First Build is Done! *PICS*

[V00D00]

Money doesn't make you happy. The things you buy with money make you happy.

 

[w00t]

Originally posted by: jimmyj68
I'll admit that after a couple of terms substitute teaching, I developed a rather low opinion of teenagers. Especially those late middle school through high school.

I'm an old geezer at 69 and built my first computer at about age 59. You are a very pleasant surprise and reflect that your parents are doing a great job allowing and showing you how to become all you can become. Now I'm curious to know how many other young men and women use this forum and build their own computers.

How many of you are out there between the ages of 12 and 18? Remember, Anand was a teenager when he started this web page.

:raises hand: I am 16.

 

[calyco]

I like everything except the neon but nice job. Much better than I could do when I was 13

 

[necine]

Good job, little man!

 

[Stas]

How many of you are out there between the ages of 12 and 18? Remember, Anand was a teenager when he started this web page.
Building a computer is a piece of cake nowadays. I'm 17 BTW. Built my machine at 16. However I could have done it earlier (14 maybe...) if I had the money. Yet, I feel inadequate when look at people that can write an OS in C and Assembler at 16 (or even Anand in the aforementioned quote).

 

[Stas]

Waylay00
Good job on that rig.

 

[thecrecarc]

im 12

 

[Shagga]

Originally posted by: Fresh Daemon
When I was 13, I was playing Doom on a 486SX, and I thought it was pretty swanky. Kids these days have it easy - remember installing soundcards with jumpers for IRQs and trying to get them to work under DOS? Having about 20 different boot floppies for all your games so enough low memory would be free? CD-ROM drives with a custom interface that plugged into the soundcard? What a load.

Anyway, congrats on your rig. Really nice-looking, tidy build. Enjoy it!

Oh yeah, was it Memmaker, Qemm7 just so you could get 634kb conventional memory.

 

[MDE]

All of you morons asking where he got the money from, or how much his parents paid, or how he got his parents to pay for it, READ THE THREAD. The kid was actually responsible and saved his cash for a couple years. That's how I got my first system built at 17 (first I paid for at least, at 14 I built my Dad's and my PCs).

Nice job on the build, but get those fingerprints off the case!

 

[The Green Bean]

Originally posted by: thecrecarc
im 12

isnt it illegal to be here <13?

 

[Chinoman]

I'm 13. I built my rig a couple of months ago and it's still running smoothly. It was the easiest thing in the world. I don't find it a surprising feat for teenagers to accomplish. I tried to curve my system around my budget which I only had 1 year to save up so it's specs aren't too great. Of course, I'll be upgrading the system pretty soon with a 7800 GT and a new PSU. If I were you, though, I would have gotten a bigger hard drive. All those games sure take up alot of space. Congrats on your first rig!

 

[imported_Stew]

Well done man. I have yet to get a case for my first build.

 

[thecrecarc]

Originally posted by: hatim

Originally posted by: thecrecarc
im 12

isnt it illegal to be here <13?

erm.... TECHNICALLY..... but stil... im going to be 13 in 2 months.


plus, its not like i ever tread in OT

 

[Waylay00]

Originally posted by: Chinoman
I'm 13. I built my rig a couple of months ago and it's still running smoothly. It was the easiest thing in the world. I don't find it a surprising feat for teenagers to accomplish. I tried to curve my system around my budget which I only had 1 year to save up so it's specs aren't too great. Of course, I'll be upgrading the system pretty soon with a 7800 GT and a new PSU. If I were you, though, I would have gotten a bigger hard drive. All those games sure take up alot of space. Congrats on your first rig!

Yeah, I'm thinking about investing in an 80GB SATA II drive for data. I'm also looking at a Lian Li case as well. I purchased my Tsunami with some of my money back in December of 04. I kind of regret it now, as I want something with a more sleek look. It's still a great case, but my tastes have changed a bit now since then.

 

[Chinoman]

Oh, so you bought all the parts separately? That explains how you were able to purchase such expensive equipment.

 

[AdamSnow]

Nice machine!

Blows the hell out of mine

 

[Waylay00]

Originally posted by: Chinoman
Oh, so you bought all the parts separately? That explains how you were able to purchase such expensive equipment.

Yeah, I bought the case and accessories (lights, keyboard, mouse) in once batch, then the CDRW/DVD and Hard Drive, then the mobo, CPU, H/S, RAM, and GPU.

 

[i1o0i]

Originally posted by: Waylay00
Hey guys, first off, I want to thank all of you for the tremendous amount help you have given me for the past year. Also, thanks to mechBgon, as your guide really helped too!

Anyways, I proceded with caution as I slowly began building. After about 6 hours of tedious work, I hooked up the monitor, and waited for the moment of glory - pressing the power switch. So I did, and boom! it POSTS! I was a happy camper...

Here's the specs -
ASUS A8N-SLI Premium
AMD Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego
XP-90 with Panaflo L1A
2GB (2x1GB) OCZ EL Platinum CAS 2-3-2-5
eVGA 7800GTX KO Edition (coming soon - temporary replaced by X300SE)
WD 74GB Raptor
LiteOn DVD/DCRW Combo
Antec TP II 2.0 550w sleeved with UV Blue Sleeving
Thermaltake Tsunami
Logisys UV Cathode

I guess it's not bad for a 13 year old.

Pics! -


Wow.. 13 yrs old dude build his own gaming pc.. its awesome.. so did u do it urself or some help from others?

Parts layed out on work area -
http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/7517/dsc015554jh.jpg

Rig Completed -
http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/9705/dsc015699om.jpg

Darkness (UV) -
http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/3622/dsc015665of.jpg

Me and my handiwork! -
http://img376.imageshack.us/img376/3062/dsc015755fw.jpg


Thanks everyone! I will post benchmarks as soon as I get my 7800GTX.

Thanks,
Wade

 

[absinthe]

Very nice. I just can't figure out why you look so unhappy ...

(All: Someone please reassure me that I'm not the only 30-something, married father-of-3 who reads these forums ... _

-abs

 

[Waylay00]

Lol, I was very tired.

 

[FeuerFrei]

You have impressed me on more than one level.

WTG. Hope you enjoy it, you deserve it.

 

[INM8]

Nice job Waylay, it seems like lots of people are building new pc's this time of year. In fact, i just built my second pc

ASUS A8N-SLI Premium
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+
Stock Cooler
1gb Kingston Hyperx PC3500 (2x512)
Gigabyte 7800 gtx
2x Samsung SP2504C 7200rpm 250gb HDDs (raid 0)
BenQ DW1640
Super Flower (TTGI for all you ppl who live in the US) 500w Modular PSU
Gigabyte 3d Aurora
Compro T300 Tv Tuner
Stock Black FDD

btw: Im 15 now. Im sure this pc will be much better than the pc i build 6 years ago (P3 450mhz).

 

[thirdlegstump]

have a few beers!

 

[Chinoman]

All those nice parts and only a CRT to enjoy them on...

 

[swatX]

Originally posted by: Chinoman
All those nice parts and only a CRT to enjoy them on...

i am not sure why a 12year old needs a 7800gtx!? well anyway wade; you should have gotten a LCD first then the 7800gtx.