Ok, Xenon. Ax. Mark. Klaus.
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I personally would not go with a mini-ATX for factor.
But, if you insist...
MB (does less, costs more) lol
https://www.newegg.com/asus-rog-strix-x570-i-gaming/p/N82E16813119209Case, Hmmm. I never spent any time researching Mini ATX cases. Feel free to google that. Be aware of air flow issues.
This is a nice one.
https://www.newegg.com/black-fractal-design-meshify-c-mini-micro-atx-mid-tower/p/N82E16811352086
Should be all you need. Know that you will toss the two ram sticks, if you ever want to upgrade.
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A few years ago I was trying to put together a gaming computer for Luke. Then Alienware advertised a door buster that was twice as good as what I was planning for 30% less than what the system I was designing would have cost...
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Graphic Cards or GPUs are insane right now.
If you can find one, they are at super inflated prices well above MSRP. It has never been this bad actually.
What I told my daughter was to go with a CPU with built-in graphics to avoid the cost of the GPU at this time. The graphics in the AMD Ryzen 5 3400G are good for light to medium gaming. They are the best graphics of any processor with built-in graphics be it AMD or Intel.
So you can put more money into better quality power supply, Motherboard and memory or more storage. etc.
Ryzen 5 3400G $209.99
https://www.newegg.com/amd-ryzen-5-3400g/p/N82E16819113570ASUS AM4 TUF Gaming X570-Plus (Wi-Fi) ATX Motherboard $197.99
https://www.newegg.com/asus-tuf-gaming-x570-plus/p/N82E16813119197G.SKILL TridentZ RGB Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3600 CL16 $134.99
https://www.newegg.com/g-skill-16gb-288-pin-ddr4-sdram/p/N82E16820232491Samsung (MZ-V7E1T0BW) 970 EVO SSD 1TB - M.2 NVMe Interface Internal Solid State Drive $129.99
https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-970-EVO-1TB-MZ-V7E1T0BW/dp/B07BN217QG/ref=sr_1_3?crid=5JYECI4L73IN&dchild=1&keywords=m.2+ssd&qid=1607834049&s=electronics&sprefix=m.2+%2Celectronics%2C202&sr=1-3Fractal Design Meshify C Black ATX High-Airflow Compact Light Tint Tempered Glass Mid Tower Computer Case $79.99
https://www.newegg.com/black-fractal-design-meshify-c-tg-atx-mid-tower/p/N82E16811352084?&quicklink=trueSeasonic FOCUS PX-750, 750W 80+ Platinum Full-Modular, Fan Control in Fanless, Silent, and Cooling Mode $144.99
https://www.amazon.com/Seasonic-PX-750-Full-Modular-Application-SSR-750PX/dp/B07W4PLZWH/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiA8dH-BRD_ARIsAC24umb5RfYyrIpAZ6cTbnacbJo_Evc9Qlc0TTxhbZLBWppgTqSekynTHA4aAuYIEALw_wcB&hvadid=409903340562&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9021879&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=b&hvrand=2438427603730883471&hvtargid=kwd-325984465414&hydadcr=18033_11397908&keywords=750+watt+fully+modular&qid=1607833954&refinements=p_89%3ASeasonic%2Cp_n_feature_keywords_two_browse-bin%3A6906986011&rnid=6525659011&s=pc&sr=1-1&tag=googhydr-20$897.94 before Monitor, Keyboard and Mouse. This is using very high quality components. Seasonic is one the premier power supply manufacturers and I won't use anything else at this time.
ViewSonic VX2457-MHD 24" Full HD 1920 x 1080 75Hz HDMI VGA DisplayPort AMD FreeSync Built-in Speaker Anti-Glare Backlit LED Gaming Monitor $129.99
https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16824116778?Item=N82E16824116778CORSAIR K57 RGB WIRELESS Gaming Keyboard with SLIPSTREAM WIRELESS Technology, Backlit RGB LED, Black $89.99
CORSAIR M55 RGB PRO Ambidextrous Multi-Grip Gaming Mouse, Black, Backlit RGB LED, 12400 dpi, Optical $39.99
https://www.newegg.com/corsair-ch-9308011-na-m55-rgb-pro-usb-2-0-wired/p/N82E16826816134?Description=Corsair mouse&cm_re=Corsair_mouse--26-816-134--Product&quicklink=true$1,157.91 all in. +tax of course.
This motherboard will permit you to upgrade it as his needs grow. 6 months from now he will probably want a graphics card and they might be back to normal pricing. I would recommend the new Nvidia 3060 Ti or AMD RX6800 once they become available.
The X570 chipset is the latest and most "future-proof" chipset for the AM4 socket. 1 year or more down the road you can slap one of the new 5000 series Ryzen processors in there, and you will have a significant performance upgrade. It will also accommodate the new PCIe V4 GPUs so you could put a $1,500 GPU in there and it will handle it. The motherboard is expandable to 128 Gigs of RAM.
Starting with 16Gigs is fine. 32 is just another 2 sticks and $100, upgrade down the road.
Use the included CPU cooler. If you decide to try overclocking and find the temps are getting too warm, you can always upgrade the cooler. It will be fine with the stock cooler. It's only a 4 core / 8 thread 65 watt processor.
The RAM is RGB but it is pretty tame. You can shut it off if you get sick of it.
