Computer Setup

This is one way to post RT content outside of the rt coolcomputersetups haha. Nice setup

At least shes not jerking off behind a dumpster.

Way to keep the topic current

I have £200 to last me 3 months, I think that's pretty low on funds.

I'm not sure why this was downvoted, £200 to last 3 months is pretty bad. Especially if you have to travel, or eat. In fact, it might just about cover food.

Pretentious internet super-hero's that downvote and pretend they are better than her for thinking £200 isn't a lot, and that all the poor africans are doing worse.

It really pisses me off. I'm a student originally from the UK and I would never be able to survive a single month of purchasing decent healthy food from a supermarket on 200 pounds. If you can't afford to eat proper meals then you're definitely poor by my book.

The knight is white with this one!

How am I white knighting? I'm certainly not doing this because of OPs gender (which WN usually applies to). I'm just trying to point out that the amount she said she has isn't much for a single adult for 3 months.

I'm hoping it will cover food, travel, art supplies and my phone contract. I don't think some people realise how much living costs.

Yet you bought COD Ghosts Hardened Edition, el o el.

Didn't the slide show say she won it opening night?

Oh, sorry then, I was viewing it on AlienBlue (mobile app).

I won that copy at a launch night event, didn't pay a penny for it! So quick to judge.

Something tells me most people downvoting you are some 'muricans that are able to shop at their Wulmurts and Costcosts. Cost of living is generally higher in Europe, and last time I was in England (live across the pond) it wasn't that much lower than Scandinavia, and I'm hardly able to make it on 250 GBP (400 USD) a month.

$200 in America won't get you a month's rent. I think that's where it's coming from. Someone's paying for her for something, so there is money if things happen.

It's £200 after I've paid my rent. I pay it in 3 month blocks. And no one pays for anything for me. If things happen, I am royally boned.

And that's all you need to cover every base I thought up. I dont see why people actually care. You spend your money on different things than they do. Whoop-dee-doo

All you can do now is become a streamer and hope for the best! Some streamers are in college and making TONS of extra cash.

I don't even have the time unless people want to watch me draw :')

You want to cover that on 200 pounds? Thats impossible even for one month..

Maybe it does in your dirty commie country

In russia, loan pays you

Yaaa.... you're not gonna make it. That might last me a month. You should probably cancel your phone.

I'm probably gonna sell some stuff, my contract isn't that much but I like eating as well and I've got loads of crap at my mums i don't use.

Is it even possible to make 200£ last for three months in GBR? For what I know prices in Great Britain are not much lower than in Scandinavia and I'd bet it would be impossible here to manage one month with 200£ (or about 240€) if you'd have to pay the rent, electricity, water, cell phone and food.

My rent is £375 a month, I can't last a month on £200, not even close.

I've thought rents would be higher in London, given that you couldn't get any apartment under 500€ in Helsinki.

I share with 3 friends, all together it's 1500 a month and I live in a unusually cheap house in a cheap area, most of my friends pay around 1800 in total for four bedrooms (including the box room).

IIRC, she doesn't have a job (it'd interfere with studies), and that's all that's left after she's paid her rent.

Maybe she shouldnt waste her money on all those toys then

She could always sell her Games, xbox, DS,or PC. Maybe thats why she's not "poor".

See, I've had this argument applied to me a few times, a xbox 360 now will get you what, £40 if you're lucky? So that's 2 weeks of food if you really stretch it, then what? Selling items you have is not a sustainable income, and can be detrimental to your mental wellbeing (£10 on a used xbox game is much cheaper than £10 on a single night out).

Yeesh, people are dicks over the title. I feel for ya. I invested a lot of money into my build when I started college because it was a huge necessity, but for the rest of my years I was on a strict budget where I couldn't spend money for anything else except a little food and Sallie Mae payments. Actually, mainly Sallie Mae. The computer was the happy center of my room because I put all my effort into saving for it. I didn't have much else.

Wait. You had enough money to buy a I7 yet you couldn't afford a different case? "Poor"

It's a prebuilt pc, it came how it came.

What the fuck. Where did you buy it from? Who spends enough on a I7 to throw it in a case like that with a 120 dollar graphics card? Like what's the point.

Mine came with an i7 2600k but a GT 530. This was before I knew anything about pc's though. Since then I've added an SSD and a GTX 770.

PC World (british computer superstore thing), I'm gonna upgrade all the crappy parts when I've got money, but for now it will have to do.

Shitty parts or not, she's at least got a computer. It's better than hanging on to 1-2 good parts but not enough for a full computer. Seems it'll be a while before she gets enough money to upgrade.

Then the less of your budget you spend in retail mark-up the better. Lots of solid prebuilds else where. PC world is like a 1000x shitter version of Best Buy, where the "IT Techs" just trawl your HDD for personal files to steal and reformat to fix minor faults/cover tracks.

She said in other comments that she needs a decent computer in order to run the software she needs for her schoolwork. If the best she can do is a computer from PC World, then so be it.

There are other uses for computer than gaming. If you're into arts, digital drawing, graphic design etc you'll do just fine with ~$100 graphics card - RAM and processor matters the most.

Poor college kid here. I can relate, this is normal

I'm at university and if I walked into a girls room and saw that setup I'd fall in love instantly

Until i saw all the COD stuff

Please keep memes out of good coolcomputersetupss.

You think this is funny, motherfucker? I'll wreck you 1v1.

Uwotm8? com ova ere an ill do ya fookin 'ead in.

U avin a giggle m8?

COD is call of duty, its a game.

Call of duty is not an OS or platform.

Am I the only one that would rather not date a gamer girl? I hate a lot of male gamers as it stands, and then there's the added layer of the female gamer stereotype. I'd much rather date a girl who could teach me about what she likes and I could about this stuff. That's a much more interesting experience to me than having shallow discussions about how "PIKACHU IS SO KUWAIIIIIIII!!!!! XD DESU! DESUCHAN! <33333333."

Gotta love the podcast :)

Oh yeah. Some of their setups can be pretty serious!

Duh. Where do you put on your warpaint?

Holy...They have us outnumbered by 30K as well!

I was amused to suddenly realise this must be in the UK due to your juice and chili sauce.

You can tell it's the UK because her mouse is on the left side.

What? I thought that was a left/right handed thing? Never seen anyone who wasn't left-handed having theirs on the left here before.

It was a joke

Oh, fair enough then, my bad.

I'm left handed and I use y right hand for the mouse. Thought that was the norm.

I'm right-handed yet I keep my mouse in my left hand.

I thought it was UK because of the water. Its the little things.

Don't worry people who are worrying about this person being not "poor"- she studies visual arts.

Soon she will be working at a general store.

I'm actually studying to become a teacher.

Respect! I am doing the same and have no disrespect toward your studies. I also don't think that people account for the fact that you might need processing power for some of the classes you are enrolled in (not that I could have a clue). Music and design peeps get a lot of flac for having any kind of decent PC while they are on a budget- sometimes it is necessary!

It really is necessary, I've been using laptops in the past and they don't have the power I need to run the programmes I use and then the laptops end up crapping out after 8 or 9 months. It's easier to have a good pc rather than pay £400 every year I need a new laptop.

Hey I graduated with my bachelor's in graphic design and now I'm a senior marketing associate...nothing really to do with my degree, but it ain't no general store :P

All the people implying that all of this equipment has been purchased with the same source of funds that the food is purchased with.

It's like people have never heard of presents :') Student Loans are ridiculous, once I've paid my rent I've barely got enough money left to last me until my next payment. Drives me insane. Also, thanks :D

Yeah, I was lucky in finding a house which had extremely decent rent for the area.

The main reason I don't have a job is because I know my work will suffer if I get one, it's hard to balance stuff out properly. Hopefully I'll be able to get a summer job and save up enough to not have to worry about money next year.

I spent my last student loan instalment ever on an i7 3770k... And then left uni with it :) one day I'll pay it back...

You are supposed to get a summer job to get money.

Trying to find a summer job in a big city is pretty hard, because everyone is looking for summer jobs. And the systems stupid, my mum earns enough for them to lower the amount of loan I get but not enough to support me, after she's paid her rent and sorted out funds for the rest of the month there's nothing left over.

Same here, the upper cut off is far too low. Especially as my my dad is a contractor who was earning last tax year (where they calculate student loans from) but isn't working at the moment so he can't give me any money.

Dat achievement hunter poster, love those guys.

I have that same art-deco minecraft poster!

I should really get one of those achievement hunter posters

As far as I know, that specific AH poster was a one-off. Can't buy them anymore as they were only available during their Extra Life livestream.

What are you studying ? Im currently studying Graphic Design at uni

I'm doing Visual Arts :) I have studied Graphics before but I switched courses 'cause I didn't get to draw like I wanted too

Can I ask what uni are you studying at?

University of Salford in England :)

Weird seeing someone so close in the gaming setups coolcomputersetups.

I'd say it may be time for a good ol' fashioned coolcomputersetups meet up!

I usually have it pulled out if I'm using it, it just makes my desk look really unneat ):

Certainly beats my poor guys university gaming setup. Certainly miss dual screening! Nice sized desk considering it looks like uni accommodation?

It is uni accommodation, but the desk takes up most of the room :')

I think i have the same drawing tablet.

My girlfriend just got that tablet for Christmas and she's in love with it. It's a pretty major upgrade from her old Bamboo. What kind of work do you do with it?

Mostly digital paintings, it's really good for stuff like that, the pressure tool is amazing for getting a realistic theme.

I just picked up one of those drawing tablets this semester for architectural sketches. I am also a lefty (but I use my mouse with my right hand)

Is that a cup of TP in the last pic?

It is :') I have to keep toilet paper in my room or it gets stolen

It's the Wacom Intuos Creative Pen and Touch :)

Hey, im soon to get a tablet too, would you recommend the Wacom Intuos Creative Pen? are there any pros or cons that stand out to you

They're brilliant, I'd definitely recommend them. The only issue I've seen is that if you'd rather use it wirelessly, they kit to do that is an extra £30, which sucks a bit.

Ahh thanks for the fast response! yeah I saw that on their website, that does suck, I guess ill just use it wired. Ive been waiting to get a tablet for ages (fellow poor uk student)

They're worth the investment, the last Wacom tablet I had lasted almost 4 years before I had to replace it.

Nice setup, did you try to come with a build of your own with the price of the prebuilt? because you can really get better parts and enjoy putting it together

What's that writing thing? does it transfer hand written notes electronically onto your computer? and where can I get one?

Why are there no pictures of said COD scarf?

I was like is that gus? then i saw the pooster and gave my approval

Upvote for Achievement Hunter poster from Extra Life

Has an i7 most likeley store bought pc an xbox and lots of games.

I have that same minecraft and achievement hunter poster

TIL Guitar Hero is 'old-school'

Do you attend Staffordshire University per chance? Nice station by the way :) Very nice for a dorm room :)

Very nice setup! Also, good luck on the student loan things. I know they can be rather annoying.

If she's in the UK she has a better chance than us in the US,.. ew.

I am in the UK, I feel for you guys over the pond, our systems pretty messed up and it drives me insane, I can't imagine what it's like for you guys.

Darned if you do, darned if you don't.

Quite possibly, but either way I'm sure loans aren't fun at all. My best friend just had to get one, and it didn't look like something I'd want to have to deal with lol. And especially not fun if you already have other types of payments to make.

Oh yeah I don't mean to take anything away by making it sound like the money they have to pay now is 'small' but compared to 20-30k a year (depending on where you go and what you do) is crazy.

Uk student loans aren't messed up in the same way, ours are paid off as a percentage of any earnings over 21k before tax and don't affect credit scores

The xbox was a present from my brother, one monitor is an old tv and the other one came with the computer. Just because i have stuff doesn't mean that I've bought it myself.

Poor? Generic case with i7 and high end gfx card inside? Poor?

I'd visit the heck outa that room. Nice setup

Don't need any of that to play call of duty ghosts.

You look incredibly non-poor. What the fuck are you talking about?

From looking at your game collection, I have determined you to be an actual gamer girl, and that's just cool.

I'm sure all she ever wanted was your approval.

I didn't mean to be that guy, but I'm so used to girls that only play call of duty, and this is a breath of fresh air. Forgive me

What's wrong with only playing call of duty?

What is not having variety for $500. Only playing Call of Duty and saying you're a gamer is like saying you're a stamp collector and only having one stamp.

That analogy wasn't as good as you probably thought it was.

How so? It's pretty accurate. Unless you play Treyarch and Infinity Ward CoD, then that's a whopping two stamps. I love Call of Duty, I'm not saying it's a bad game, but you can't have one game series and call yourself a gamer. This goes for guys and grills.

Gamer: a person who plays games and especially video or computer games

Call of Duty Black Ops II and Call of Duty Ghosts. 2 games.

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