Not enough money!!!

[Cy-Fy]

Hi everyone,,, I am planning to build something like this: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/1cFi5

However I am only 14 and I don't have enough money to buy everything,,, I would NOT want to compromise anything to make the build cheaper,, but do you guys have any feasable idea on how I could make money,,, I already have about £100.. Thanks everyone for your help ;) oh and also I dont know if it would be better for me to go and save for a console like ps4 because it is considerably cheaper,,, what do you guys think?

[Vitalius]

Hi everyone,,, I am planning to build something like this: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/1cFi5

However I am only 14 and I don't have enough money to buy everything,,, I would NOT want to compromise anything to make the build cheaper,, but do you guys have any feasable idea on how I could make money,,, I already have about £100.. Thanks everyone for your help ;) oh and also I dont know if it would be better for me to go and save for a console like ps4 because it is considerably cheaper,,, what do you guys think?

At your age, I would save for a PS4 and just use that until you get to where you can work for your computer parts. Then build it.

That's my suggestion anyway.

[Winther]

Honestly with a graphics card like that I would go with the PS4.

 

You need a much better GPU then that to justify that CPU too, in my opinion atleast!

[Jamdude]

There aren't really any decent ways to make money at your age so it's probably best to go with a console.  Plus the OS and peripherals will bump that price another £100 at least - not including a monitor.

[rustikles]

Let me tell you. Having been in your shoes, save for the PS4. At that age I basically pinched pennies (saved whatever birthday money I got, didn't spend hardly any on fast food, etc.). By the time I was through high school (it goes by fast dude), I had money to spend on things that I actually wanted like a PC. Best thing I ever did was learning how to save early.

[Cy-Fy]

At your age, I would save for a PS4 and just use that until you get to where you can work for your computer parts. Then build it.

That's my suggestion anyway.

yeah,, thanks for your advise

[Cy-Fy]

Honestly with a graphics card like that I would go with the PS4.

You need a much better GPU then that to justify that CPU too, in my opinion atleast!

yeah but I have heard that even the cheapest build is way better than a console, especially from Linus :D

[Cy-Fy]

There aren't really any decent ways to make money at your age so it's probably best to go with a console. Plus the OS and peripherals will bump that price another £100 at least - not including a monitor.

hehehe like the way you said "decent" yeah okay thanks for your opinion and the it is true the peripherals and other things add a lot,, at least for me

[Cacao]

Well as much as I hate to recommend a console, for that price point a PS4 would do you more justice than that 7770. When's your birthday? Maybe you could get some money then. Or you could wait until Xmas  and ask for money or computer parts. It wouldn't be a much longer wait than for the PS4.

[Mightybaal]

Depends where you live and if you can get a job or you are good at sports. Where i work we have a young 14 year old assisting coaches and getting some pocket money. He is a good tennis player though and great with little kids. so depends where you live but you might even get a job doing dishes.

[Cy-Fy]

Let me tell you. Having been in your shoes, save for the PS4. At that age I basically pinched pennies (saved whatever birthday money I got, didn't spend hardly any on fast food, etc.). By the time I was through high school (it goes by fast dude), I had money to spend on things that I actually wanted like a PC. Best thing I ever did was learning how to save early.

thanks man appreciate your advise,, i think that for now I am better off juat saving money and then when i work or something i can spend on things like this :)

[squirrl]

When i was your age i was wanting to get a PC too. I ended up with an xbox 360 which was fine for when i had it (hardly even used XBL) eventually money just came rushing in about 2-3 years later and i bought my first PC for £600, and i've been upgrading that up to the end of last year, but now i have enough for an extreme build that i'm working on  :D

 

It helps if you know people though, sometimes you can get bits of work for doing websites for small companies if you know how (that's how i started out with the job i have now, and i'm not even that good at advanced web/graphic design :P)

[Cy-Fy]

Well as much as I hate to recommend a console, for that price point a PS4 would do you more justice than that 7770. When's your birthday? Maybe you could get some money then. Or you could wait until Xmas and ask for money or computer parts. It wouldn't be a much longer wait than for the PS4.

yeah but i dont think I will get £400 as a present,, it's too much money at my age, thanks anyway ^^

[Cy-Fy]

Depends where you live and if you can get a job or you are good at sports. Where i work we have a young 14 year old assisting coaches and getting some pocket money. He is a good tennis player though and great with little kids. so depends where you live but you might even get a job doing dishes.

thanks man I will definitely look out for small jobs like that

[squirrl]

yeah but i dont think I will get £400 as a present,, it's too much money at my age, thanks anyway ^^

 Not all at once :P 

I saved over a few Christmases and birthdays for my stuff before i had a job.

[Cy-Fy]

When i was your age i was wanting to get a PC too. I ended up with an xbox 360 which was fine for when i had it (hardly even used XBL) eventually money just came rushing in about 2-3 years later and i bought my first PC for £600, and i've been upgrading that up to the end of last year, but now i have enough for an extreme build that i'm working on :D

It helps if you know people though, sometimes you can get bits of work for doing websites for small companies if you know how (that's how i started out with the job i have now, and i'm not even that good at advanced web/graphic design :P)

hahah cool story bro, yeah I will most likely do something like that until I have enough money or until I work during summer etc.

[Cy-Fy]

Not all at once :P

I saved over a few Christmases and birthdays for my stuff before i had a job.

yeah lol that's probably the way to go for now

[FireFox]

You could ask your parents for jobs around the house, might net a few £££

[wtfxmitchell]

you can deliver newspapers, wash cars for cash, mow someones garden etc.... there is plenty ways to make money :)

[tedjani]

when i was young i use to builed people rig and fix there computers that is good why to get money

[anton_ma_99]

i am also 14 and i have already spent around 2700 usd on my rig its calld sommerwork i think atleast in sweden we call it sommarjobb

[gibbsy81]

sell stuff you dont use.

[anton_ma_99]

every boy have lego they dont use fore like 300 bucks and ftw my 100 post

[Mightybaal]

I have a few more options which works:  If you can find old PC's at garage sales or at the tip you can strip them down for parts to sell on Ebay or the like. Also if your building or upgrading someones PC ask the person if you can keep the old parts. Clean them up and sell them or as i have done made a server out of old parts from other systems i have fixed. P4 2.4 ghz. 4 x 1 gig ddr2 ram 8800gtx GPU old case and 500w PSU plus  6 x 500gig HD all from computers i have fixed up or found laying around.  It can run low end games but its great for movies and internet.  But if you can sell it there is extra to be made.

[Cy-Fy]

when i was young i use to builed people rig and fix there computers that is good why to get money

thanks man ;)