Entry level Gaming PC [Poland]

[tamagorci]

Hello, hope everyone is doing good!

I am posting this question for my 17 year old nephew, it will be his first stationary computer. He will use it for school work and gaming.
My main concern is price/performance and the longevity (can it be upgraded in the future).

The price is 800€, the country Poland, and the machine includes a monitor, keyboard, and a mouse.
The 1000GB hard drive can be substituted with a 256 SSD drive.

Here is the link: https://allegro.pl/oferta/zestaw-rgb-gracza-i7-gtx1660-16gb-monitor-gratis-8923730129
And these are the specifications:

Monitor: ASUS VZ239HE

Computer: AEROENGINE GTX1660 / D1
Housing: AEROCOOL PGS AEROENGINE RGB

Motherboard: SOCKET 1155
Processor: INTEL CORE i7-2600 / 8 LOGICAL CORE 3.80 GHz TURBO!

Graphics card: POWERFUL GEFORCE GTX-1660 6GB GDDR6 / GDDR5 / DVI-D / HDMI / DISPLAY PORT

RAM: 16GB FAST DDR3 MEMORY!
Hard disk: MODERN HDD 1TB SATA III
Optical drive: NONE
Power supply: BRANDED POWER SUPPLY WITH 85% EFFICIENCY, OVERVOLTAGE PROTECTION
Connectivity: LAN (Gigabit Ethernet)
Motherboard connectors: 2x PS / 2, 1x COM, 1x DVI-I, 2x DISPLAY PORT, 4x USB 2.0, 2x USB 3.0, 1x RJ45, 3x AUDIO
Front panel connectors: USB 3.0 x 1, USB 2.0 x 2 | 2x AUDIO
Operating system: FULL VERSION WINDOWS 10 PL
Dimensions: 195 x 471 x 447mm (W x H x D)
Additional: SIDE WINDOW GLASS WITH PLEXI / FAN ON THE FRONT / RGB LIGHTING ON THE FRONT / CELLAR BASE FOR POWER SUPPLY AND HARD DISKS


Keyboard: FURY SPITFIRE: RGB LED LIGHTING / ANTI-GHOSTING FUNCTIONS AND WINDOWS BLOCKADE / 12 FUNCTION KEYS
Programmable Mouse: FURY HUNTER: UP TO 4800DPI / DPI SWITCH / RGB LED BACKLIGHTING / PROGRAMMABLE BUTTONS AND BACKLIGHTING

Thank you in advance!

 

[piokos]

[I'm Polish, PM me if you want to switch language ]

So first of all: esthetics of this PC are just tragic. Is this acceptable for the person you buy for? You know... just in case this is supposed to be a surprise...

The price may look OK, but that's because the GPU is the only "modern" component in the desktop.
That CPU was launched in 2011 and already was discontinued. This makes it hard to believe all the parts are "new". It could be a mix of new, used and refurbished parts.
You're also getting an fairly average (also discontinued) monitor and AWFUL mouse and keyboard.

I assume it also uses the cheapest cooling and cheapest GPU available, so is probably going to be loud.

2 recommendations:
1) If you really need a desktop, check this:

Lenovo IdeaCentre T540-15 i5-9400F/16GB/512/Win10 GTX1660 - Desktopy - Sklep komputerowy - x-kom.pl

Lenovo IdeaCentre T540-15 i5-9400F/16GB/512/Win10 GTX1660 w x-kom.pl > Odbiór za 0 zł w dowolnym salonie, błyskawiczna wysyłka. Zapewniamy inteligentny wybór.

www.x-kom.pl

Modern and better components, faster overall and almost surely less noisy.
It's a lot smaller, with more universal esthetics. You get a warranty from a known store and OEM.

There's no monitor in this set, so you'll have to buy something. That's +500zł
(Ask the store to bundle something - they may give you a discount).
Total: ~4100 zł (vs 3700 zł for that Frankenstein)

2) why not a laptop?
For around 4000 zł you can get something really acceptable, like:

ASUS TUF Gaming A15 R5-4600H/16GB/512 144Hz - Notebooki / Laptopy 15,6" - Sklep komputerowy - x-kom.pl

ASUS TUF Gaming A15 R5-4600H/16GB/512 144Hz w x-kom.pl > Odbiór za 0 zł w dowolnym salonie, błyskawiczna wysyłka. Zapewniamy inteligentny wybór.

www.x-kom.pl

I'd definitely go for mobility since you mentioned using this for school as well. He's 17, so probably going to college in 1-2 years - suddenly a laptop will become a necessity and he'll have to buy one anyway.