PC needed for 13 year old

Fatmum

My 13 year old son, has been saving for some time to buy himself a PC he now has £550 and is starting to look around for one, the problem is I don't know anything about them so cannot advise.
He wants one for mainly games and homework, is there anything he should definetly have and anything to avoid. It would be a great help to be given a few pointers.
Many thanks

moob_2

If he's into gaming, I'd advise getting a one that has a PCI Express graphics card installed and plenty of RAM - 1Gb.

fox2319

If he wants games, he'll definitely need a PCI Express x16 slot. For that sort of money, he should be able to get something decent.

One option would be to get something like the Dell E520 (https://www.dell.co.uk) with e-value code D10E07a. You need to put the service down to 1yr Collect & Return (brings the price to £530) and then he'd need to save up for a bit (around £100 but xmas is just round the corner) to get a decent graphics card.

You'd also be able to get some cash-back if you went through quidco.

Hope that helps

wonderfullife_2

Hi
Its a nice entry PC, I'm sure your son would love it.

Great Spec Dell Dimension E521 AMD System with 19" TFT
AMD® Athlon™ 64 Processor 3800+ * Genuine Windows® XP Home Edition (Does not include Operating System Re-installation CD) * Collect & Return, 1 Year Service only * 1GB Dual Channel DDR2 533MHz [2x512MB] Memory * 250GB (7200rpm) Serial ATA Hard Drive with 8MB DataBurst™ cache * 16 X DVD +/- RW Drive * 256MB nVidia GeForce 7300 Turbocache graphics card * Dell™ 19" Value Flat Panel (E197FP) * Integrated 7.1 Channel High Definition Audio * Dell™ Entry Quietkey USB Keyboard * Dell USB 2 Button Wheel Mouse * Free Media Card Reader Flash 13-in-1 * Microsoft® Works 8

Just £489 or Less Delivered!

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deal/8125/great-spec-dell-dimension-e521-amd-

amcluesent

>My 13 year old son, has been saving for some time to buy himself a PC<

Hmm, were is that long running discussion about stopping lads looking at on-line !!!!!! ;-)