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Special gaming PC for your little brother's holiday present.

Special gaming PC for your little brother's holiday present.

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knevin246
Member
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09-05-2016, 12:28 AM
#1
I'm excited to let you know how things turned out. For Christmas, my family planned to upgrade my younger brother's computer. He’s using quite an old setup—an old AMD chip from his uncle and a GTX 760 I kept in storage. While it’s better than some people’s machines, he still complains about lag in Fortnite and slow performance when playing Bloons. My parents provided him with a case, GPU, and I contributed the CPU, motherboard, RAM, and even an old power supply. Everything is packaged and ready for the holidays. Even though he won’t fully grasp what’s inside, I’m hopeful he’ll enjoy it. Here are the details: CPU i5-4670k, motherboard Asrock Z87E-ITX, RAM G.Skill Ripjaws X (16GB), GPU GTX 970, PSU EVGA 500W, case Phanteks P300 TG. He’s not playing at full 1080p, so a smaller monitor should suffice—probably getting an upgrade soon. I’m really pleased with the result and think this PC looks great, even if it’s a bit tricky to set up. Any suggestions for games he can try once he has more options? Right now he mainly plays Minecraft, ROBLOX, Fortnite, and Bloons.
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knevin246
09-05-2016, 12:28 AM #1

I'm excited to let you know how things turned out. For Christmas, my family planned to upgrade my younger brother's computer. He’s using quite an old setup—an old AMD chip from his uncle and a GTX 760 I kept in storage. While it’s better than some people’s machines, he still complains about lag in Fortnite and slow performance when playing Bloons. My parents provided him with a case, GPU, and I contributed the CPU, motherboard, RAM, and even an old power supply. Everything is packaged and ready for the holidays. Even though he won’t fully grasp what’s inside, I’m hopeful he’ll enjoy it. Here are the details: CPU i5-4670k, motherboard Asrock Z87E-ITX, RAM G.Skill Ripjaws X (16GB), GPU GTX 970, PSU EVGA 500W, case Phanteks P300 TG. He’s not playing at full 1080p, so a smaller monitor should suffice—probably getting an upgrade soon. I’m really pleased with the result and think this PC looks great, even if it’s a bit tricky to set up. Any suggestions for games he can try once he has more options? Right now he mainly plays Minecraft, ROBLOX, Fortnite, and Bloons.

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_C00kieCat_
Junior Member
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09-05-2016, 05:34 AM
#2
He is not specified in age details. The text mentions various games and promotions but does not provide his age.
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_C00kieCat_
09-05-2016, 05:34 AM #2

He is not specified in age details. The text mentions various games and promotions but does not provide his age.

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IkBenHetBram
Senior Member
735
09-05-2016, 08:34 AM
#3
He's 10, I'm the oldest by a lot lol. I'll definitely put him on Warframe, I enjoy that game a lot although it doesn't seem his style. I think he's tried Smite before but no reason not to try it out again.
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IkBenHetBram
09-05-2016, 08:34 AM #3

He's 10, I'm the oldest by a lot lol. I'll definitely put him on Warframe, I enjoy that game a lot although it doesn't seem his style. I think he's tried Smite before but no reason not to try it out again.

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xBounce
Member
163
09-05-2016, 04:54 PM
#4
Warframe seems likely to struggle with camera work, risking disorientation. Spellbreak is a magic-based battle royale game similar to Fortnite but without building mechanics and featuring gauntlets instead of weapons.
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xBounce
09-05-2016, 04:54 PM #4

Warframe seems likely to struggle with camera work, risking disorientation. Spellbreak is a magic-based battle royale game similar to Fortnite but without building mechanics and featuring gauntlets instead of weapons.

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FELIPE369
Member
234
09-05-2016, 05:32 PM
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this not sure if it will test the system, but should help stretch the legs... Star Trek Online its more than just a shooter, with ground and space compbat, big multiplayer events.
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FELIPE369
09-05-2016, 05:32 PM #5

this not sure if it will test the system, but should help stretch the legs... Star Trek Online its more than just a shooter, with ground and space compbat, big multiplayer events.

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pa55w0rd
Member
181
09-05-2016, 10:47 PM
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He's really into Warframe and keeps playing for seven days before dying.
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pa55w0rd
09-05-2016, 10:47 PM #6

He's really into Warframe and keeps playing for seven days before dying.