Howdy. I am considering repurposing an existing NAS build plus some other bits 'n bobs as a holiday gift for a 14 y/o niece. She would use it for gaming and school work. I haven't got a clue what kind of PC games a 14 y/o girl plays.
The items ticked with "<" are part of the NAS or on-hand, the other stuff I'll buy new. The NAS runs headless and GPU-less now so all I would need to do is slap some stuff in the case and install windows.
But is this worthy or am I being a cheap-ass Uncle by not building her something gaming-y and 2023-y? If the latter please let me know what components you would carry into a new build.
The items ticked with "<" are part of the NAS or on-hand, the other stuff I'll buy new. The NAS runs headless and GPU-less now so all I would need to do is slap some stuff in the case and install windows.
But is this worthy or am I being a cheap-ass Uncle by not building her something gaming-y and 2023-y? If the latter please let me know what components you would carry into a new build.
Key Elements | ||
CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 3400G | < |
Motherboard | GIGABYTE GA-A320M-S2H | < |
Memory | Teamgroup T-Force Vulcan Z DDR4 16GB Kit 3000MHz CL16 | < |
GPU | EVGA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | < |
The Rest of It | ||
Case | Cooler Master N200 | < |
SSD M.2 (boot + programs) | Crucial P2 500GB 3D NAND NVMe PCIe | < |
SSD (data + storage) | Samsung 860 EVO SSD 1TB | < |
PSU | Thermaltake Smart 500W 80+ White | < |
Case Fans | Noctua NF-S12A PWM Noctua NF-S12A PWM | < |
CPU Cooler | Noctua NH-U12S SE-AM4 | < |
Display | LG 32UL500-W 32 Inch UHD 60hz | < |
Keyboard | GLORIOUS GMMK 2 Small Gaming Keyboard | |
Mouse | GLORIOUS Model I Ergonomic Matte White Gaming Mouse | |
Speakers | Bose Companion 2 Series III Multimedia Speakers - for PC | < |
OS | Windows 11 Pro | |
Misc | PCIe cards for USB-C and WiFi |