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

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.

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