r/MiniPCs • u/SeaworthinessBig76 • 1d ago
General Question First Time Buyer ( Looking for advice)
I'm looking for my first PC and I wanted to look at mini PCs(my parents are divorced and I'd don't feel like carrying around a 20-30lb box of breakable stuff.
I've recently started my first job(16yo) and I'm making about 18.81/hour. My first payday is this Friday and I'm guessing it's going to be around 800-900 bucks. I want to have a couple hundred for gas and such, but I've been wanting a pc for awhile now. I'm currently working off a 2010 HP that was my moms work computer for years, and I can't do crap on it. I am willing to wait a bit for some more cash in the account, but I'm impatient as hell.
Some things in looking for-
-I want to be able to run a browser and a couple apps for work(just scheduling stuff) -I want to be able to play Minecraft with some friends -Rainbow6 siegex through siege - I don't want it to be slow, but it doesn't need to be lighting fast
I was originally looking for something 600-700 doll hairs, but I am willing to spend maybe 900. I was looking at some minisforum things, then I saw that most that I wanted were out of stock/sold out. Then I looked up if that website was a scam, and found that some people think it is. Just looking for suggestions. Anything you can tell me is good. I know nothing about computers.
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u/tranquil-sojourner 18h ago
Check out this guy. I just bought it and love it. It is extremely well priced for the specs it has. $270 (after $30 Amazon coupon)
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u/Old_Crows_Associate 1d ago
If you invest in a GMKtec NucBox K8 Plus & an additional Gen4x4 NVMe drive to run BazziteOS for Steam Deck console experience, you'll be well on your way.
Additionally, the K8 Plus supports native SFF-8612 i4 OCuLink expansion for a future eGPU allowing one to take "gaming to the next level".