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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Corsair RAM and WD HDDs, eh? What about your BTX motherboards with locked BIOSes? And what about your PSUs? And 600 euros for an HD 5450 and X4 945? That's a terrible deal and you know it.Daniel Yarbrough said:
The OP wants to learn about building PCs, and you come in here pretending to be one of us, spewing bullshit about overclocking and trying to rip him off with your computers. You clearly have no idea what you're doing; find somewhere else to plug your shit company.
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Yes; I built my first PC when I was 13. If he learns enough or even watches some videos on Youtube I think he'll be perfectly capable of building a PC.Griffstar said:
Why not post something to back this up then? Because so far all you have done is claim that it's pointless.Daniel Yarbrough said:
To be fair, everybody (except Private custard) has done the same to counter you too. So here's a link, to show you some actual gains from overclocking. It's not gaming performance gains, but some other general stuff, since Private custard has already given evidence of actual gaming performance gain. Keep in mind, with what I've linked, that it is all with the stock Intel Cooler.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/sandy-bridge-overclocking-efficiency,2850-6.html
well i've no idea, but if you can build a gaming PC from scratch at 13, you good sir, have my respect
you good sir/madame are a genius! a genius i can relate to, now if you'll excuse me i'm in the middle of a dungeon in Wind WakerHarry Mason said:
I have done it. It's easy, just read into these things first so you know what you're doing.
Try to get a job at a company of your family's. That's an easy way of earning money.
Try to get a job at a company of your family's. That's an easy way of earning money.
Oh wow he posted FPS gains from 60 up to 77. How awesome! By the way, does that alter your in game experience even remotely? Does it make the gameplay more smooth? Nope! Go no further than the wiki page for frame rate: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frame_rate
You won't notice a difference unless you're starting below 60FPS. Those overclock are as I said, MINIMAL and POINTLESS. You won't see it, it doesn't matter.
EDIT: Is it possible for a 13 year old gamer to save up enough to buy the parts to build a gaming pc. Yes, /thread
P.S. You don't have to build one, you could just buy one if it's easier for you.
You won't notice a difference unless you're starting below 60FPS. Those overclock are as I said, MINIMAL and POINTLESS. You won't see it, it doesn't matter.
EDIT: Is it possible for a 13 year old gamer to save up enough to buy the parts to build a gaming pc. Yes, /thread
P.S. You don't have to build one, you could just buy one if it's easier for you.
In short, Hell Yeah. I'm going to play Wind Waker now, in honer of proud, last-gen console gamers everywhere.interspark said:
Actually, I'm going to play it because that game fucking rocks.
No, seriously what are you running? I can't even begin to comprehend what you could buy for a computer that would cost that much?Griffstar said:
Yes I do believe a 13 year old could build a computer, there really is not much to it, Hell go buy the PC gamer magazine that shows you how to build a gaming PC, that's how I did mine.
I'm not "plugging" dell, that's just who I am familiar with so I can give you insight for configuring or using the refurb site, sony makes fantastic computers, I just don't know anything about their build/warranty process or cost. I think sony computers are better than dell, but locked BIOS is hardly a concern for someone who shouldn't be overclocking their only computer with little to no technical know-how anyway.
You aren't seriously implying that because on that test they start at over 60FPS, everything must run at over 60FPS? Please tell me you aren't really this stupid.Daniel Yarbrough said:
And why not address what I linked? Times for processing various common tasks were around 75% of what they were without an overclock. How can that be pointless.
Here's some benchmarks of an overclocked GTX 460:Daniel Yarbrough said:
1280x1024 Maxed out on all games with 8xAA
Get it through your skull.
Also, yes, he does have to build one, otherwise he gets ripped off by people like you.
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That's called plugging.Daniel Yarbrough said:
you put some effort into it and are patient why not? i managed to find a used alienware for 1200$ on ebay, and it can run damn near anything but crisis quite well.
but i feel like you have some crappy reasons. if anything the arrogance will be worse in the PC community (from what i have seen so far, not terribly experienced myself). and when boiled down, the games are really similar. there's just more RPGs and RTSs that are good that are on the pc.
but i feel like you have some crappy reasons. if anything the arrogance will be worse in the PC community (from what i have seen so far, not terribly experienced myself). and when boiled down, the games are really similar. there's just more RPGs and RTSs that are good that are on the pc.
Definitely! Here's what I did, maybe you can pull it off too!
1) Mow lawns, as many as you can per week at 10-20 bucks each, that should get you started. You have to be dedicated about it though.
2) Offer to pull weeds and do other low-work on gardens. A lot of older couples and individuals have trouble spending an hour at a time on their knees. It's easy to learn and their usually pretty nice about payment!
If you manage to do it twice or three times a week, you could net about 100 bucks a month. You can go on new-egg for computer parts, "if you give your parents the cash they can order the pieces for you"
You're not going to be making "bank" but you could definitely afford everything you need to piece together a medium-spec gaming rig within about 8 months. "Depending on how often you manage to do these small chores"
Remember. If you CAN do it, and many others don't WANT to, don't do it for free. But do it with a smile!
1) Mow lawns, as many as you can per week at 10-20 bucks each, that should get you started. You have to be dedicated about it though.
2) Offer to pull weeds and do other low-work on gardens. A lot of older couples and individuals have trouble spending an hour at a time on their knees. It's easy to learn and their usually pretty nice about payment!
If you manage to do it twice or three times a week, you could net about 100 bucks a month. You can go on new-egg for computer parts, "if you give your parents the cash they can order the pieces for you"
You're not going to be making "bank" but you could definitely afford everything you need to piece together a medium-spec gaming rig within about 8 months. "Depending on how often you manage to do these small chores"
Remember. If you CAN do it, and many others don't WANT to, don't do it for free. But do it with a smile!
Uh, custom built is far from pointless. If you don't have the skills, then just learn.SirBryghtside said:Screw custom built, it's pretty much pointless unless you already have the skills and are really strapped for cash.
That said, I do want to build my own when I'm older. It sounds fun
Then why are you hanging around like a bad small, offering shitty advice?Daniel Yarbrough said:
Like I said, a lesser GPU, like the OP will be using may well need a light overclock of the CPU to bring it to a decent level. And if he wants to keep this machine for a while, he may well want to wind it up as time goes by. What would be the point of him blowing his budget on something inferior and painting himself into a corner.
Speaking from experience, My old 768mb GTX 460 was far inferior to my new 1280mb GTX 470, the overclock just helped pull it all along more respectably.
I don't even know why I'm explaining this to you, you're an idiot.