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Age when you got your first PC

ImmortalSteak
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Just wanted to know when you got your first PC. I built one for my parents when I was 12, 2 months ago (sorry if it sounds like I'm bragging, but I'm not).

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Just built my first a few months ago, so I was 14.

Me: Yeah I just really can't get my H220 working again, I've tried everything that was suggested in the forum.

Brian (Swiftech Support): Hmm, have you tried slapping it?

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Technically haven't built a pc on my own, but built one with a friend about a month ago, so 21 :P

I have been interested for a long time, but due to economic reasons I haven't had a chance to try before :(

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the very first i ever did though i had help i was 11, the first i did totally by myself i was 18 and have done many more since

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I've been Frankensteining builds together from my Dad's old parts for years but I bought and built my own about 6 months ago, so 16 :)

 

Interesting that 13-17 is a pretty common age group on this forum :P

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shit-rigs: 10-12

"normal" rigs >12

CPU: R7 1700 GPU: GTX 1070 RAM: 32GB

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Build my first PC when I was 14.

Intel i7-870  //  MSI GTX 670 PE       ///       Intel i7-4500U  //  GT720M

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I was 15 im 16 now.

Corsair 650 D Case  - I7 2700k OC to 4.5  - 16 gb 1866 corsair vengeance ram  - 7970 OC 1200 MHz Clock speed stock memory speed  - Xonar STX  - ASUS Maximus IV EXTREME-Z  - Corsair AX850 PS  - 2TB HardDrive - Corsair Force 3 240GB SSD as the boot disk for windows 7 Pro  - Das Ultimate Silent Keyboard  - Razer Deathadder Mouse  - Sony MDR V6 Studio Monitoring Headphones  - 2Benq G2420HD Monitors

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i was switching stuff in and out of my system at the age of 12

i was 15 when i put a whole system together 

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i dont know if this counts but i took apart every component cleaned it and put it back in another case when i was 16 that means just a few months ago. :)

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I was 17 when i built me first PC, I am now 30 :( damn I feel old lol

My Sig Rig: "X79 (3970X) -Midas"http://pcpartpicker.com/p/wsjGt6"  "Midas" Build Log - https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/59768-build-log-in-progress-code-name-midas/


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I started fixings family's PC when I was about 12, and I completed a full build a few months ago. So I was 14

15" MBP TB

AMD 5800X | Gigabyte Aorus Master | EVGA 2060 KO Ultra | Define 7 || Blade Server: Intel 3570k | GD65 | Corsair C70 | 13TB

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Helped when i was 11 or 12 bought a hd2600 pro for mine and my brothers rig :P my first complete rig was right after i turned 15

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Lot of young folk here i thouht i was alone. Hi guys!

Sony Vaio Pro 13 CPU:Haswell Core i5 4200U RAM: 4 GB GPU: HD4400 Storage: SSD Pci-e 128GB (Its really fast), External 1TB Seagate Expansion Drive Weight: 1.06kg (made of carbon fiber) 

Phone: Samsung Galaxy Note 2 (4.4.2 Omnirom) 

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I was around 13 (1993 yay)

                                        

 

                                                 

 

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Making my first in June this year so 16 i guess

cpu: intel i5 4670k @ 4.5ghz Ram: G skill ares 2x4gb 2166mhz cl10 Gpu: GTX 680 liquid cooled cpu cooler: Raijintek ereboss Mobo: gigabyte z87x ud5h psu: cm gx650 bronze Case: Zalman Z9 plus


Listen if you care.

Cpu: intel i7 4770k @ 4.2ghz Ram: G skill  ripjaws 2x4gb Gpu: nvidia gtx 970 cpu cooler: akasa venom voodoo Mobo: G1.Sniper Z6 Psu: XFX proseries 650w Case: Zalman H1

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First rig was when I was 21 - had an i3 2120 and a GTX 560ti. When I was 22 I got a i5 3570K and a 670. And of course, now I have my 3960x and dual 680's.

CPU: Intel i7 3960x @4.2 Ghz cooled by Corsair H100i |Case: Corsair 800D | Motherbord: Asus Sabertooth X79 | RAM: Corsair Vengeance 32GB 1600MHz CL9 | Video Card: SLI EVGA GTX 680 Standard Edition
Power Supply: Corsair 1050W Silver | SSD: OCZ Vertex 4 128GB | HDD #1: Western Digital 1TB 6Gb/s 10000rpm | HDD #2: Western Digital 1TB 6Gb/s 10000rpm | HDD #3: Western Digital 500GB 6Gb/s 10000rpm |
Monitor #1: Asus VK278Q | Monitor #2: Asus VS238H | Monitor #3: Asus VS238H |

Mouse: Razer Deathadder 2012 | Mouse Mat: Steelseries QCK+ | Keyboard: DAS Keyboard Professional S Silent Pro| Headset : AKG K271 MKII | Microphone: AT2020USB

 

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13

Ryzen 5 1500x, Noctua NH-L9x65 SE-AM4, GA-AB350N, 16GB 1600Mhz, EVGA GTX 970, 250GB Samsung 960 Evo, 120GB Samsung 840 Evo, 1TB WD Green & 2TB Seagate Barracuda. 650w OCZ ZX & Cooler Master Elite 130. Acer CB241HQK 4K, LG IPS234V-PN 1080p, Ducky Zero Shine All Blue/Anne Pro Brown/SteelSeries Apex Pro & Razer Naga 2014

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I built mine last year for my 15th birthday, hoping to build another one this week for my sixteenth!

Main Rig:  FX-8320 || EVGA 650 Ti BOOST || AsRock 970 Extreme3 || Corsair 800D || 8 Gb Crucial Ballistix || Antec HCG 520M || Noctua NH-D14
LAN Party Rig: FX-4100 || EVGA 550 Ti || ASUS M5A78L-M LX PLUS || Cooler Master 430 Elite || 4 Gb Corsair Vengeance || Antec HCG 400 || Cooler Master Gemin 2 
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shit-rigs: 10-12

"normal" rigs >12

I didn't have that much money, but since it was my birthday I told my mom to not give me anything. But the PC itself is pretty good. 

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im gonna start mine in a month or to so 16

i5 3570 | MSI GD-65 Gaming | OCZ Vertex 60gb ssd | WD Green 1TB HDD | NZXT Phantom | TP-Link Wifi card | H100 | 5850


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I was 12 when i build first pc and now i'm 17 welp...

Specs: 8350 4.3Ghz | GTX780 3GB | HyperX  16gb | MSI970

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15. Exactly 4 months ago.

Life is pain. Anyone who says any different is either selling something or the government.

 

----CPU: FX-6300 @ 4.2ghz----COOLER: Hyper 212 EVO----MOBO: MSI 970A-G46----PSU: OCZ 600watt----CASE: Black Corsair C70----GPU: Sapphire 7870 dual fan ghz edtion----2 random HDD'S----A couple fans here and there. Mouse: Gigabyte M6900-------Keyboard: Logitech G105-----Mousepad: Steel series something something.

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