Need some help, computer boffins

[Jean claude Vaaldamme]

My 2 cents worth...seeing that your son is 11

Just get an XBOX One or PS4 or wait for the new versions coming out in next couple months.

No need to worry about him crashing windows first of all, No need to worry about viruses, It will do everything he wants plus more like movie streaming ect. like netflix which you can then use on the TV when he is not playing. You wont require upgrades when new games come out and should be fine for atleast the next 3 or 4 years if not longer. The graphics is awesome as well.

So for someone that isnt too technical referencing the whatsapp, i would say this is the best and easiest option as well as cheapest.

I have seen second hand Xbox one 1terabyte i think for around R4k

Yes thanks. I think its best to go for game console as I cant really help him with a pc, so Ill buy him a stardard pc in a gew years when he understands it better and he can upgrade himself. Anyway I cant find any answers as to why a pc will be better for gameplay.
I think I will go the playstation route as we allready have a ps3 and he know the system. And as far as I have read on google it seems playstation is best, they say ps4 have sold something like 100mil.

 

[Jean claude Vaaldamme]

Remember that PS4 will become obsolete shortly after the PS5 is released. This means that they will (they probably already have) stop making games for this platform.

I'd honesty wait, save the extra and get the PS5.

Yes this is difficult. It seems they "think" the ps5 will come out holidays 2020. So when is that? Next year dec? When will it be in SA? This can be a long wait.
Sometimes new consoles have teething problems and I know from ps3 days when it just came out there was not many games available and at a huge price.
The boy still play the ps3, probably 6 years after ps4 was released, hell many people still pley ps2. And games you can get hundreds seconhand for cheap. Just think there is one or two newer games now that he would like to play thats not available on ps3.
I see even ps4 games you can get gor R100-200, secndhand. So that also make a huge difference for the younger kids. If he had to pay 1k for a game on ps5 and he dont like it? These cheap secondhand ones you just buy, if you dont like, sell it back for half what you paid.

So Im still open to be convinced, but think I will buy him a ps4 and then maybe in 3 years will be right time for ps5, maybe by then he will want a pc

 

[ARYANTO]

@Jean claude Vaaldamme , another option is to go look on Evetech, they have prebuilds ranging from low to extreme high performance setups. At least it will give you an idea. Locust 2 just got a gaming pc from them, and although not the highest spec available it’s a monster. He says look at the Ryzen 5 3600 gen3 setups. Indicative it’s still going to be more expensive than a Playstation4.

This is a decent one according to him that will last/be usable for quite a while before upgrade needed, just need to add a hard drive. Alternatively you can mail them and they can assist with info based on your budget and what it’s going to be used for.

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Evetech build me a R17000 pc to my liking and the box I wanted , for gaming and ''work'' , They are very clued up , give them a shout and tell them what you need and can afford .

 

[Raindance]

Every boy on the edge of puberty should have a top notch pc to play online games like “XXX”, “Wild and Wet” and all the other SNV games out there.

Regards

 

[Resistance]

Yes this is difficult. It seems they "think" the ps5 will come out holidays 2020. So when is that? Next year dec? When will it be in SA? This can be a long wait.
Sometimes new consoles have teething problems and I know from ps3 days when it just came out there was not many games available and at a huge price.
The boy still play the ps3, probably 6 years after ps4 was released, hell many people still pley ps2. And games you can get hundreds seconhand for cheap. Just think there is one or two newer games now that he would like to play thats not available on ps3.
I see even ps4 games you can get gor R100-200, secndhand. So that also make a huge difference for the younger kids. If he had to pay 1k for a game on ps5 and he dont like it? These cheap secondhand ones you just buy, if you dont like, sell it back for half what you paid.

So Im still open to be convinced, but think I will buy him a ps4 and then maybe in 3 years will be right time for ps5, maybe by then he will want a pc

You could now even get a second hand PC for your son. He will learn quick and by the time he's in high school he might even start thinking of going into IT.

 

[Jean claude Vaaldamme]

You could now even get a second hand PC for your son. He will learn quick and by the time he's in high school he might even start thinking of going into IT.

Hehe Yes he probably go either into IT or a vet. Dont think he even know what IT mean but he is a maths boffin, got second place in gr4 in whole of Tswane/PTA disdricts maths challenge held by department of education for top learners in all the schools. Then he can fix my 10 year old laptop, thats so slow, takes ages to start.

 

[Resistance]

Hehe Yes he probably go either into IT or a vet. Dont think he even know what IT mean but he is a maths boffin, got second place in gr4 in whole of Tswane/PTA disdricts maths challenge held by department of education for top learners in all the schools. Then he can fix my 10 year old laptop, thats so slow, takes ages to start.

Geluk to your son.
You need to switch off everything at startup. It will start a little faster but for ten years old it will still be slow.

 

[Resistance]

Geluk to your son.
You need to switch off everything at startup. It will start a little faster but for ten years old it will still be slow.

What I meant is switch off everything at startup.
All the programs is most probably meant to start when your operating system starts. If you configure your PC not to let this programs start eg. Background programs etc. The only thing basically allowed to start when you switch on the laptop is explorer. (if you running windows). Will make startup faster

 

[Jean claude Vaaldamme]

Just update. Thanks again for the Carbonite website. Got him a great deal on a brand new ps4. Better than the shops black friday deals.
So since I joined Carbonite I have been scanning and reading there. I was absolutely amazed at what pc's these guys are building(mostly to play games) Secondhand pc's that they selling for 40-50k.
As I know nothing about these things and havent bought a pc in 15 years, if someone asked me what a top pc cost I would have guessed 5k. These things have lights that look like spaceships and even water cooling.
Think I will study a bit on the computer thing and buy him a cheap office type pc in a year or two that is upgradable. Then will tell him to google and youtube to learn pc's and then he can upgrade and build it himself(with his money offcourse)

 

[RainstormZA]

Just update. Thanks again for the Carbonite website. Got him a great deal on a brand new ps4. Better than the shops black friday deals.
So since I joined Carbonite I have been scanning and reading there. I was absolutely amazed at what pc's these guys are building(mostly to play games) Secondhand pc's that they selling for 40-50k.
As I know nothing about these things and havent bought a pc in 15 years, if someone asked me what a top pc cost I would have guessed 5k. These things have lights that look like spaceships and even water cooling.
Think I will study a bit on the computer thing and buy him a cheap office type pc in a year or two that is upgradable. Then will tell him to google and youtube to learn pc's and then he can upgrade and build it himself(with his money offcourse)

Yeah kinda why I became an IT technician, cos it's cheaper to build my own machines and upgrade when needed. And of course, nowadays parts are not so cheap anymore. I hardly game these days so it's pretty much used as a Media Center PC and a work horse for work stuff.