How to fund pc build?

[Clanscorpia]

29 minutes ago, NumLock21 said:

$900 is not far off from $1000.

Correction 540

[dizmo]

I find it hard to believe that farmers won't hire you during the weekend or something. You don't have to be on the payroll, which is the only way your age would have any issue, and they'll often accept help to do the stuff they don't particularly enjoy.

 

As others have said, you could try odd jobs for neighbors. Put up signs saying you'll do yard work or other similar tasks.

Even construction sites might pay you to scrap out or something of that nature.

 

If you live in the middle of no where, chances are people have huge lots, and that requires a lot of maintenance.

 

On 2016-11-16 at 5:32 AM, Lord Nicoll said:

Well Jokinglyy I'd sat become a drug currier but seriously, funding a PC needs either a steady stream of income (job) or saving up pocket money and Christmas and birthday monies, so have fun with that. 

I don't think drug courier is actually a thing Dealers usually sell their own stuff.

On 2016-11-16 at 5:42 AM, Ben_Kyd said:

I know,every thread i start with that link someone says that. the reasons:

a) it looks good

b) i'm going to get a 6600k or 6700k when i can afford it

You're already spending the money on a 6500 only to upgrade later?
I'd just save up a little longer and get the 6600k, it's so close in price to the 6500.

On 2016-11-16 at 7:20 AM, Ben_Kyd said:

I tried that for my local farms, apparently i cannot legally work for them until i'm 16

I don't believe that.

On 2016-11-16 at 10:05 AM, Lord Nicoll said:

The Pentium doesn't really loose that much value as opposed to the normal i5's. given the pentium is like £70, it sells 2nd hand for £50-£60, idk what the basic i5's go for because the demand isn't there for the mid range stuff. 

The Pentium has trouble running a lot of newer games. 2 cores simply isn't enough for some of them.

On 2016-11-16 at 10:13 AM, treeroy said:

I spent £1500 on a gaming PC when I turned 18 as my parents had saved me a little pot of money for university - but I didn't go to university so I splashed all the money on a PC.

Now that I work full time and have a good income... I still wouldn't spent that kind of money on a computer again.

 

Hell for £1000 you can buy a car.

 

Really? Making more money is the first time I'd actually consider spending that kind of money on a PC.

Sure, he could buy a car, but how would that make any sense when he doesn't have an income?

 

24 minutes ago, NumLock21 said:

$900 is not far off from $1000.

It'd be the equivilant of $1250. Which is around 30% more.

[NumLock21]

2 hours ago, Clanscorpia said:

900 CAD is about 650 pounds

Your $900CAD isn't helping even though they're different currencies. Since 900 is close to 1000 which is what OP wants. I was expecting your build to be something like.

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Start with a cheaper build and move it up. Like mine, I compromised and spent like $400.

@Ben_Kyd

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  (£105.59 @ Novatech)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£129.99 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Kingston FURY 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (£39.98 @ Novatech)
Storage: Crucial MX300 275GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£67.10 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB ARMOR OCV1 Video Card  (£248.71 @ More Computers)
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£59.98 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£86.99 @ Novatech)
Total: £738.34
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-23 03:19 GMT+0000

[Clanscorpia]

18 hours ago, NumLock21 said:

Your $900CAD isn't helping even though they're different currencies. Since 900 is close to 1000 which is what OP wants. I was expecting your build to be something like.

@Ben_Kyd

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  (£105.59 @ Novatech)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£129.99 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Kingston FURY 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (£39.98 @ Novatech)
Storage: Crucial MX300 275GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£67.10 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB ARMOR OCV1 Video Card  (£248.71 @ More Computers)
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£59.98 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£86.99 @ Novatech)
Total: £738.34
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-23 03:19 GMT+0000

I didnt mean too sorry OP. And that build is really really good go for that

[Ben_Kyd]

On 23/11/2016 at 3:01 AM, NumLock21 said:

Your $900CAD isn't helping even though they're different currencies. Since 900 is close to 1000 which is what OP wants. I was expecting your build to be something like.

@Ben_Kyd

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  (£105.59 @ Novatech)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£129.99 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Kingston FURY 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (£39.98 @ Novatech)
Storage: Crucial MX300 275GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£67.10 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB ARMOR OCV1 Video Card  (£248.71 @ More Computers)
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£59.98 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£86.99 @ Novatech)
Total: £738.34
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-23 03:19 GMT+0000

This looks good, but i need it to run arma 3 a highly CPU based open world game. 

[Clanscorpia]

Just now, Ben_Kyd said:

This looks good, but i need it to run arma 3 a highly CPU based open world game. 

I ran Arma 3 on a 4170 with iGPU. An i3 will be fine

 

[Ben_Kyd]

Just now, Clanscorpia said:

I ran Arma 3 on a 4170 with iGPU. An i3 will be fine

 

ok, i will do some research, i can always upgrade in the future. 

[Ben_Kyd]

On 23/11/2016 at 1:18 AM, dizmo said:

On 16/11/2016 at 2:20 PM, Ben_Kyd said:

I tried that for my local farms, apparently i cannot legally work for them until i'm 16

I don't believe that.

yea, i was doing my DofE awards and all of the farms i went to volunteer at said i wasn't old enough to volunteer there, so if i'm not old enough to volunteer i highly doubt they will hire me.

[TheMidnightNarwhal]

On 11/16/2016 at 7:24 AM, Ben_Kyd said:

Hey,

 

I have had this idea of a dream PC of mine for ages now.

This is it: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/pMWzkT

I am less than 16 years old and live in England, Kent.

 

I do have a pc (look at the signature or my profile) it is an all in one pc, so might get about £1000 for it.

But.... The build is more than that.

 

My parents have already made it clear that they will not fund the build at all.

 

SO..

 

How do i get the money, without (preferably) having to compromise on the aesthetics/power of the build i want to make

 

Thanks,

Ben

 

 

Edit: i cannot spell or even english

 

Damn I feel you. But when I hit the job market holy shit I could buy what I want when I wanted and so much of it. Before that you can't really do much unless you can find grass cutting for neighbor or in winter remove snow. 

[Clanscorpia]

1 minute ago, Ben_Kyd said:

yea, i was doing my DofE awards and all of the farms i went to volunteer at said i wasn't old enough to volunteer there, so if i'm not old enough to volunteer i highly doubt they will hire me.

Check. Volunteering and hiring might be seperate

[TheMidnightNarwhal]

5 minutes ago, Clanscorpia said:

I ran Arma 3 on a 4170 with iGPU. An i3 will be fine

 

 

4 minutes ago, Ben_Kyd said:

ok, i will do some research, i can always upgrade in the future. 

 

No no no no no do not get a i3 holy hell. For arma 3 to? Nope. I currently have a 4670k and a GTX 1070 and I don't get that much good performance in capture the island.

[Clanscorpia]

Just now, TheMidnightNarwhal said:

 

 

No no no no no do not get a i3 holy hell. For arma 3 to? Nope. I currently have a 4670k and a GTX 1070 and I don't get that much good performance in capture the island.

Thats really weird then. I ran it 30 fps low with an i3 and iGPU

[TheMidnightNarwhal]

Just now, Clanscorpia said:

Thats really weird then. I ran it 30 fps low with an i3 and iGPU

 

What missions were you playing, was it singleplayer or MP and you just said it, low 30 fps. No one wans that. And what resolution?

[Clanscorpia]

3 minutes ago, TheMidnightNarwhal said:

 

What missions were you playing, was it singleplayer or MP and you just said it, low 30 fps. No one wans that. And what resolution?

Singleplayer 1080p But Im saying thats with iGPU

[TheMidnightNarwhal]

1 minute ago, Clanscorpia said:

Singleplayer 1080p But Im saying thats with iGPU

 

Oh yeah, well singleplayer isn't hard. Oh I understnad, with iGpu. Still, the i3 is not something you want if you're building a gaming machine.

 

In singleplayer player I run it really well.

[Clanscorpia]

Just now, TheMidnightNarwhal said:

 

Oh yeah, well singleplayer isn't hard. Oh I understnad, with iGpu. Still, the i3 is not something you want if you're building a gaming machine.

 

In singleplayer player I run it really well.

Its really weird that you are running it bad. Your PC should run 1080p ultra.

[RocketFarmer]

If you like to configure and build PCs, and you have some skill at it, you could offer to do custom builds for people for a fee.  Starting simple, then working from there.  Main issue you may have is you age if they don't allow contracting with a minor.  And if you can't get a job, then you're limited. 

[FKC2004]

You Only Need 1000 Pounds. If you want it quickly you may be able to ask your parents if they can loan you money, and you will pay them back later. Another idea would be to sell the components of your old computer separately and then ask for higher prices?

[Viking Kong]

Gee, I dunno, work yourself and earn the money? Seems pretty logical to me...

[handymanshandle]

How far away from 16 are you? If you're like 14/15 at least in the US there are some places that hire them. Not sure about UK child labor laws though.

[Zyndo]

On 2016-11-16 at 6:24 AM, Ben_Kyd said:

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Is the question "how do i get money?" get a job. you get money by working for it.

[handymanshandle]

13 minutes ago, Viking Kong said:

Gee, I dunno, work yourself and earn the money? Seems pretty logical to me...

Well age can be pretty prohibitive. I've wanted to build a PC since I was 14, I'm nearly 17 and I just got the first part for my PC build today (ordered it on the 23rd) and it won't be awhile (like 2-3 months) until I can afford more parts.

[Qwweb]

Here is a slightly modified parts list... (as low as I could get it without sacrificing the GPU to a 1060 3GB or 1050Ti)

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/LHFXJV

...and here is the more budget list (still keeping your aesthetics)

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/nG4NxY

[TheMidnightNarwhal]

1 hour ago, Clanscorpia said:

Its really weird that you are running it bad. Your PC should run 1080p ultra.

 

I don't think so. It's normal for the game. You said it yourself, you played in singleplayer. 

[Clanscorpia]

4 hours ago, TheMidnightNarwhal said:

 

I don't think so. It's normal for the game. You said it yourself, you played in singleplayer. 

That is not normal