Money

[chimmychunger]

ok so im 15 (well on the 18th of june) i have a job at kmart australia and im saving up to get a pc i have worked out that i should have enough money to build it by late feb (australian tech prices strike again) i am building a very high end pc gtx 780 and so on i was wondering at my age is nine months a long time to save up for a pc. thanks

 

 

 

 

O and this is my first ever build so exited :D

[chimmychunger]

No not really

kool thank o and ur coment goes with your profile pic it makes it so much more cool/

[bradscoolio]

Yeah that's probably a bit long. How much do you earn per hour and how many hours a week do you work? 

[Dave :)]

Far too subjective to give you a concrete answer; basically just work out what your hourly wage is, what your expenses are, what you want to save up to and then work out how you can save money faster (eg not going out all the time, don't buy unnecessary things) and you should reach your goal faster. Good luck.

[Dudenstein]

Yea it's not bad at all. Just curious, if you don't mind me asking, what part of Australia are you from? I'm actually going to Melbourne in about a month or so. 

[Lyons]

You cannot control the time it takes to save a certain amount of money because you can't control the amount of money you work for, just save until you can afford what you want. However, you might want to aim a little lower or you'll be saving for a long time! Good on you for getting a job and starting to save your own money at your age. Also our tech prices are getting better... slowly.

[chimmychunger]

Yeah that's probably a bit long. How much do you earn per hour and how many hours a week do you work? 

 

11 dollers an hour and i olny work around 3 hours a week 6 every couple of weeks and a sunday rate is 16 an hour witch i worked today 

[chimmychunger]

Yea it's not bad at all. Just curious, if you don't mind me asking, what part of Australia are you from? I'm actually going to Melbourne in about a month or so. 

ive lived in adelaide for 4 years i lived in england before then

[joelthezombie15]

Just save up like 2k or 2.5k and then build your plans just because new stuff might come out. dont get your heart set one anything, just in case something else comes out thats better.

[chimmychunger]

Just save up like 2k or 2.5k and then build your plans just because new stuff might come out. dont get your heart set one anything, just in case something else comes out thats better.

i agree up ontill yesterday i was getting a gtx 680 :P

[Hyydrah]

Yeah that's probably a bit long. How much do you earn per hour and how many hours a week do you work? 

It's not bad considering how he's 15 and working at a large retailer.

[joelthezombie15]

It's not bad considering how he's 15 and working at a large retailer.

in the states every kmart looks like its going out of business

 

i agree up ontill yesterday i was getting a gtx 680 :P

same here :D

 and only ghetto people shop there (atleast where i live)

[boggle4321]

seems like quite a long time to have the build planed, by the time you can afford it there will be better options than the 780. you should continue saving but don't focus on the details just yet. good luck n your first build :)

[Dudenstein]

Just save up like 2k or 2.5k and then build your plans just because new stuff might come out. dont get your heart set one anything, just in case something else comes out thats better.

True and in the PC world there's always something coming out that's going to be better hahaha 

[Hyydrah]

seems like quite a long time to have the build planed, by the time you can afford it there will be better options than the 780. you should continue saving but don't focus on the details just yet. good luck n your first build :)

He should get an idea of what he wants, though, such as the color scheme, performance, etc. It's not a bad thing to get in to the details, remember that at 15 you probably have more free time than when you're older.

[Dudenstein]

He should get an idea of what he wants, though, such as the color scheme, performance, etc. It's not a bad thing to get in to the details, remember that at 15 you probably have more free time than when you're older.

And if anything he can plan for a build now and as new parts come out he can swap them out as he sees fit, reconsider his options, and just keep what he's planning up to date while still having an idea of what he's working towards. 

[Guest]

My advice would be to give your parents your bankcards/any form of withdrawing money. Not only will it mean you can't make insta-purchases but also it'll make you think twice about spending if you've got to go see a parent to withdraw money. 

[Hyydrah]

And if anything he can plan for a build now and as new parts come out he can swap them out as he sees fit, reconsider his options, and just keep what he's planning up to date while still having an idea of what he's working towards. 

Exactly, it's best that he doesn't plan the build at the last minute, missing out on that valuable time to learn what and what not to do.

[ixi_your_face]

My advice would be to give your parents your bankcards/any form of withdrawing money. Not only will it mean you have to resist insta-purchases but also it'll make you think twice about spending if you've got to go see a parent to withdraw money. 

 

This. I called my bank and disabled my cards when i was saving and reactivated them when i was done saving

[joelthezombie15]

This. I called my bank and disabled my cards when i was saving and reactivated them when i was done saving

i should do that, not that i spend my money anyway :)

[Thibaudv]

My advice would be to give your parents your bankcards/any form of withdrawing money. Not only will it mean you can't make insta-purchases but also it'll make you think twice about spending if you've got to go see a parent to withdraw money. 

Unless his parents are like mine and they think about computers like this: If it ain't broke, don't replace it! (my mom is rockin a stone-age pentium4 machine).

 

I'd say get a decent case and PSU, then buy a second hand 2500K (there will be lots of them on the market with haswell coming out) + p67/z68 motherboard, and 8 gb ram, and then spend about 300 on a decent graphics card. Save your money and upgrade along the way, your rig will in the long term be better, and you'll keep having fun building and re-building your pc :)

[bradscoolio]

As previously mentioned, stop yourself from buying stuff you don't need and try pickup some extra shifts. 

[ixi_your_face]

i should do that, not that i spend my money anyway :)

 

Two words. Steam. Sales.

[joelthezombie15]

Two words. Steam. Sales.

I HAVENT BOUGHT A SINGLE THING FROM STEAM!

[boggle4321]

He should get an idea of what he wants, though, such as the color scheme, performance, etc. It's not a bad thing to get in to the details, remember that at 15 you probably have more free time than when you're older.

what i meant that he should get a plan but dont set his mind solid on anything just yet. sorry if i seamed a bit negative