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

[progamer21]

3 minutes ago, BlueChinchillaEatingDorito said:

Are you talking about those gaming chairs? Yea most are absolute garbage. They're not designed to provide comfort long for sessions and improve posture, they're just designed to "look cool". 

I definitely get what your point is they look cool but they are not comfortable, what chair should I buy then? 

[progamer21]

oh god 1 more left

[DavidKalinowski]

3 minutes ago, progamer21 said:

I found a cheap 300 $ 240 hz monitor that will work fine and trust me I am not going to want a better computer in the long run i will be grateful for the I might get bc I could never get a pc at all I am on a 2012 mac so u have no idea wat it would feel like to play 200fps. I played fortnite on mobile but it was just really unenjoyable so i quit I want to play fortnite on pc.

 

My first computer was running a Cyrix 233 cpu, the GPU (if you can call it that was i think an S3 card with 1 megabyte of Vram, 32MB of memory anda 4GB HDD. I was lucky it ran starcraft, so trust me, I know a lot about the feeling of playing a game on nicer hardware. Your mobile has more power than my first computer. I had to install windows 98 with out a mouse on my first computer, boot from a 3.5inch floppy disk, then use the keyboard to start setup.exe from command line after getting to the cd-rom drive, and navigate the graphical setup with no mouse..becuse the prebuilt computer I worked all summer for didnt come with one. (I mowed yards, small town, every one knew my family, I got like 5 bucks a yard,10 people a week for about 10 weeks got me about 500$ so yea, we (adults) know what we are talking about.)

[progamer21]

1 minute ago, DavidKalinowski said:

My first computer was running a Cyrix 233 cpu, the GPU (if you can call it that was i think an S3 card with 1 megabyte of Vram, 32MB of memory anda 4GB HDD. I was lucky it ran starcraft, so trust me, I know a lot about the feeling of playing a game on nicer hardware. Your mobile has more power than my first computer. I had to install windows 98 with out a mouse on my first computer, boot from a 3.5inch floppy disk, then use the keyboard to start setup.exe from command line after getting to the cd-rom drive, and navigate the graphical setup with no mouse..becuse the prebuilt computer I worked all summer for didnt come with one. (I mowed yards, small town, every one knew my family, I got like 5 bucks a yard,10 people a week for about 10 weeks got me about 500$ so yea, we (adults) know what we are talking about.)

The sad thing is I played on my parents phone bc my parents didnt let me get a phone lol

[DavidKalinowski]

1 minute ago, progamer21 said:

The sad thing is I played on my parents phone bc my parents didnt let me get a phone lol

I got my first cell phone when I turned 18 and got a job.It could play snake..  I tell my son this kind of stuff all the time, you kids today don't know how good you have it lol.

[BlueChinchillaEatingDorito]

27 minutes ago, progamer21 said:

I definitely get what your point is they look cool but they are not comfortable, what chair should I buy then? 

I know a lot of people here on the forums love their Herman Miller office chairs but those are expensive. Chairs are something I would want to go to a physical store and try out for myself. I personally would love an adjustable headrest, but some people might not be into that. That's how complicated this is. It's not something you'll get a perfect fit when simply browsing online.

 

If I'm spending 450 bucks on something like this, I would like to try it out myself even if it looks tempting. 

https://www.autonomous.ai/office-chairs/ergonomic-chair?country=CA&option20=54&utm_term=&utm_campaign=smart_shopping_canada&utm_source=adwords&utm_medium=ppc&hsa_acc=9219256787&hsa_cam=10244468375&hsa_grp=101102735934&hsa_ad=440333371610&hsa_src=u&hsa_tgt=pla-293946777986&hsa_kw=&hsa_mt=&hsa_net=adwords&hsa_ver=3&gclid=Cj0KCQjw8fr7BRDSARIsAK0Qqr5Tcpjg7bHbHfCIhJ07ivmC1XxTslcLGBzw6ZkFGNF-Qvg8pTUTAaMaAnrbEALw_wcB

[Mark Kaine]

3 hours ago, progamer21 said:

wat r the benchmarks

lots of fps!

 

it's a good budget build honestly, and probably better than whatever you'd get from "ibuypower" they're using cheap parts you pay more than you should and won't last long... 

[wall03]

3 hours ago, progamer21 said:

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

its $333 do your math

[wall03]

2 hours ago, progamer21 said:

Most of the bad reveiws are really heavy people and I am really light compared to them and probably you to (im like 89lb)

your gunna grow

[Pickles von Brine]

3 hours 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.

 

I am kinda going with this seeing the responses in this thread overall. 


@OP Save your money. You will be having other things coming up once you get of age and you will wish you had the 1000 bucks you are spending now. If this computer is being used for school, then great. But since it is a gaming computer, it is a distraction from what you really should be focusing on: School. 

 

[Mark Kaine]

2 hours ago, progamer21 said:

I found a cheap 300 $ 240 hz monitor that will work fine and trust me I am not going to want a better computer in the long run i will be grateful for the I might get bc I could never get a pc at all I am on a 2012 mac so u have no idea wat it would feel like to play 200fps. I played fortnite on mobile but it was just really unenjoyable so i quit I want to play fortnite on pc.

I can see now why you're parents don't want you to get a gaming pc...

 

 

first you said '1000 max' and now look at that........... 

 

[it_dont_work]

2 hours ago, progamer21 said:

what chair should I buy then? 

One from the kitchen table/dinning and put it back when your not using it. 

[progamer21]

13 minutes ago, it_dont_work said:

One from the kitchen table/dinning and put it back when your not using it. 

Well my chair is going to be permanent like for online classes and I want it to be very comfortable while it looking cool.

[progamer21]

18 minutes ago, Mark Kaine said:

I can see now why you're parents don't want you to get a gaming pc...

 

 

first you said '1000 max' and now look at that........... 

 

For the pc itself the monitor doesn't count, my parents dont care if the monitor is extra

[progamer21]

28 minutes ago, wall03 said:

your gunna grow

true ngl 

[progamer21]

31 minutes ago, wall03 said:

its $333 do your math

im estimating ok chill

[progamer21]

34 minutes ago, Mark Kaine said:

lots of fps!

 

it's a good budget build honestly, and probably better than whatever you'd get from "ibuypower" they're using cheap parts you pay more than you should and won't last long... 

is it like 120 range or 180s to 240s 

 

[progamer21]

2 hours ago, BlueChinchillaEatingDorito said:

I know a lot of people here on the forums love their Herman Miller office chairs but those are expensive. Chairs are something I would want to go to a physical store and try out for myself. I personally would love an adjustable headrest, but some people might not be into that. That's how complicated this is. It's not something you'll get a perfect fit when simply browsing online.

 

If I'm spending 450 bucks on something like this, I would like to try it out myself even if it looks tempting. 

https://www.autonomous.ai/office-chairs/ergonomic-chair?country=CA&option20=54&utm_term=&utm_campaign=smart_shopping_canada&utm_source=adwords&utm_medium=ppc&hsa_acc=9219256787&hsa_cam=10244468375&hsa_grp=101102735934&hsa_ad=440333371610&hsa_src=u&hsa_tgt=pla-293946777986&hsa_kw=&hsa_mt=&hsa_net=adwords&hsa_ver=3&gclid=Cj0KCQjw8fr7BRDSARIsAK0Qqr5Tcpjg7bHbHfCIhJ07ivmC1XxTslcLGBzw6ZkFGNF-Qvg8pTUTAaMaAnrbEALw_wcB

noice ok im canadian to but moved to america canada is da best

[Nena Trinity]

Tell them gimme PC or I will riot?  

 

A more ralistic strategy would be it helps you being productive in a modrn world. :3

[progamer21]

2 hours ago, DavidKalinowski said:

I got my first cell phone when I turned 18 and got a job.It could play snake..  I tell my son this kind of stuff all the time, you kids today don't know how good you have it lol.

but everyone at my school has one... not exagerating

[progamer21]

4 hours ago, Fasauceome said:

you can make a $700 PC and compare it to a $1000 mac, that might help your case. Better for your uses, and cheaper? compelling

 

buying in the U.S.?

it might be the end a package has been delivered im hoping its not a mac...  

[progamer21]

4 hours ago, progamer21 said:

my parents say that i should get a mac then and that macs r more portable

MY PLAN IS GOING FLOLSILY I CONVINCED MY MOM MHUAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAH YAYAYAYAYYAYAYAYAY

[ausham]

@progamer21

 

Your under 18 living with in your parents house? Save your money for when you move out and if you need a computer for high school make them or the school buy it.

[progamer21]

dude im not going to college like in two years i cant say my age

 

[ausham]

4 minutes ago, progamer21 said:

um im 13

 

At 13 just get a PlayStation or something. Put the money in a high yield savings account to earn interest so that when your older and less likely to brake a costly PC your have more money to put towards it. I wish I did that at 13.