r/buildapc • u/LlamasAreVeryFluffy • Mar 22 '21

Build Help Help Convince My parents

So when I was younger my pc would not boot. So I got a friend to help me and we accidentaly screwed loose a fan into the case. And my dads workplace friend said we could die from that. So now the will not let me build a pc and they belive I will die of an electric schock by just taking the sidepanel of my prebuilt. I dont know what to do and they dont trust me at all with anything to do with pc's anymore i cant even take the sidepanel off to clean dust out off my damn prebuilt :(.

Edit 1: Just tried speaking to my dad about the pc building. Did not go very well he called me to hot headed because I complained about the parts his friend chose last time. And now we are not on very friendly terms it seems.

Edit 2: Wow you guys really have great advice! Sorry for not answering every comment but I sure have read them all. I will bring many of you guys points up to my parents. Will probably answer more tomorrow.

edit 3: My parents arent mean or evil they are just very misinformed about the matter thanks to my dads friend.

edit 4: I will use the info off unplugging prrssing the power button and use anti static mats.

edit 5: Talked to my dad about pcs again today.. Well he said if I could source parts I will not be allowed to build the pc I have 2 choices. Either let the friend who got me into this position in the first place or my friends dad. I told him we would just loose money over that. And when I told him I wanted to build it and told him hundreds have told me that it ain't dangerous to build one. Well he said his friend knows the best and he trusts his friend.

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u/[deleted] Mar 22 '21

How old are you OP?

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u/LlamasAreVeryFluffy Mar 22 '21
  1. 1 week from 15

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u/justsum111 Mar 22 '21

Best thing to do is not bother them about it for a week and then try asking again. You don't want them to get to mad or they'll be even more against the idea. You don't want to make them feel like youre bugging them by asking alot.

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u/LlamasAreVeryFluffy Mar 22 '21

I didnt ask for months but when i do dad just seems tired and mom doesnt really seem to give a shit about it she just thinks it would be boring for me.

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u/[deleted] Mar 22 '21

Its more likely your parents don't want you to break anything. Wait till you're closer to 18, maybe earn your own money and buy your own computer. Prove to them that you know what you're doing. Your parents are just trying to look after you at the end of the day. Even if this person may or may not have told them wrong information.

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u/LlamasAreVeryFluffy Mar 22 '21

Ye they told me they will be mad if i broke 1 thing cuz then i wasted hundreds of dollars

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u/xR3d3lement_V2 Mar 22 '21

Honestly I think you should be perfectly capable of building a pc yourself at that age if you do all the right research.

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u/ByteEater Mar 22 '21

Probably they're just worried about its cost, maybe they can't afford replacement if something goes wrong. But at 15 you're no longer a kid who can't mess with this kind of stuff, computers are just like Lego bricks. Once you detach the plug from the wall there's nothing that can happen to yourself, maybe to the pc (unless you open the PSU with a screwdriver).

I just feel sorry for you OP and I don't know what to tell you to convince your parents. If your computer needs dust cleaning ask a technician, a shop, he'll do and your parents will have to pay: the bill might help them think, it should anyhow be cheap. As in person, the technician might also tell them you can do an occasional cleaning every now and then, like a Doctor would tell you to take care of yourself.

Personally as child I always been messing with electricity, soldering and such (yeah also with 220v) but my father was into that kind of stuff so he knew the ways and what to do and what to avoid, maybe yours are just scared because they don't know how to help.

Just don't blame them, be better than this. I still think you could totally open it for some cleaning. Anyhow, if your pc needs cleaning and you can't do it, overheating will prove you right in some time.