Buying this for my son, Im just needing some advice on the Hard drive dont want it any bigger but is there any other recommendations?

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Ramases24

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Case
LIAN LI LANCOOL 215 GAMING CASE
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Intel® Core™ i5 Six Core Processor i5-10400F (2.9GHz) 12MB Cache
Motherboard
GIGABYTE B560M DS3H (rev. 1.0) : LGA1200, DDR4, USB 3.2
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 2400MHz (1 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1050 Ti - DVI, HDMI, DP
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1TB CORSAIR MP400 NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD (up to 3480 MB/R, 1880 MB/W)
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CORSAIR 450W CV SERIES™ CV-450 POWER SUPPLY
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1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
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PCS FrostFlow 80 V2 Series High Performance CPU Cooler
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ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
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50cm UV LED Strip
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ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
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10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
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WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD
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MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
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Windows 11 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KK3-00027]
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United Kingdom - English Language
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Windows 10/11 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
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FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
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BullGuard™ Internet Security - Free 90 Day License inc. Gamer Mode
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AOC 23.8" 24B2XDAM - 1920 x 1080,4MS, D-Sub, DVI-D, HDMI
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CoolerMaster Devastator III Combo Keyboard and Mouse
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CoolerMaster CH321 Gaming Headset
 
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barlew said:
What is your budget and what are you planning on using it for?
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As well as answering these questions, I'd advise you to give this a read, especially the AMD v intel section

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Ramases24 said:
What to keep it around £1000 mark
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It's not going to be remotely possible at that price I'm afraid.

A basic gaming computer currently is costing around £1300 - 1500 but as said, Flight Sim requires an RTX 3080 to be able to maintain 60fps at 1080p, it's ludicrously hungry.
 
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Whats your Suggestions to change and what to change it too? forget about budget, but what to get for a decent starter pack that will run the game, bearing in mind he is 9.
 
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SpyderTracks said:
It's not going to be remotely possible at that price I'm afraid.

A basic gaming computer currently is costing around £1300 - 1500 but as said, Flight Sim requires an RTX 3080 to be able to maintain 60fps at 1080p, it's ludicrously hungry.
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If you don't mind playing at medium (which I personally think is a reasonable compromise in the circumstances and pretty reasonable for a nine-year-old!), you can hit the high 50s with a 1660 Super. This makes a low-end 10400F build £1081 or a 5600X build £1228, and in both cases that involves compromises I'd prefer not to make, and that's not including peripherals, which would add another £200+ to the cost if you're getting anything halfway decent.

@Ramases24, the 1050 Ti you have selected is a really old and weak card: I'm afraid it isn't even remotely capable of playing MSFS, which is an incredibly demanding game. Unfortunately you have selected the worst possible time to be looking at gaming PCs...
 
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sck451 said:
If you don't mind playing at medium (which I personally think is a reasonable compromise in the circumstances and pretty reasonable for a nine-year-old!), you can hit the high 50s with a 1660 Super. This makes a low-end 10400F build £1081 or a 5600X build £1228, and in both cases that involves compromises I'd prefer not to make, and that's not including peripherals, which would add another £200+ to the cost if you're getting anything halfway decent.

@Ramases24, the 1050 Ti you have selected is a really old and weak card: I'm afraid it isn't even remotely capable of playing MSFS, which is an incredibly demanding game. Unfortunately you have selected the worst possible time to be looking at gaming PCs...
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Could you spec up a reasonable machine, built around the 1660 super? which you would be happy with for @Ramases24 forgetting budget?
 
Martinr36

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This is a spec that was put together for MSFS for @3qtrsamericano 10 year old son a couple of months back

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barlew said:
@Ramases24 If you were asking about a laptop I would give you all the help in the world. But I am mega out of touch with desktop components so I don't want to give you bad advice. Hopefully someone will be along soon who can help.
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I'm willing to consider a laptop if you have any suggestions? Only thing I'm dubious about is the upgrading possibility in the future with a desktop
 
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