[request] Good workstation for kids (lemmy.nz)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month 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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[-] Dave@lemmy.nz 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month 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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