How did you guys save up for your PC?

[Jlryan]

Save up? I'm still paying for it  :rolleyes:

[Aakush]

I had enough of being a console peasant..

[Razarza]

Work, get payed, put aside money for bills and such, don't buy unnecessary items, repeat. Do these steps each week and you too can afford your (reasonable) dream rig.

[Barbados_Clemens]

As a college student, I had to just buy parts when I had money. Just chip away at it. 

[ZoZubin]

Selling a lot of special sugar...

[chaozbandit]

Work.

 

Also by not buying university textbooks, because free loading off your friends is da beeeeeeest.

[sqwidee]

Hey fellow tech heads, I have a simple question for you guys. How did you guys save up for you PC? By that I mean did you have a part time job and save 20% or did you walk the dog and saved forever? I'm looking for ideas to buy some computer parts. I'm almost going be in jail for murder with this crappy laptop. Thanks!

 

I worked full time summer jobs and spent very little during high school and first year university to save up for my rig. It's definitely not easy if you have a lot of ongoing expenses.

[ManWithBeard1990]

Basically just took it from the budget I set aside for something else because the last one broke. 

[Feliciano2040]

Mostly selling stuff up.

[EllieThePurpleFuzzy]

Spare Cash from income .

Then birthday money as well. (that's how i got my 4820K and X79 Board)

[Torey]

First PC was a graduation present. Upgrades were from working. Second PC from working. Third working/*Cough*FA*Cough*.

[nekomata]

@gun point

/jk

My first build is from my parent's money. For tye later upgrades, I'm saving up buy becoming a PC reseller so that I can also get better prices for styff (razer gets a lot of profit)

[MelbAnon]

Dont know how this will go for you yanks... But in Australia computer parts (be them whole or complete i.e laptop) are tax deductable... Thank you Mr. Taxman

[optimuss]

First pc I bought myself was a decomissioned one from my workplace. It was crap but really cheap so month later I sold it for about 100 Eur profit. I was a first year student at that time with part time job so did not have a lot of money but still built something decent.

Next summer I spent in US&A and worked at Walmart. I didn't spend a lot so by the end of summer I bought a laptop and some other things. I used it for about 6 months or so but sold it because it was too heavy to carry around. I sold my old desktop too and built quite good gaming pc. Used this pc for several years with minor upgrades.

Many parts are still in use - Antec P183 case which I used to build pc for my parents and from other parts I built htpc (had to buy only fanless PSU and Fractal Design 605 case). 

Now it is much easier to save up. Working as a consultant (Oracle ERP) for a big corporation helps a lot 

So my last pc (in signature) was pretty much built with parts I wanted and not restricted by budget that much (on reasonable level).

[PixelWhip]

Considering your age, getting a job at Macdonald's is a great idea OP. If that doesn't work out do lawn mowing/gardening for your local area. People pay good money to keep their lawns looking nice. Most important thing is to set aside a certain amount of your earnings towards your PC each pay. You'll have enough for a build in no time. Even if you just start small and upgrade over time which is what I've done.

 

Hell, im still running a 2011 Sandy bridge i7 2600 CPU and an old school 1155 socket motherboard. But im upgrading my GPU to a GTX 970 and getting a 250gb SSD. Its not the best upgrade in the world but you cant always have the very best of everything all the time.

 

Good luck with your build  

[PhoenixBlaster42]

Worked as a waiter. Used tips for pocket money and saved my actual paycheck.

[OleXavi]

i actually sold my shares, and got some money from my parents because I painted our garage.

[sof006]

Save what you can each month (if you have a job).

 

I save up £100 each month and it goes into a savings account.

[Pugs501]

never spent any money I got or earned.

[MblaZe7run]

I get my paycheck.

I kiss my paycheck.

I deposit my paycheck.

I kiss my paycheck goodbye.

I get parts in 2-3 days.

[KarateHottie93]

I didn't save for either of mine. I just bought a part or two each month until they were complete so I couldn't turn back and say ah...nevermind

[Guest Johnny5g]

i saved my allowance for a year or two.

[Joe11221]

I sold my old stuff on ebay like xbox, xbox games, the old oculus rift and the old oculus went for $700!!!!! When I ran out of stuff to sell, I sold my parents stuff... ... They were confused as some of there stuff went missing as I dropped them off at the post office coming back from school. Thats how I basically paid for my Beast.

[Joe11221]

I get my paycheck.

I kiss my paycheck.

I deposit my paycheck.

I kiss my paycheck goodbye.

I get parts in 2-3 days.

AHAHAHAHHAHA omg omg just omg... Rofling right now

[killtothis]

I'm 30 I got paid and ordered parts.