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Work, Repair some stuff for family and friends and ask some money for the jobs and I buy some used hardware and build computers and sell them with a llittle profit.

Plan ahead before buying anything. Like components, upgrades etc. Peripherals too and don't go over and buy expensive stuff first. They aren't always better than more budget stuff. As for games, look for bundles and sales. Use multiple sites for buying. Like GamersGate, GOG.com, Steam, Origin, Humble Bundle.

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Best way to save money, buy an empty case and pretend you have things in it.

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Still haven't got past the first world of Super Mario Galaxy 2

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Buy used, and or buy older model things. The R9 280x is cheaper than the R9 380, and more powerful.

Buy LEDs and wires from eBay.

Always but a new Serge protector when you buy a new oc.

My AMD Build:

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FX 6300 @ 4.8GHz, Zalman CNPS14X, MSI 970 Gaming, 16gb 1866MHz AData Ram, 3D Club R9 280X, Corsair 600M Psu, Thermaltake V3 AMD Edition Case, D-link 1200AC WiFi, 240gb Mushkin SSD, 2tb WD HDD, 140gb WD HDD (recording gameplay), 5x CoolerMaster SickleFlow 120mm fans, Windows 10 64Bit

Sisters Intel Build:

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I7 4790k @ 4.4GHz, CoolerMaster 212 Evo, Gigabyte Gaming 5, 16gb 1866MHz Corsair Ram, 3D Club R9 390, EVGA 650GS Psu, NZXT S340 Case, D-Link 1200AC WiFi Card, HyperX 240gb SSD, 2tb WD HDD, Windows 10 64 Bit

 

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Google "2005 Volvo VNL6T" and look at first result

What about it

CPU: A8-5600K GPU: MSI RX 480 GAMING X 4GB MOBO: ASUS A55BM-PLUS 

RAM: 2x 4GB Samsung DDR3-1600 1.25V PSU: Corsair CX430 CASE: Enermax Ostrog Windowed STORAGE: PNY CS1111 120GB / Hitachi 1TB 7200RPM OS: Windows 10 Pro & macOS Sierra 10.12.3

 

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Steam, green man gaming (GMG), good old games (GoG), humble bundle, bundle stars, the list goes on. I haven't paid full price for a single game since I got back into PC gaming about 2 years ago. Usually end up getting at least 25% off or more - even on brand new releases. The coupon vouchers just keep raining down in my email. lol. :D

 

As for PC parts them selves, buy used/refurbished components or "old stock" like left over last gen graphics cards etc. There's so many ways to save with PC gaming, I really cringe every time someone tries to argue that console gaming is cheaper. ;)

My Systems:

Main - Work + Gaming:

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Woodland Raven: Ryzen 2700X // AMD Wraith RGB // Asus Prime X570-P // G.Skill 2x 8GB 3600MHz DDR4 // Radeon RX Vega 56 // Crucial P1 NVMe 1TB M.2 SSD // Deepcool DQ650-M // chassis build in progress // Windows 10 // Thrustmaster TMX + G27 pedals & shifter

F@H Rig:

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FX-8350 // Deepcool Neptwin // MSI 970 Gaming // AData 2x 4GB 1600 DDR3 // 2x Gigabyte RX-570 4G's // Samsung 840 120GB SSD // Cooler Master V650 // Windows 10

 

HTPC:

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SNES PC (HTPC): i3-4150 @3.5 // Gigabyte GA-H87N-Wifi // G.Skill 2x 4GB DDR3 1600 // Asus Dual GTX 1050Ti 4GB OC // AData SP600 128GB SSD // Pico 160XT PSU // Custom SNES Enclosure // 55" LG LED 1080p TV  // Logitech wireless touchpad-keyboard // Windows 10 // Build Log

Laptops:

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MY DAILY: Lenovo ThinkPad T410 // 14" 1440x900 // i5-540M 2.5GHz Dual-Core HT // Intel HD iGPU + Quadro NVS 3100M 512MB dGPU // 2x4GB DDR3L 1066 // Mushkin Triactor 480GB SSD // Windows 10

 

WIFE'S: Dell Latitude E5450 // 14" 1366x768 // i5-5300U 2.3GHz Dual-Core HT // Intel HD5500 // 2x4GB RAM DDR3L 1600 // 500GB 7200 HDD // Linux Mint 19.3 Cinnamon

 

EXPERIMENTAL: Pinebook // 11.6" 1080p // Manjaro KDE (ARM)

NAS:

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Home NAS: Pentium G4400 @3.3 // Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 // 2x 4GB DDR4 2400 // Intel HD Graphics // Kingston A400 120GB SSD // 3x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200 HDDs in RAID-Z // Cooler Master Silent Pro M 1000w PSU // Antec Performance Plus 1080AMG // FreeNAS OS

 

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Dont buy the newest platform for CPU and GPU.

Odds are you can get a last gen CPU and motherboard with a last gen top of the line card for much less without losing much performance! :D

4690K // 212 EVO // Z97-PRO // Vengeance 16GB // GTX 770 GTX 970 // MX100 128GB // Toshiba 1TB // Air 540 // HX650

Logitech G502 RGB // Corsair K65 RGB (MX Red)

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Hi, I'm just wondering what your best ways to save money are.

 

I always used to buy expensive Trend Micro AV, and console games for full price before discovering steam sales on PC.

Humblebundle.com

 

Bundlestars.com

 

Indiegala.com

 

Greenmangaming.com

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What about it

 

Its all about you  :lol:

i5 2400 | ASUS RTX 4090 TUF OC | Seasonic 1200W Prime Gold | WD Green 120gb | WD Blue 1tb | some ram | a random case

 

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Its all about you  :lol:

Yea, me and my truck <3

CPU: A8-5600K GPU: MSI RX 480 GAMING X 4GB MOBO: ASUS A55BM-PLUS 

RAM: 2x 4GB Samsung DDR3-1600 1.25V PSU: Corsair CX430 CASE: Enermax Ostrog Windowed STORAGE: PNY CS1111 120GB / Hitachi 1TB 7200RPM OS: Windows 10 Pro & macOS Sierra 10.12.3

 

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Sites like these can help in finding the best price for a PC game.

 

http://www.allkeyshop.com/

http://www.dlcompare.com/

https://www.gamekeyspy.com

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PC Specs

Indonesia

CPU: i5-4690 | Motherboard: MSI B85-G43 | Memory: Corsair Vengeance 2x4GB | Power Supply: Corsair CX500 | Video Card: MSI GTX 970

Storage: Kingston V300 120GB & WD Blue 1TB | Network Card: ASUS PCE-AC56 | Peripherals: Microsoft Wired 600 & Logitech G29 + Shifter

 

Australia 

CPU: Ryzen 3 2200G | Motherboard: MSI - B450 Tomahawk | Memory: Mushkin - 8GB (1 x 8GB) | Storage: Mushkin 250GB & Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB
Video Card: GIGABYTE - RX 580 8GB | Case: Corsair - 100R ATX Mid Tower | Power Supply: Avolv 550W 80+ Gold

 

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Hi, I'm just wondering what your best ways to save money are.

 

I always used to buy expensive Trend Micro AV, and console games for full price before discovering steam sales on PC.

Follow this simple flow chart for steam sales an that should help a bit. (image to large to post so link is given) http://i.imgur.com/7cZZMDu.jpg

 

Nothing to see here, move along

 

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My build cost about 900 dollars. Got the money across multiple birthdays and christmases.

AMD Ryzen R7 1700 (3.8ghz) w/ NH-D14, EVGA RTX 2080 XC (stock), 4*4GB DDR4 3000MT/s RAM, Gigabyte AB350-Gaming-3 MB, CX750M PSU, 1.5TB SDD + 7TB HDD, Phanteks enthoo pro case

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Sit my child let me tell you a story about a poor student with the dream for new pc.It all began in my home i was playing Guild Wars 2 and was thinking "why is this crap runing at 25 fps" then i started serching forums and found out it was really CPU heavy game.So last year i had to move to other city because i became a university student (a poor one) still playing GW2 and decided i will save for a pc after going week after week with only 10 bucks per week i saved 1100 levs thats my country currency when i had 50 levs a week for food.One year later i found myself down to 65 kilos from 85 and 1100 levs richer so i was able to buy i5 6600k ASUS z170-p and 8 gibs of ram thats my story young one.I wish you luck and hope you have learned the way of the poor.

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I saved my lunch money. £3 a day, 5 days a week.

 

It took a while...

$5 a day 3 days a week for me. Still working on it.

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Feel free to PM me about absolutely anything be it tech, math, literature, etc. I'll try my best to help. I'm currently looking for a cheap used build for around $25 to set up as a home server if anyone is selling.

 

If you are a native speaker please use proper English if you can. Punctuation, capitalization, and spelling are as important to making your message readable as proper night theme formatting is.

 

My build is fully operational, but won't be posted until after I get a GPU in it and the case arted up.

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