The original post: /r/buildapc by /u/Xperimentx90 on 2025-06-01 23:47:01.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/zMJQ9C

Building a PC for my kid. They’ll mostly use it for gaming and recording music. I’m not really a gamer myself but I’ve been looking around and this seems like it will support any modern games and a DAW with good performance.

Anything you would change to maximize a ~2k spend? They’ll choose the case so that’s a placeholder (just need something with at least one 5.25" bay).