Question to you youngsters, how did you pay for your rig?

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smoothjk

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I notice a lot of people on these forums are 18 or younger. Now, I realize that you don't have bills to pay and stuff like that, but how do you guys afford some of those insane setups like high-end quads with pricey GPUs? I'm genuinely curious.
 
am not a youngster but my last build (i sold it anyways) was from my pockets since i work.
Am guessing their parents give them the money or maybe they do side jobs and raise a little cash
 
I'm 16, but I don't live with my parents and I work 67 hours a week.

So I guess it's obvious how I pay for my builds.

I STEAL THE MONEY :D jk, lol, I'm a perfect example of a non-lazyf#k of an under 18'er. :p
 
Tuffie said:
I'm 16, but I don't live with my parents and I work 67 hours a week.

So I guess it's obvious how I pay for my builds.

I STEAL THE MONEY :D jk, lol, I'm a perfect example of a non-lazyf#k of an under 18'er. :p
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Yeah, you are full of crap, you don't work 67 hours a week.

But on topic, most people on here, whether or not they admit it, get money from their parents. Spoiled? I know.
 
Motoxrdude said:
Yeah, you are full of crap, you don't work 67 hours a week.

But on topic, most people on here, whether or not they admit it, get money from their parents. Spoiled? I know.
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I built a machine and gave it to my parents as an anniversary gift.

But I according to what I have been told by some of the youngin's here I am CF senior citizen..:( so I guess I buy stuff for the folks now...

Man, I wish I was a teenager still!
 
saved up and brought the parts,i work full time usualy 37-40 hours a week + overtime if i want.


they still were not the best parts at the time i could haev got better but didnt realy want to spend a million so.

with times how they are i like to have savings.
 
I just save up enough money to get me a semi-good computer that will run the game I want to play and then manage to maintain it for four years after or until it dies. In those four years I'll eventually save up enough for the next computer. If I can use any parts of the old one I'll rip them out and toss the rest.
 
That's great that you guys work hard for your rigs. =)

I guess what I was getting at was...I don't understand how people 18 and younger (presumably in high school, not employed) are spending so much dough. Some may be spoiled by parents, but I don't see how they'd be able to justify getting the latest quad core CPUs. I know McDonald's doesn't pay out the ears or anything.
 
I had a paper route got about $1200 a year, so one year paid for this baby last year! I was working about 5 years in total + interest and investments, made a good amount of cash.

I'm a good example of a non-lazy 13 year old, considering i'm saving for my education. :)
 
smoothjk said:
I notice a lot of people on these forums are 18 or younger. Now, I realize that you don't have bills to pay and stuff like that, but how do you guys afford some of those insane setups like high-end quads with pricey GPUs? I'm genuinely curious.
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That is exactly why younger people can buy such things.

My pay check, until the summer when I move out, is all mine after taxes and $5 a month for texts (my dad pays for the rest of the bill). My parents won't give me money for anything. So, that is how we, the younger people of the forum (I only just turned 19 after all) can pay for all that great stuff.
 
Respital said:
I had a paper route got about $1200 a year, so one year paid for this baby last year! I was working about 5 years in total + interest and investments, made a good amount of cash.

I'm a good example of a non-lazy 13 year old, considering i'm saving for my education. :)
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That's awesome man. People are so lazy these days, it's nice to see someone so proactive. When I was 13, I was lazy as hell...
 
Respital said:
Very possible but if my dream comes true i won't have to go to school..

I'm hoping to turn into the next bill gates with the next invention that everyone will need. :P
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And I'm hoping to win the lottery tomorrow. =)

Stick with education, it's good for you haha (then again, you already knew that).
 
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