$1k for nephew's first PC - gaming, multimedia

[Uncle Humjaba]

Hey guys

My nephew is turning 13 and is interested in gaming, animation, maybe some graphics design. My sister has asked me to help her buy something around $1k that will last him a good while. I didn't find anything prebuilt that seemed like a good value, and he's pretty savvy, so we're going to ship the parts to them and I will help build via Facetime. We need everything down to the mouse and keyboard. I'm thinking a Win10 license from the FS section will get us going. I'd like to keep it from one retailer, and Amazon is a royal PITA to use for buying PC parts, so here's my list from Newegg. Please advise.

Qty.	Product Description	Savings	Total Price​
1​	Devastator 3 Gaming Combo with RGB Keyboard and Mouse Featuring Seven Different LED Color Options By Cooler Master Item #:N82E16823129082 Return Policy: Standard Return Policy		$39.99 ​
1​	G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3600 (PC4 28800) Intel XMP 2.0 Desktop Memory Model F4-3600C16D-16GVKC Item #:N82E16820232880 Return Policy: Standard Return Policy		$79.99 ​
1​	ASRock B550M-HDV AM4 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard Item #:N82E16813157953 Return Policy: Standard Return Policy		$79.99 ​
1​	NZXT H510 - Compact ATX Mid-Tower PC Gaming Case - Front I/O USB Type-C Port - Tempered Glass Side Panel - Cable Management System - Water-Cooling Ready - Steel Construction - Black/Red Item #:N82E16811146316 Return Policy: Standard Return Policy		$79.99 $69.99 ​
1​	ASUS TUF Gaming VG24VQ 24" Full HD 1920 x 1080 1ms MPRT 144Hz 2 x HDMI, DisplayPort AMD FreeSync Asus Eye Care with Ultra Low-Blue Light & Flicker-Free Backlit LED Curved Gaming Monitor Item #:N82E16824281027 Return Policy: Replacement Only Return Policy		$179.00 ​
1​	AMD RYZEN 5 3600 6-Core 3.6 GHz (4.2 GHz Max Boost) Socket AM4 65W 100-100000031BOX Desktop Processor Item #:N82E16819113569 Return Policy: Standard Return Policy		$199.99 $174.99 ​
1​	CORSAIR CX-M Series CX450M 450W 80 PLUS BRONZE Haswell Ready ATX12V & EPS12V Semi-modular Power Supply Item #:N82E16817139146 Return Policy: Standard Return Policy		$74.99 $69.99 ​
1​	GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER DirectX 12 GV-N166SOC-6GD Video Card Item #:N82E16814932224 Return Policy: Standard Return Policy		$239.99 ​
1​	XPG SX8200 Pro 512GB M.2 2280 PCIe 3.0 x4 Solid State Drive ASX8200PNP512GTC Form Factor: M.2 2280 Capacity: 512GB Memory Components: 3D NAND Item #:9SIAJNU95S3647 Sold by ADATA Technology (USA) CO., Ltd		$79.99 ​
Grand Total:​	$1,013.92​

Thanks guys!

 

[Deleted member 312202]

It looks good, but the power supply seems a bit on the low side for any future upgrades.

 

[Uncle Humjaba]

I don't really see him doing much in the way of upgrades beyond perhaps adding a higher capacity HDD or replacing the GPU someday. And, the CX550 is backordered unfortunately.. Is the Antec NeoEco series any good?
Edit: For another $10, replaced PSU with 600W Antec NeoECO Gold Zen NE600G Zen Power Supply 600W, 80 PLUS GOLD

 

[Ready4Dis]

Looks pretty solid. The 512gb will be a good start, but i'm sure you'll need a secondary HDD at some point.

You can get something like an EVGA 600w for $60 to keep in your budget. It's not semi modular though like the one you were looking at.
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/evga-6...us-power-supply-black/8511029.p?skuId=8511029

That said, Antec PSU's in general are pretty good, not positive on each model, just overall they tend to decent.

 

[Deleted member 312202]

I've read some good things about them. Also being a gold certified PSU over a bronze is a plus.

 

[Uncle Humjaba]

Okay thanks guys - will proceed with this list. He's gonna be pumped!

 

[Smoblikat]

Looks like a solid build. Ive used Antec PSUs for a while (a couple neo eco units too) and theyve always been great to me, I still use the 400W version in one of my servers.