My son really wants a gaming PC. He mainly plays apex legends but would use it for school too? We know nothing other than Xbox One X lol. He thinks he wants this one but to me seems like there would be better options out there? I’m sure this has a markup for the YouTube name
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If building a PC with your son is an option, you can put that exact system together for half the price – https://pcpartpicker.com/list/sbqjn6 – (they list a 120mm tower cooler in the specs, not the 240MM AIO that’s in the picture, if you want that, add another $50-60 to the price) and even include a full price copy of Windows 10/11 (but I’d just get a grey market key for $15). Alternatively you can make selective upgrades to that system (5600X instead of 5500, A770 instead of A750, RGB ram for that all-important bling, etc) and still come in well under Apex’s price.
Or, if you want to spend the full $1200, you can build a machine that will outperform the living daylights out of the Apex one.
Absolutely not. That thing may be worth 700$ at most.
I’d suggest looking up how to build one yourself, and having him be apart of the process would not only be incredibly valuable knowledge for both of you, but I’d imagine it’d be a fun bonding experience.
Use PCPartPicker as a resource to scrounge together some compatible parts. Consider your budget. There are plenty of incredibly helpful YouTube tutorials that cover building one.
I’ve bought 2 PCs from iBuyPower and they have been great. Plus customer support has been helpful when needed and the warranty is good for peace of mind.
Damn, I love simply Ashton but I guess he’s gotta make his bank somehow. Something tells me he isn’t actually part of the “apex” group and is simply sponsoring .
It would be such a fun bonding experience for the two of you to research and build a pc!