Is it possible for a 13 year old gamer to save up enough to buy the parts to build a gaming pc
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What are the best games out on the pc at the moment? The main thing thats swaying me to get a pc now is the games. As every one saying the pc community is worse then the consoles 
I just made one that can run any PC game decently for about £400. So yes, easily.
And really? £1,300 a year? Either you never buy anything or you're pretty spoiled.
And really? £1,300 a year? Either you never buy anything or you're pretty spoiled.
Built this machine not long ago for a flatmate, runs really quietly and is very powerful. I used Nvidia and Intel graphics card and CPU simply because I have burnt out the only ati/amd products I've ever had so that's personal preference. Note that I'm not necessarily saying you should go with a build like this, but it's to show that for around £800 you can build a machine which should last 3-4 years minimum.
The only thing that build is missing is a copy of windows/OS of your choice and a mouse and keyboard. With regards to getting the actual thing built, if you can build with lego then you can build a PC essentially. Since it's probably your first time I'd perhaps see if a shop might be willing to build it for you, or if you know anyone who has done it before have them help. I think it's a really useful experience for someone to take part in and once you know how to build a PC you can knock a few hundred quid off any in a shop when you can build it yourself.
EDIT: Forgot to say, the website used for that price is ebuyer.co.uk
Dude, that stopped being a reality after the frickin' 90's. the only place that still applies is with Memory. Computers will last 5 years before becoming average, and then a couple of years after that before they are considered outdated.connall said:
dont go for a laptop. i went for a 1200$ top-of-the-line gaming laptop in october 2008 and it couldnt run a majority of the early 2009 games (Dawn of War 2 etc) at any kind of tolerable graphic setting.gigastar said:
i have a gaming desktop from april 2010 that was about the same price and it can run every game i´ve thrown at it with max settings at 60+ framerates (doesnt even have an Intel i7).
Ot: you can easily build a fantastic gaming desktop for 1300£, but dont think the community is much better outside of Valve games.
That computer's pretty overpriced, I could secure a same-performance one for £550, and the shop didn't even build it for you?McTom said:[http://www.uploadhouse.com/viewfile.php?id=8233205&showlnk=0]
Built this machine not long ago for a flatmate, runs really quietly and is very powerful. I used Nvidia and Intel graphics card and CPU simply because I have burnt out the only ati/amd products I've ever had so that's personal preference. Note that I'm not necessarily saying you should go with a build like this, but it's to show that for around £800 you can build a machine which should last 3-4 years minimum.
The only thing that build is missing is a copy of windows/OS of your choice and a mouse and keyboard. With regards to getting the actual thing built, if you can build with lego then you can build a PC essentially. Since it's probably your first time I'd perhaps see if a shop might be willing to build it for you, or if you know anyone who has done it before have them help. I think it's a really useful experience for someone to take part in and once you know how to build a PC you can knock a few hundred quid off any in a shop when you can build it yourself.
EDIT: Forgot to say, the website used for that price is ebuyer.co.uk
I went for a Zalman Z9 case, i52500K, 8GB DDR3, Corsair 600W, 6950(to be modded easily to a 6970) and all the other simple things like hard drives etc., the total cost was £700.
Not really I mean come on advancements seem to keep on coming more and more and I mean look the new unreal engine isn't even compatible with computers yet they predict computers will be ready in a couple of years and what they are asking is no easy feat.ultimateownage said:
Yeah, didn't you hear? It's a new benefits system for people who don't buy stuff.Carl Russell said:I get 1,300 a year if I buy nothingultimateownage said:
kids these days ara LAZY, i used to type works for other kids at highschool (just typing was great business in the pre-internet era of copy-paste reports, also actually DOING the works would net me LOTS of money) to get my own TV, my PC, and my own SNES, (i was 12 and this was over 20 years ago) the concept of gaming PCs didnt exist back them so any PC could run most any game out there (i remember playing a lot of prince of persia and test drive, also a LOT of graphical adventures like sam and max, full throttle day of the tentacle and such, i dont need to tell you what i played on my snes)
This is great advice. For £160-180 the ATI/AMD Radeon 6870 HD is blissful, I've yet to drop below 30 FPS on anything with it. Make sure you do a lot of reading on sites like Tomshardware etc to make sure you're getting the best bang for your buck. Further, whilst 4 gigs 800 MHZ RAM is enough to run almost everything (with a good card and process) right now, it's prudent to get a MOBO that can accept far higher than that so you don't have to replace it in the future.MercurySteam said:
Nice, you abetted plagiarism. Great advice. Maybe next we should advise him to start mugging people. "Man, kids are lazy these days, when I was a kid I used to carry a knife round to other schools and ..."enriquetnt said:
I think it's a fascinating hobby, and a great learning curve. Try and make sure that one of your parents or an older person who is experienced with computing (if your parents aren't) is around, because manuals can only teach you so much, computer science and hardware websites are full of the biggest cunts on the web, and it's a lot of money if something goes wrong. I fully support you though, and this is a great website to ask on, as a load of guys on here are quite knowledgeable, and friendly.
Watch out for the communities though, and remember that PC games aren't necessarily as diverse as you might think. Can't beat a PC for a good RTS though...
Watch out for the communities though, and remember that PC games aren't necessarily as diverse as you might think. Can't beat a PC for a good RTS though...
Yeah, like I said you've gone for an ATI card which are generally cheaper for the same performance levels but that's personal preference on my behalf as I burnt one out a long time ago. Also the PSU you've got there is slightly less powerful, which probably accounts for the price difference. However both of these builds go to show that the OP can probably afford a good machine with a few months of saving.Baneat said:That computer's pretty overpriced, I could secure a same-performance one for £550, and the shop didn't even build it for you?McTom said:[http://www.uploadhouse.com/viewfile.php?id=8233205&showlnk=0]
Built this machine not long ago for a flatmate, runs really quietly and is very powerful. I used Nvidia and Intel graphics card and CPU simply because I have burnt out the only ati/amd products I've ever had so that's personal preference. Note that I'm not necessarily saying you should go with a build like this, but it's to show that for around £800 you can build a machine which should last 3-4 years minimum.
The only thing that build is missing is a copy of windows/OS of your choice and a mouse and keyboard. With regards to getting the actual thing built, if you can build with lego then you can build a PC essentially. Since it's probably your first time I'd perhaps see if a shop might be willing to build it for you, or if you know anyone who has done it before have them help. I think it's a really useful experience for someone to take part in and once you know how to build a PC you can knock a few hundred quid off any in a shop when you can build it yourself.
EDIT: Forgot to say, the website used for that price is ebuyer.co.uk
I went for a Zalman Z9 case, i52500K, 8GB DDR3, Corsair 600W, 6950(to be modded easily to a 6970) and all the other simple things like hard drives etc., the total cost was £700.