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I was 11. Bought a 5450 instead of a 6670 because it had higher clockspeeds  :wacko: didn't understand why it was cheaper though. Now I'm 15 and built over twenty systems.

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Built my first for $400 when I was 13, still use it today but have upgraded CPU, RAM, (now have SSD), and Case. Total reaching about $700 right now. ($100 was due to me wanting the Corsair H50 XD)

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14 last year

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Well i started about 3 months ago at that time i was 13 i am now 14 and i will still be building at 15 :(

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Well i started about 3 months ago at that time i was 13 i am now 14 and i will still be building at 15 :(

don't be sad, new computers are fun :)

wrong emoticon? I hope...

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Built my for PC way back in 1989, god that was a long time a go, I feel so old compared to you young wipersnipers.

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built my first computer when i was 9...

 

486 processor beast!!!

 

8mb video card!!!

 

those were the days it wasnt pretty!

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built my first computer when i was 9...

 

486 processor beast!!!

 

8mb video card!!!

 

those were the days it wasnt pretty!

 

I remember mounting one of those old, terrible CPU coolers, god. That took forever with all those IDE cables and in an MATX case *shudder*

 

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13. Built it on Boxing Day :lol:

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When I was 13, cuz my dad is a computer freak

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I built my first (which was on my own) last year when I was 14. 

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Jaayysus, all these kids building PCs! that's amazing!

I was 18 when I first built my PC, felt such a sense of accomplishment when it was done because it was all paid for with my own cash from working at a lolly factory ;)

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some old mobo and cpu chucked in a gateway case (the kind of media pc style ones) case with a 1.6GB seagate hdd and about 256mb ram. it ran win 2000 and for the pci expansion it used a adapter so that cards mount sideways but it was too tall for the case so in order for it to fit me and my dad sawed off a little bit of the pcb at the top of the card where we there were no traces. the pci adapter worked without a hitch with a sound card attached. when i did this i was like 8.You can even say i modded pc hardware at 8 years old ( i think i deserve to brag a bit  :D ). Now i am 18 and no less interested this stuff ppl like to call computers  

(1) high frame rate (2) ultra graphics settings (3) cheap...>> choose only two<<...

 

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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

    becouse older person over 16 has been to some it or computer eginering school

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13, i was terrified lol. Nothing went wrong though so that boosted my confidence a bunch :P

No help from any family either, they have no idea how any of this stuff works 

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I have been tinkering with computers since I was 13, but I built my first computer when I was 16. 

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17--a year ago or so. Wow, you guys are young..

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Also, make sure to quote a post or tag a member when replying or else they won't get a notification that you replied to them.

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16 I'm 21 now. Helped two friends build their own. Built 2 for friends and family and have heavily upgraded my original.

CPU i7 970 |  COOLER: Cooler Master Hyper N520 | Ram: 12GB DDR3 1333 | GPU: GTX 560Ti | Mobo: EVGA Classified 3 | Case: Cooler Master HAF 922 | Boot Drive: 120GB OCZ Vertex | Games Drive: 2TB WD Green | OS: Windows 7 | Monitors: 40in Samsung LN40A650, 2x 24in Samsung T240HD

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I just built my first computer last month. I didn't think I could do it cause I only have 1 working arm but with patience you can do anything..oh ya I am 34 so first build was 34..

Great work. Would love to see a picture. I bet it felt very rewarding finishing it

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Great work. Would love to see a picture. I bet it felt very rewarding finishing it

It was a great feeling when i finished and it actually turned on lol.. :)

 

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Built my first PC at 20. Currently at 22

CoolerMaster CM 690 II Basic | Intel i7-2600 | CoolerMaster Hyper 212+ | 2x Zotac GTX 1070 AMP! Edition

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i added a capture card to a pc when i was 10 

built my very own pc at 11...im 17 atm

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