Pick-a-PC quiz — 5 questions, one recommendation
Five plain-English questions about your kid and what they play. We recommend one of the three SKUs (or, when it’s the right answer, a console). 30 seconds. No account. No data saved.
Pick an answer to each question to see the recommendation.
Why we ask these specific questions
Age, primary game, competitive intensity, planned lifespan, and console openness cover about 90% of the recommendation logic for kids 6–15. We don’t ask about budget directly because the SKU prices are the budget answer — and we don’t want to bias people away from the Starter just because the question made them think about money.
What we don’t ask: school grade, household income, what the kid’s friends have, how often they play. None of those would change the SKU recommendation enough to justify the question.
Not sure? Take the comparison hub instead
If the quiz feels too simple for your situation, the gaming PCs hub has the full side-by-side comparison with frame-rate tables and the “why this build” reasoning per SKU. Or read the flagship buying guide for the long version.
Frequently asked questions
How does the quiz decide?
Five questions cover age, primary game, competitive intensity, planned lifespan, and console openness. The logic is deterministic — same answers always give the same recommendation. The full rules are commented in the JS file (/assets/js/pick-a-pc-quiz.js) if you want to see exactly how a result is reached.
Can the result be wrong?
It can be incomplete. Five questions don't catch every nuance — if your kid is unusually advanced, plays a niche game, or your household has a specific situation, the result might point at the wrong default. Email us with the actual context and we'll second-guess the quiz honestly. We'd rather you buy the right PC than the one the quiz suggested.
Why might it recommend a console?
For a 6–8 year old, casual player, with the parent open to a console — a Switch or PS5 is often the better starting point. We sell PCs and we still think this is the right call sometimes. The quiz won't pretend otherwise just to push a sale.
What if I want to override the result?
Take the quiz again with adjusted answers, or just go to /gaming-pcs/ and pick the one you actually want. The quiz is a recommendation, not a gate.