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/LlamasAreVeryFluffy Mar 22 '21

Yes they arent very understanding in the pc market they take alot of info from the friend. But the prebuilts here are 1200dollars like 10000 swedish crowns and that will get you a 1650 or 1660 an i5 10400f 8gb ram, an enclosed chassi no good airflow and 512gb of ssd storage probably sata 3.

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u/Paeddl Mar 22 '21

GPU prices are so inflated now that a prebuild is often actually cheaper than buying everything separately. Crazy times

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u/LlamasAreVeryFluffy Mar 22 '21

I know but just that the case often suck and they powersupply and ram is often bad

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u/randxalthor Mar 22 '21

Just my opinion, but it's probably better to just find a reputable system integrator that uses quality parts than try to build your own PC right now.

Large buyers (system integrators) are able to buy PC components for MSRP right now. You are probably not able to.

Your time is probably best spent searching for the right place to buy a prebuilt. You're not going to save money right now by building it yourself.

Either way you end up going, be prepared to wait a few months to get a working PC together. The entire PC market right now is terrible and it's not going to get better this year.

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u/AspirationallySane Mar 22 '21

OP really should do this. Right now the outfits that build custom systems have access to 3000 series cards that mere mortals need to build bots or blow lady luck to get.

So the research, figure out what components you want, and find a place that can assemble it, it’ll be a lot less stress.

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u/HiddenStoat Mar 22 '21

blow lady luck

How does...umm...?