Super or Ti (or even an RTX 2060)
Motherboard: B450 chipset (ATX or Micro ATX (mATX))
RAM : 3200MHz DDR4 (2 x 8GB)
SSD : NVMe PCIe M.2 2280 (128 or 256GB)
HDD : 7200rpm 3.5" (1 or 2TB)
Power Supply : 500w ATX
CPU cooler : AM4 socket (95W TDP or higher) (max. height: 145mm)
Case : mid-tower (for ATX or mATX motherboard) or mini-tower (for mATX motherboard)
Case cooling: 120mm silent PWM (some cases have pre-installed fans)
So, any clangers there? Would he be better off with other components instead?
Does anyone have any of those bits (or similar) up for sale?
Any help much appreciated!