Is it possible for a 13 year old gamer to save up enough to buy the parts to build a gaming pc

[Daniel Yarbrough]

Sorry if my replies are brief and far between, I'm actually at work on the phone so I don't have time to give full responses. To the overclockers - I played games years and years ago when computers were slow and unintuitive. People think they take a long time to boot and play now, I had dial up and aol. I guess when you go from that to the modern experience, waiting an extra 10 seconds to load a game or an extra 2 seconds to load a web page or whatever isn't really a hassle. Why run more current through my hardware when it already gets the job done. To the guy who said I was plugging, you quoted the part where I said sony computers are better than dell. I bought my wife a sony laptop too (-: Dells are a good deal for novice computer users, I don't know why people think differently. For someone like me? No, I'd never buy a dell desktop for gaming, EVER! but for a 13 year old kid with limited funding a prebuild is not a terrible way to go. Especially since computers are so powerful compared to the software (games) we try to run on them.

Edit: I'm not hanging around, you overclockers are crazy, I guess if you perceive a difference then a difference must exist? Even though 60-1000000 frames per second looks pretty much the same to the naked eye lol.

 

[Private Custard]

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If he buys pre-built, he'll get ripped off, end of

 

[Kabutos]

Sorry if my replies are brief and far between, I'm actually at work on the phone so I don't have time to give full responses. To the overclockers - I played games years and years ago when computers were slow and unintuitive. People think they take a long time to boot and play now, I had dial up and aol. I guess when you go from that to the modern experience, waiting an extra 10 seconds to load a game or an extra 2 seconds to load a web page or whatever isn't really a hassle. Why run more current through my hardware when it already gets the job done.

Because you're getting extra performance out of your hardware. I honestly fail to see how you don't realise this.

To the guy who said I was plugging, you quoted the part where I said sony computers are better than dell. I bought my wife a sony laptop too (-: Dells are a good deal for novice computer users, I don't know why people think differently. For someone like me? No, I'd never buy a dell desktop for gaming, EVER! but for a 13 year old kid with limited funding a prebuild is not a terrible way to go. Especially since computers are so powerful compared to the software (games) we try to run on them.

Yeah I also quoted you telling the OP to go with your 'monster gaming rig by Dell'. You even linked to the goddamn site.

Also, do you honestly not have any sort of idea as to why people think that Dells are shit? Could it be that they actually are shit? The OP is a 13 year old kid who wants to save up his money to build a gaming PC, and you're telling him to throw it away on a Dell.

EDIT: You even admit yourself that you wouldn't buy a Dell.

 

[Carl Russell]

Despite what most of you think. I know enough about computers to be able to build my own from scratch

 

[ZombieGenesis]

Think you could save up £500-600?
If yes, you can get a pretty overpowered machine pretty easily. Just shop in the right places and don't buy from any ripoff retailers like Dell or Alienware.

 

[ShakyFiend]

I am 13 years old. I'm sick of all the dull fps and crappy games developers are making for consoles. Not to mention the arrogant community that consists of immature kids (Not all of the community just most people I run into online). I?m thinking of saving up to by the components to build a high-end gaming pc that will last me about 2-3 years of playing the latest games at playable frame rates. Is it possible that I would have enough money to get my hands on the components? If I saved up all my money I earn about £1300 in 1 year. Thank you guys in return.

http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af150/The_FalconO6/CurrentLogicalPCBuyingGuide/Guide.png I asked a simular question on hear and someone shared this with me, most useful thing ever

 

[Private Custard]

Despite what most of you think. I know enough about computers to be able to build my own from scratch

Never doubted that for a moment! Do yourself a favour and ignore all 'advice' on Dells and the like. You have no headroom financially, it'd be a damn shame to throw your budget away like that.

 

[Carl Russell]

Despite what most of you think. I know enough about computers to be able to build my own from scratch

Never doubted that for a moment! Do yourself a favour and ignore all 'advice' on Dells and the like. You have no headroom financially, it'd be a damn shame to throw your budget away like that.

all these opinions are being thrown at me Im getting really confused on what I should go for :S

 

[KnowYourOnion]

Building your own PC is hard work if you don't know what your doing. From personal experience I made my own with the help of my Dad, which I bought all the parts for around 10 Grand(Including 1,000 on Anti-Virus's, and other acsessories).

So yes it is possible, though getting the money will be quite a pinch if you don't have a well paying income "Job".

Try blogging, I've made most of my money by doing that, (message for help if you need it).

10 Grand of what???!?!?!?!?
Rupees?
My computer which could play pretty much anything a at max settings a couple of years cost me 300 quid to get built from scratch......

 

[Kabutos]

all these opinions are being thrown at me Im getting really confused on what I should go for :S

Just ignore everything Daniel Yarbrough says. Just come back when you have 600 pounds or so and we can make you a build.

 

[Carl Russell]

all these opinions are being thrown at me Im getting really confused on what I should go for :S

Just ignore everything Daniel Yarbrough says. Just come back when you have 600 pounds or so and we can make you a build.

Okay. So when I have the money should I revive this thread or make a new one?

 

[Kabutos]

Okay. So when I have the money should I revive this thread or make a new one?

Just make a new thread here or in the Advice section. I usually hang around there.

 

[Carl Russell]

Okay. Thanks for all the help guys! I will be back with a new thread in about 5 months or so.

 

[ZombieGenesis]

Or you can use Overclockers.co.uk! Brilliant place for inquiring on builds.
And by the time you have your stuff together, the best price=performance parts should have come down in price. For example, Sandybridge will have dropped from its initial price point and the more recent video cards like the GTX 570 and ATI 6950 will be more affordable (those are my two picks for best card that won't drain your wallet for no real improvement).

 

[Nifty]

£400 will get you a functional system. £600 will get you a very respectable system. If you're saving up for it too, chances are graphics card and processor prices will drop a by a fair margin by the time you have the money as well.

 

[Private Custard]

Despite what most of you think. I know enough about computers to be able to build my own from scratch

Never doubted that for a moment! Do yourself a favour and ignore all 'advice' on Dells and the like. You have no headroom financially, it'd be a damn shame to throw your budget away like that.

all these opinions are being thrown at me Im getting really confused on what I should go for :S

Welcome to PC gaming!

My advice is to go through the last 6 pages and make a list of all the individual components mentioned. Then spend a while reading up on them all. I took a week to choose my original build (which has only gotten bigger over time!)

I can offer you good advice on case fans right now though. Noctua NF-P12's are excellent, very quiet and come with resistors in the box too, so you can slow them down for even less noise. I'm running four of them, along with two thermaltake ones and a Xigmatec. My rig is the same volume as a 360 when it's just sitting on the dashboard doing nothing!

 

[TrevHead]

My advice is to just not bother spending anywhere close to £1300 getting a fast gaming rig as atm there really isnt the games to take advantage of it and having a fast rig is mostly for running tech demos and bragging rights. Just BUILD yourself a low to mid range pc pop in a £30 graphics card and save up for a £100 - £200 card, atleast you will have a working pc in the meantime.

As for a monitor, try to get a old CRT from friends and family who are upgrading and when you can afford that 23" 16:9 LCD you can use it as a second minitor.

Im not clued up that much about current graphics cards and processors, but the best advice I can give is find out when the manufactuers are releasing new graphics card ranges and new CPU sockets / motherboard types and try to futureproof your PC by buying all the new tech so that you can keep your PC upgraded for longer.

You dont need to spend a great deal for much of it as for example gaphic card makers release high, mid and low pec versions of their cards. However buy this new tech over the old ones only if the new range makes the old obsolete in someway. So for Gpx cards it would be a new version of DirectX or some major graphical effect. And if the new tech isnt a big step forward then buy the now out of date parts as itll be very cheap.

I know its allot of weighing up the pros and cons and you could take the advice of others but its all too common that what they think is a good PC build is ok for them but not for you.

Above all ask yourself why you want a PC. And do you really need a £1300 rig to give you what you want. If you could get a rig at half that price is it worth an extra £650 for a minimal boost in eye candy. A mid range rig would blow both the 360 and the PS3 out of the water anyway.

 

[Anaklusmos]

I skipped most of this thread, I just wanted to say... What the hell? All I keep seeing are prices more than £500... I bought my Pc 4 years ago for £200 and a £100 monitor and it still plays new games on the highest setting without any lag or anything. I don't understand what's the point in spending so much money when it hardly makes any difference from what I can see.

For my friends Christmas present he had everyone give him cash, and he bought a £600 computer from Dell, double the price of mine, and it is exactly the same as my computer. I rub it in his face any chance I get because that's hilarious. But, seriously guys, why would you want to spend so much on a computer when it doesn't really do anything compared to cheaper computers? I mean my computer runs at 60 FPS, highest you can get right? So anything over that is overkill, a waste. So I don't understand whats the point. Can someone enlighten me please?

Sorry to go off-topic but, I have to know.

 

[ZombieGenesis]

I skipped most of this thread, I just wanted to say... What the hell? All I keep seeing are prices more than £500... I bought my Pc 4 years ago for £200 and a £100 monitor and it still plays new games on the highest setting without any lag or anything. I don't understand what's the point in spending so much money when it hardly makes any difference from what I can see.

For my friends Christmas present he had everyone give him cash, and he bought a £600 computer from Dell, double the price of mine, and it is exactly the same as my computer. I rub it in his face any chance I get because that's hilarious. But, seriously guys, why would you want to spend so much on a computer when it doesn't really do anything compared to cheaper computers? I mean my computer runs at 60 FPS, highest you can get right? So anything over that is overkill, a waste. So I don't understand whats the point. Can someone enlighten me please?

Sorry to go off-topic but, I have to know.

A 4 year old PC selling for £200 cannot run games like Metro 2033 or even WoW at high settings. It just can't be done, such is the law of physics and economy. So I'm not sure what to think of your question.

 

[TrevHead]

@Anaklusmos the idea you need to spend anywhere near a grand for a gaming rig is a fallacy. I think most of these ppl are either ex PC gamers or that hardcore elistist PC gamer who is still caught in the cycle of yearly upgrades and refuses to acknowledge that a top spec PC isnt all that practical nowadays, now that the graphical arms race has come to an halt.

Spending £1,000 - £10,000 on a pc is all fine and dandy if you have the cash to spend on your hobby, just dont try to fool other ppl that its neccesary.