PC Buildings & Parents

[BurneyThePleb]

My friend wants to build a PC and his parents will not let him. Do you have any tips on how he can convince his parents to let him build it and not buy it pre built ?
(cost does NOT matter for them tho)

[PlayStation 2]

Maybe he could convince them by saying that it's a unique learning experience?

I dunno.

[Unhelpful]

PC building sparks an interest that leads people along a very lucrative career path.

[WkdPaul]

22 minutes ago, BurneyThePleb said:

My friend wants to build a PC and his parents will not let him. Do you have any tips on how he can convince his parents to let him build it and not buy it pre built ?
(cost does NOT matter for them tho)

why does he want to build a PC? (ie do he really need one?)

why does his parents not let him build one?

 

BTW I'm not saying he shouldn't build one, I'm currently building a light gaming rig for a nephew of mine

 

[BurneyThePleb]

24 minutes ago, JoeyDM said:

PC building sparks an interest that leads people along a very lucrative career path.

He wants it because he wants to do some game making goodness with me
"Because prebuilts are safer" and warranty and stuff

[Beskamir]

Point at all the PC builders that became incredibly successful.

[BurneyThePleb]

Just now, ElfFriend said:

Point at all the PC builders that became incredibly successful.

But in slovakia you pay 60$ for shitty cable management and really poorly done build overall (i did that once because i had other problems to worry about)

[Unhelpful]

9 minutes ago, BurneyThePleb said:

He wants it because he wants to do some game making goodness with me
"Because prebuilts are safer" and warranty and stuff

Prebuilts aren't safer, depending on the hardware chosen by the user and the prebuilt. You have a warranty on EACH INDIVIDUAL PART, and you learn skills that can set you off on a lucrative career path; although game making isn't exactly lucrative, just fun. And it helps you learn skills to get into more important fields.

[Beskamir]

6 minutes ago, BurneyThePleb said:

But in slovakia you pay 60$ for shitty cable management and really poorly done build overall (i did that once because i had other problems to worry about)

I meant that you should point at all the people that built computers for themselves and used it to get a get into successful careers in related fields. Basically pc building inspired them to become computer scientists, engineers, etc.

[BurneyThePleb]

12 minutes ago, JoeyDM said:

Prebuilts aren't safer, depending on the hardware chosen by the user and the prebuilt. You have a warranty on EACH INDIVIDUAL PART, and you learn skills that can set you off on a lucrative career path; although game making isn't exactly lucrative, just fun. And it helps you learn skills to get into more important fields.

here in slovakia when you even install 2nd HDD to a prebuilt PC you instantly lost your warranty. And they blame you for everything.

[Unhelpful]

1 minute ago, BurneyThePleb said:

here in slovakia when you even install 2nd HDD to a prebuilt PC you instantly lost your warranty. And they blame you for everything.

You're helping my point. When you buy through other vendors you have an excellent per-part warranty. 

[BurneyThePleb]

4 minutes ago, JoeyDM said:

You're helping my point. When you buy through other vendors you have an excellent per-part warranty. 

they told his parents that when you want to return some broken parts to the manufacturers they will reject you and thats why prebuilt pcs are better from that company
(welcome in slovakia where monthly salary is approximately 200$ and taxes 20% and they manipulate with you)

[Unhelpful]

17 minutes ago, BurneyThePleb said:

they told his parents that when you want to return some broken parts to the manufacturers they will reject

That's a lie. Just buy from the right vendors. If his parents refuse to believe that, then there is no hope.

[WkdPaul]

3 minutes ago, JoeyDM said:

That's a lie. Just buy from the right vendors. If his parents refuse to believe that, then there is no hope.

Sadly enough, people that don't know anything about tech will keep their own misconceptions alive ... and there was no hope to start with, it's an illusion!

 

Have a good read;

 

[Suika]

Because it's better to learn how to build and maintain your own machines than to rely on somebody that you can only guess knows what they're doing. This also applies to car maintenance but that's another subject.

[Flavian]

To be honest if money really isnt a problem, I'd get a Puget system.

[cragger89]

If he'd have been building stuff using their money, it is their choice.

 

Tell him to get a job and spend the money how he wants to.

 

[bgibbz]

18 hours ago, BurneyThePleb said:

My friend wants to build a PC and his parents will not let him. Do you have any tips on how he can convince his parents to let him build it and not buy it pre built ?
(cost does NOT matter for them tho)

My parents were VERY reluctant to let me build one, just explain to them the learning and experience value and explain how r helps you beyond gaming. I told my parents that it was nessacarily in order to continue my 3D modeling and programming hobbies, both of which could lead to careers later in life.