A Decent Computer for a Good Price

Oh man you didn't tell me you were 14. OH WELL. I still believe that with proper instruction you can do it, I mean you found these forums. Hey, people do amazing things when they are that age, my brother is 15 and he knows how to program flash games and movies...along with make professional grade music. My other friend, when he was 13 could hack and create destructive programs. The point is your parents just have uhh...age bias..

Do they know that building a PC takes less than an hour if you know what you're doing, and if you have a mobo manual + about 6 hours ABSOLUTELY NOTHING should go wrong?

Tell them their friend is a scammer charging $150, and that any computer nut from school your will do it for $10. Then get one of your friend's who is relatively computer savvy to come over and ease their minds, pay him the $10 just to be a nice guy. While you(and possibly him) sit around sticking the thing together and your parents are none the wiser.

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Also, mentioning that buying a computer from Best Buy is just as good as tossing $1200 out the window. That should give them a thought to reconsider.

Yeah, fourteen isnt THAT young . I know kids who can hack into their school system from their house and totally mess the whole thing up. I also know a fifteen year old who can model, texture, and export professional quality work Newbie, that is a great idea haha, now I just need one of my friends to come over
Anyways, I really am starting to lose hope of getting my computer. I'm getting desperate haha. I have tried and tried and tried to re-think but they think im young, stupid, and immature, or at least thats what it seems like.

Edit: I talked to my mom and she said we are going to Best Buy tomorrow and thats my last chance to get any computer. ARGH! I think she is trying to make me as mad as possible. Looks like I have to go with the above or none. That also means I can't put any of your guys' advice into practice

Don't let your parents win man, really don't. They are wasting so much money. And you're gonna look back at that computer they forced you to buy and hate it cause it'll always remind you of how they forced you into getting what you didn't want.

Do NOT buy that computer from BestBuy.

That would be the WORST WASTE of $1200 I could possibly imagine.

Honestly your parents are worried about you wasting money, yet they fail to realize buying a prebuilt OEM system from BestBuy of all places is one of the worst ways you can buy a computer?

At the VERY LEAST order the computer from Dell, you can get some discount coupons for a few bucks off eBay.

Haha, well there really isn't anything I can do except not get any computer or get this one and personally I would take a over-priced computer over no computer at all. I guess I'll just have to work with what I got becuase they made it clear that I'm not getting any better untill I'm older (Probably not untill this one dies or I move out) I'll try to fight but we'll see how it goes

"I fight authority, but authority always wins."
-John Mellancamp

Lol just had to post that.
Oh, and Newbie, Dell is the LAST place I would order from. This computer is a Dell and it is the worst piece that you could ever get. Also, most Dells aren't very expandable and are just trash IMHO. Add in the limited PCI or AGP card and you got a totally suck-*** computer!

newer dells are superior to best buy blahlfsdjhalfds

Wtf lol?
Anyways, Dell stinks and I'm not changing my mind on that. Also, my dream computer is now out of the question so can anyone write or refer me to a quick tutorial on how to replace a PSU and how to install a video card?
Thanks,
Tenko

It is quite simple, unscrew the screws after disconnecting all the power supply wires that connect to drives and motherboard. Then edge it out, common sense. Video card is even easier. Look up a picture of a PCI-e x16 slot. Open the case up, make sure the metal part of the case is open corresponding to where the empty PCI-e x16 slot is. Push it in with minor force til it is secure then screw it in, and put ur case back on. But make sure the plug the graphics card into the power supply if your new power supply and graphics card have a molex connector (6 mini holes, black headed)

Could've sworn the computer you linked to was a Dell, maybe my memory slipped. Gateway's aren't much better imho, I would never, ever, ever buy a computer from a mass retailer(futureshop and bestbuy come to mind). And I mean ever. They will of course try to force the extended warranty on you, if you don't get it you're limited to a 1 year I think and those parts aren't very 'reliable'.

Anywho, if you're stuck buying a prebuilt OEM I pray you get a good one that won't give you a buttload of problems that will be impossible to solve cause of ****ty customer support.

Goodl uck.

Well, thanks, I'm gonna need some luck. My mom is bringing me in to town in about an hour to get it, then I gotta order my PSU, Video Card, and other stuff from newegg. Newegg usually only takes a couple days to ship things right?

Ugh, what? They'll let you pull the PSU and plug your own in, but won't let you put together the PC yourself?

...are they just...itching to annoying you or something? Wtf?

Well, I have no clue what they are thinking but yes that is how it is. They will let me upgrade it and do whatever I want, but they won't let me build my own for some reason. I think they think that only professionals can do that
Anyways, I'm going to town in a sec to get the PC, and hopefully it isn't as bad as it seems

Get an old computer, tell them you're upgrading it.

Upgrade the case first.

Then everything else, perfect!

too late though, good luck man.

Well, I got it, and it works very well actually, it was just overpriced and the PSU is probably pretty bad. I will be ordering the new PSU, video card, and fans soon. I guess its not that bad but i would have rather had mine
Well thanks for all the support lol,
Tenko

Ordered the PSU, Video Card, and Fans. Hopefully it boosts my video performance quite a bit...

Fianl stats on ur Prebuilt? What did u end up buying?

PC - $700 http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage...oductCategoryId=cat01173&id=pcmprd59500050004
Wireless Router - $70 http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage...CategoryId=pcmcat25300050001&id=1074787298555
Outlet Strip w/ Battery Backup - $40 http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage...t&productCategoryId=cat08029&id=1122655672352
2x Fans - $10 http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16811998127
Video Card - $200 http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16814130283
PSU - $70 http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16817103937
Grand Total - $1160 w/ Tax and Shipping

It runs pretty well. I still need my video card and PSU to ship and it'll run a ton better. Wish I could've got the other one, but I guess that this'll have to do.

Nice! Ur even getting a $20 rebate on the card, which is pretty good.

Thanks a lot man.
Special thanks to King_Cody, Rage_3k_Moiz, Nickslick74, and CrossFire851 for helping me out so much .
Also, thanks to everyone else who helped