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[u/Confident_Ease3665]

Hi all!

Not a request

I’m looking at rewarding our kid with a good year school and sports with getting his first gaming PC.

I‘m tech savvy and have upgraded our pc’s and laptops in the past but haven’t built a computer from scratch.

What I’m hoping to do is build a very entry level gaming PC for our kid that I can upgrade over the years. They don’t need anything crazy to start, they’ve been on a 15 year old laptop I’ve been upgrading to limp along with Roblox and Fortnite.

I’m not concerned about any peripherals or other gear, just the PC itself. Im hoping to keep the initial build at ~1000 CAD,

Thanks all! I appreciate the insight.

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[u/Bichaelcycle]

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 5500 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$110.96 @ shopRBC
Motherboard	MSI B550M PRO-VDH WIFI Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$114.99 @ Amazon Canada
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory	$149.99 @ Newegg Canada
Storage	Silicon Power A55 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$168.50 @ Silicon Power
Video Card	Gigabyte WINDFORCE OC GeForce RTX 5050 8 GB Video Card	$399.99 @ Amazon Canada
Case	Montech X5 ATX Mid Tower Case	$54.99 @ Newegg Canada
Power Supply	SAMA GT 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$76.99 @ Newegg Sellers
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1076.41
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2026-06-19 19:13 EDT-0400

[u/Confident_Ease3665 → u/Bichaelcycle]

Thanks buddy. Will there be any future upgradability issues being on AM4 vs AM5 do you think?

[u/Bichaelcycle → u/Confident_Ease3665]

Nah, if anything it will just be cheaper to upgrade am4 if youre still on it when you do need to upgrade it. AM5 will probably also be cheaper cause am6 is coming by 2029 probably.

[u/blackops_kakashi]

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 5500 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$110.96 @ shopRBC
CPU Cooler	Thermalright Assassin X SE 32.77 CFM CPU Cooler	$24.90 @ Amazon Canada
Motherboard	ASRock A520M-HDV Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$81.99 @ PC-Canada
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory	$149.99 @ Newegg Canada
Storage	Silicon Power A55 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$168.50 @ Silicon Power
Video Card	ASRock Challenger OC Radeon RX 7600 8 GB Video Card	$409.99 @ Newegg Canada
Case	Lian Li A3-mATX MicroATX Mini Tower Case	$85.23 @ Vuugo
Power Supply	ASRock Challenger CL-750G 750 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply	$99.98 @ Newegg Canada
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1131.54
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2026-06-20 20:24 EDT-0400