Re: Guiding a 14 year old nephew on building his own computer

On 8/29/2020 7:18 PM, s wrote:
> On 8/27/2020 5:01 AM, John McGaw wrote:
>> On 8/27/2020 2:29 AM, Anssi Saari wrote:
>>> s <[email protected]> writes:
>>>
>>>> The idea is to assemble a basic PC using which he can do homework,
>>>> learn new topics etc.
>>>>
>>>> Would the following parts be compatible to buy, assemble?
>>>
>>> I don't see any issues but I didn't check it closely. One thing is, I'd
>>> definitely go with an SSD instead of a hard drive. Or one of each but
>>> that might be confusing for a first build.
>>>
>>
>> I was going to give the same suggestion. In 2020 a new build with a 
>> spinning primary drive would be like going back to 2016. I have no 
>> objection to spinners in a secondary data-only role but never for the 
>> system disk in a modern system. Although I don't find it best a 
>> SATA-connected SSD rather than an M.2 type might be easier to understand 
>> for a beginner.
>>
> Thanks, I will advise him to use a M.2 SSD.

Actually, my suggestion was than a standard SATA interface would be easier 
to understand. There is a matter with an M.2 SSD which requires a driver to 
be loaded during the OS installation process -- without the required driver 
the M.2 is effectively unavailable -- and some find that to be tricky. Up 
to you of course. The M.2 will give much better performance but you should 
study up on how to provide the requisite driver during the OS install so 
there are no slip ups.

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