Best way to persuade parents to let me build PC

I built my first PC when I was 15 too, although before then we'd had experience of upgrading our other PCs in the house.

I'd say go with buying second hand components, and build a low power rig, I'm thinking a little silent download box/media center pc? Should be easy to do from the MM and it'll be supplementary to your current rig (which may I say, is probably better spec than mine I built in January, and I'm 19 and funded it with my job).
 
but he doenst need another beast of a comp

if he built something like an overclocked athlon it would be cheap and still decent enough to actually do stuff with

after hes built it he could sell it or secretly transfer it to the parents case and then steal the good pc :p
 
I agree about using cheap parts for the first time, it would be less time consuming/easier on your wallet If something goes wrong, would help with your troubleshooting skills too.

It's all quite straight forward though as long as you have the motherboard manual for connecting up the front panel switches/lights.

I built my first pc when I was 13, Pentium 3 1Ghz with 256mb ram and an MX440. :cool: I'm 20 now and I've lost count how many I've built and upgraded for myself as well as others.
 
I did a similar thing to you. When I was about 15 my dad's friend built us an Athlon XP PC and I got my confidence up by taking it apart and gradually swapping out some of the components. The first thing I did was to change the stock heatsink for a Coolermaster one and I was pretty scared! But it's actually pretty hard to break anything - even more so with modern CPUs with heatspreaders. If you've pretty much rebuilt your current PC then you should have few problems putting a new rig together.
 
I've not read any posts other than the OP so maybe it's been said, but why bother? You have a good PC as it is. If you're interest is building computers, take apart the one you have now. You'll see no real benefit buying the same things twice. Save your money for now and upgrade when it's actually worthwhile.
 
Raikiri said:
It can be fun... and the hands thing? Buy a decent case!
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i cut my hands mosty on a big brass zalmann fan thing, but ye the case give me a few nicks too :(

but, after all my negative, when you put it alltogether and it works, brilliant sense of achievment! :D
 
If its your money do they have to know, you **** it up its your money gone.

I can see why they are doing what they are doing the same was done to me (a long time ago). You need to sit down really and explain why a custom is better than a pre-built. Easier to upgrade in future, and far less likely to breakdown, and it if it does youll know whats wrong with it.

As far as I can see you sound like you know what your doing.

Have you thought about building a really crap old one for a few quid, that will run browser & email. They might be impressed.

Believe me you'll be doing the same to your 15 year old son, would you let him any where near your machine?
 
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Good luck. My dad still says I don't know how to build a PC. It's not like I bought all the parts and then my dog put it together, then I remember he's the one saying "I got a celeron 400mhz laptop and I think it's getting slow now"

Best thing you can come up with is "It will be future proof" Future proof = value for money = win.
 
Edinho said:
Believe me you'll be doing the same to your 15 year old son, would you let him any where near your machine?
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My parents must be weird, I've been building computers since around ~13. Latest is my sexeh one in sig :D

Yes, all paid for by myself, I'm not some spoilt brat. :)

To the OP: I see why you want your own, better, custom PC. I'd also hate to have a 'family' PC as it then wouldn't be how I like it.

Just to let you know: I don't think you'll see that much of a difference between a new PC and the current family one (maybe some increase if you got better RAM and CPU). Personally my current PC cost me near £1000, it's one of the best buys I've done in a long time. (Upgraded from a 3GHZ, 1GB RAM, 7600GT etc.)

Craig.
 
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I'm with a few other people in this thread. Looking at your current rig and what you want your rig to be, I don't see why? :p And if you do i'll buy it all from you!
 
Tell them they have to trust you, if they don't then theres obveously something they are affraid of. Maybe they don't want you to give you money to blow it all away. If it's your money then it's your choice.
 
Seeing as you have a good spec, why don't you suggest to build them a nice, mid specced family PC for say £600 and you ask in return that you keep that nice PC they got you? Everyone wins, you get to build a PC and fulfil the ambition, you get a nice specced PC, they trust you in that you've built a PC. Woot.
 
take the gpu from the family pc as they dont need it.

and keep nagging, show them you have enough money and keep asking, try and get one of your parents on your side slightly then leaver it, tell them to persuade the other one. eventually they will give in !! :) it took me a month or so for them to say yes :p
 
jidh007 said:
Seeing as you have a good spec, why don't you suggest to build them a nice, mid specced family PC for say £600 and you ask in return that you keep that nice PC they got you? Everyone wins, you get to build a PC and fulfil the ambition, you get a nice specced PC, they trust you in that you've built a PC. Woot.
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You realise for £600 you could get an exceptionally well specced PC at current prices
 
Tom0 said:
building your own pc is NO fun, its tedious, emotional and you end up cutting the CRAP out of your hands. Value for money is the only reason i build my own.
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Is your PC made of razor blades or something? I have built hundreds of systems and not once have I cut my hands.
 
It is pretty sad your parents not letting you build your own pc. I buily my first one a few days after I turned 13. I had a few problems, but after I sorted it all I was really proud. And I can now take apart any pc and put it back together with everything working again.

I also had a old packardbell pc and I changed the case and PSU. Tell your parents that building your own PC will get you into computing a lot more especially with the technical side of computers. This is what happened with me. Now I find computing is in my blood and I can figure out things which are wrong with pc's in a matter of minutes. Also knowing a lot about the technical side of computing can also open up a lot of career moves. Your probobally in your last year of school now? When I chose my GSCE options this year I knew streight away I wanted to do the Full ICT course. Mainly because anything to do with computers fascinates me. And that I know a lot about computers for my age.

If they don't let you build your own pc, order everything off overclockers with your visa card and then. Then lock your self in your room build your pc and prove them wrong. Building a PC can be hard the first time nothing is easy. But after a few rebuilds you will be able to de assemble and assemble a pc in under 30 minutes.
 
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