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A chat on subreddit /r/pcmasterrace
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The CPU though
gpt
It's still a quad core. If their demands aren't extreme, it could easily play older games, or things that just aren't demanding, if paired with a simple gpu like a 1650, which wouldn't need a psu upgrade either. Drop in an extra 8gb ram and it's perfectly serviceable for like $150. 

This kind of thing is exactly what I recommend to get younger kids into pc games. I threw together an old parts pile with an i7 2600 and a 1050 with 2x4gb ram for a friend of mine's five year old; he plays roblox and minecraft and little else, and it works completely fine for him. 

Just depends on the budget and the use case. Not everyone need brand new or high end stuff, and people on this sub vastly underestimate how capable older hardware can actually still be. Many, many games do not have high minimum requirements to run.