Much to my chagrin, my 15 year old would rather spend the day inside gaming than go for a walk or ride. So be it. Anyway, got him a budget laptop (Saab, you interested?) 3 years ago that now will not run the latest and greatest. I will not feed his instant gratification just yet (he needs to learn the meaning of yearn/work for something) but I'll have to give in at some point. So I have a couple questions for those of you who know this sort of thing (I don't. My idea of gaming is working a 15 minute Sudoku waiting for him to finish swim practice.)
1st: build your own vs. pre-built. He's smart but knows nothing about pc components; kinda surprising given his nerdiness. I know the basics of psu/gpu/cpu/ssd/ram and think it would be a good idea for him to tackle this with me, especially if one can really build an equivalent rig for less than a pre-built. On the other hand, if it's like the world of bikes where hand picking components and a frame not only takes more time but costs as much or more, then forget it, I'll go pre-built.
2nd: actually, since I'm prone to 3 paragraph intros to threads, I'm stopping there. Just requesting discussion from those in the know, along with suggestions for places for more research. Oh, yeah, I want to keep the budget at 500 or so. He's a teen who's already spoiled enough, about to go on the most expensive car insurance in the US (Louisiana, don't get me started). If he at least learns how to upgrade components as we go, that's a plus. thanks in advance
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