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[request] Good workstation for kids (lemmy.nz)
submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by Dave@lemmy.nz to c/buildapc@lemmy.world
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Christmas is coming, and I'm thinking a family PC is on the cards from santa.

It would need to run minecraft and Lego city undercover and that sort of thing.

I already have a spare TUF 750W bronze rated power supply (that I bought one time I was troubleshooting).

I will also probably upgrade my RX5700XT graphics card so put that in this build (suggestions welcome for a good bang for buck replacement that's good for a server running Mint and ollama (needs high VRAM) as well as used for gaming).

Everything else would be new. Suggestions for monitor, keyboard, mouse, speakers too please!

Let's aim for a ballpark of $1000USD (I'll be purchasing in New Zealand).

Thanks in advance!

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[-] SpikesOtherDog@ani.social 3 points 4 months ago

With a gpu and a power supply you could basically put anything out there and play Minecraft. Buy the monitor off 3rd party used app like craigslist. $100 on the main board, and just go with whatever.

Here is some spaghetti on the wall.

PCPartPicker Part List

Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 4.7 GHz 8-Core Processor $476.99 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler $34.90 @ Amazon
Motherboard ASRock B650M-HDV/M.2 White Micro ATX AM5 Motherboard $99.99 @ Newegg
Memory Crucial Pro 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-5600 CL46 Memory $85.99 @ Amazon
Storage Crucial P3 Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive $61.99 @ B&H
Case Phanteks XT PRO ATX Mid Tower Case $57.98 @ Newegg
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total (before mail-in rebates) $827.84
Mail-in rebates -$10.00
Total $817.84
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-10-10 22:10 EDT-0400
[-] Dave@lemmy.nz 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Thanks!

I noticed one of the comments on the CPU said the 7800x3D is a lot cheaper for only about a 10% performance difference, do you think it's worth getting the the 9800? I don't expect them to be playing any new release games with it.

Edit: Actually, locally the price difference between the two isn't that much. $800NZD vs $900NZD. Probably worth going for it.

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