How do I convince my parents to let me buy a gaming pc, I have the money they just wont let me

[progamer21]

1 minute ago, Dedayog said:

I'm more concerned about:

 

Your listening and comprehension skills

Money management skills

Decision making skills

 

Etc.

 

Bottom line, you're young and have absolutely NO experience as a parent and dealing with children.  There may be reasoning your parents have they aren't telling you.  And as a parent myself, I truly feel a child needs to understand on some level what they're doing and you're not just giving in to impulse control issues.

 

Kids see, they want, then HAVE TO HAVE or the world ends.

 

ik that im not going to spend more than 1k and I have been saving for all my life and watching tech pc vids so ya

[akio123008]

Ah the weekly "help me manipulate my parents into buying gaming rig" thread. Nice.

 

Just now, progamer21 said:

my budget is like 1k btw

I assume your "budget" is bascially everything you've earned in your entire life. Don't be that idiot to blow it all on a gaming rig. There's better things to spend all that money on.

[Dedayog]

Just now, progamer21 said:

ik that im not going to spend more than 1k and I have been saving for all my life and watching tech pc vids so ya

Best of luck to you.

 

See ya.

[Shreyas1]

Just now, progamer21 said:

 and watching tech pc vids so ya

Put that to use then. You can build at a cheaper cost AND learn something in the process.

[progamer21]

im not going to spend all my money my parents if i buy it will pay for like 1/3 so ill have like 500$ left

[progamer21]

Think about it this way im going to have this pc till im like 20 or more im going to put it to full use

[progamer21]

3 minutes ago, akio123008 said:

Ah the weekly "help me manipulate my parents into buying gaming rig" thread. Nice.

 

I assume your "budget" is bascially everything you've earned in your entire life. Don't be that idiot to blow it all on a gaming rig. There's better things to spend all that money on.

Think about it this way im going to have this pc till im like 20 or more im going to put it to full use

[Fasauceome]

3 minutes ago, progamer21 said:

Think about it this way im going to have this pc till im like 20 or more im going to put it to full use

I hope it lasts that long, of course it doesn't hurt to have a proper upgrade path.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 3 3100 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor	$123.81 @ Amazon
Motherboard	Gigabyte A520I AC Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard	$99.99 @ Amazon
Memory	GeIL EVO SPEAR Phantom Gaming 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory	$54.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Team MS30 512 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	$48.99 @ Newegg
Video Card	Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER 4 GB OC Video Card	$160.98 @ Newegg
Case	Silverstone SG13 V2 Mini ITX Tower Case	$51.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Corsair CXM (2015) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	$69.98 @ Amazon
Case Fan	Corsair AF120 (2018) 52 CFM 120 mm Fan	$14.99 @ Corsair
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$625.72
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-10-08 14:28 EDT-0400

easy to add a very powerful CPU in the future, easy to build, good at gaming or whatever you need, very compact (the size of a shoebox)

 

although you will need to decide on a keyboard, mouse, and monitor yourself. I highly recommend a used 1080p monitor to start. Make sure you have the right ports on the monitor so it can actually connect.

 

and then put the rest into your savings to prove that you're responsible with money  

[akio123008]

Just now, progamer21 said:

Think about it this way im going to have this pc till im like 20 or more im going to put it to full use

Think about it this way;

 

you think this PC is all you'll ever need. Problem is, it isn't. First of all, there's more to life than PCs. Secondly, the PC you get now is outdated in 5 years, and you're probably going to want to replace it after 2.

 

You will never be completely satisfied, so you may as well realise that now, instead of after buying your 5th computer.

[progamer21]

Doesnt make sense to buy parts and build one rn because of additional prices online buying, it makes more sense for a pre built but I think taht makes lots of sense

[progamer21]

2 minutes ago, Fasauceome said:

I hope it lasts that long, of course it doesn't hurt to have a proper upgrade path.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 3 3100 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor	$123.81 @ Amazon
Motherboard	Gigabyte A520I AC Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard	$99.99 @ Amazon
Memory	GeIL EVO SPEAR Phantom Gaming 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory	$54.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Team MS30 512 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	$48.99 @ Newegg
Video Card	Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER 4 GB OC Video Card	$160.98 @ Newegg
Case	Silverstone SG13 V2 Mini ITX Tower Case	$51.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Corsair CXM (2015) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	$69.98 @ Amazon
Case Fan	Corsair AF120 (2018) 52 CFM 120 mm Fan	$14.99 @ Corsair
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$625.72
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-10-08 14:28 EDT-0400

easy to add a very powerful CPU in the future, easy to build, good at gaming or whatever you need, very compact (the size of a shoebox)

 

although you will need to decide on a keyboard, mouse, and monitor yourself. I highly recommend a used 1080p monitor to start. Make sure you have the right ports on the monitor so it can actually connect.

 

and then put the rest into your savings to prove that you're responsible with money  

wat r the benchmarks

[Shreyas1]

Just now, progamer21 said:

Doesnt make sense to buy parts and build one rn because of additional prices online buying, it makes more sense for a pre built but I think taht makes lots of sense

No, a built computer is almost always cheaper than a prebuilt

[Fasauceome]

2 minutes ago, progamer21 said:

wat r the benchmarks

I mean, the benchmarks for the 1650 super are what really matter here. but if you're comparing to a $1000 mac, chances are that doesn't even have a graphics card.

 

the Mac that this specific machine is competing against is a work PC, not a gaming PC. It has a super large, vibrant screen with great colors, some built in speakers, bluetooth, etc. this PC has more features that you want, cuts away ones you don't need, and is cheaper.

 

Although if you are making a work PC and not a gaming PC, I can make a different list.

[progamer21]

Just now, Shreyas1 said:

No, a built computer is almost always cheaper than a prebuilt

I checked out the 900$ pc part vid and the total was 1.1k and the fps was lower

[Fasauceome]

Just now, progamer21 said:

I checked out the 900$ pc part vid and the total was 1.1k and the fps was lower

small prebuilt PCs (for portability) are either super expensive or not very powerful.

[progamer21]

I wanna play fortnite at 200fps and the prebuilt that I want has exactly that

[progamer21]

the truck u say to me u shirt im jk but rly

[dfsgsfa]

if you have $$ but you dont have control, its not yours

[progamer21]

ik thats im asking facepalm

[Shreyas1]

1 minute ago, progamer21 said:

I wanna play fortnite at 200fps and the prebuilt that I want has exactly that

But that prebuilt and monitor are way above your budget. You're not going to convince your parents if it costs that much.

If your budget is actually that high, you can also build a PC that is cheaper and performs the same/better.

 

(also don't get that chair, it will break in a year, trust me the same thing happened to my cheap amazon gaming chair)

[Guest]

35 minutes ago, Ashley said:

i agree. it's a good choice if it will be used for mostly schoolwork and if they don't want you to game all day. which i'm assuming is the case here and i completely understand.

ur saying that cuz u have a mac, lol

[progamer21]

1 minute ago, fffkylian said:

ur saying that cuz u have a mac, lol

ya true im saying that I can control myself even with an insane setup ima get 1hr on friday saturaday and sunday as a max so im not going to start shooting ppl irl

[Ashleyyyy]

2 minutes ago, fffkylian said:

ur saying that cuz u have a mac, lol

no i'm saying it because it's true. if the parents don't want the kid to be gaming all day then a Mac is a good choice. unless you install Windows you won't be gaming on it.

[Fasauceome]

3 minutes ago, progamer21 said:

the truck u say to me u shirt im jk but rly

you did say you knew a ton about PCs, so you should probably know how to build one for cheap

[progamer21]

My setup now: macbook noob, my sisters chair, no headphones and ya