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First coat of paint, I didn't get a shot of the case before I went straight to painting. It's a Rosewill Tyrfing, it was inexpensive.
I took my daughter to the hardware store and had her pick out colors for pc build I was "doing for a customer" and these are the colors she chose. This picture shows the coats of primer over the masked off pink stripe.
I painted the inside of the case pink in multiple coats, then taped off the vents at the top and bottom to paint them blue.
Finished bare chassis, I was quite pleased with myself.
Front bezel, please ignore the mess of a garage. I'm still trying to get reorganized after the first year of a charity event I founded.
Front panel assembled onto the chassis.
The colors DUKE, THE COLORS!
Lynnfield i5 overclocked to 3.7 with a corsair h100, 16gb of Ram, and a gtx 770.
Case with the side off.
120gb Samsung ego.
Ready for the reveal. I built this pc for my Daughter's 5th birthday a few weeks back. She absolutely loves it. Being an IT guy I couldn't resist getting her started on the PC experience.
It is my cakeday, but don't upvote for cake, upvote if you like the build.
Be good to one another.
EDIT
WOW FP, I really didn't expect this to go anywhere. Thanks! I'll post my setup sometime in the next week or so. I have some cleaning up to do and a GPU to install.
Since I reached FP here is a gift...http://imgur.com/gallery/N0zuu
happymonday
Console guy here. Fuck me gently with a chainsaw. Excellent choice in colours. That was the extent of my PC understanding.
momordicacharantia
I only got cake on my fifth birthday...but great fathering!
TobyHinloopen
That 5yr old is going to be spoiled af
Sarska
God fucking dammit. That 5 year old has a better PC than me
WigglesTheHoly
I just want what all parents want, a good retirement home lol.
Pruppets
I'm building my first pc (I'm 28) and the wiring is the most confusing part :(
Omegarighteous
If D.VA was a PC this is what she would look like
kurodansei
Kowabunga Dad.
LukewarmBeans
My dad is in IT and he never gave me a sweet fucking computer. *cries*
WigglesTheHoly
Oh I know some fellow IT workers who go home to a tech dead zone, and they won't let their kids have it.
LukewarmBeans
No, our house certainly isn't a tech dead zone. I shouldn't be crying because he gave me a job I guess.
WigglesTheHoly
That's the spirit!
swordoath0
Wow, not even one "it's me ur child" comment. I'm impressed.
WigglesTheHoly
Check reddit....
mishef
Epic Job! Best dad ever!
Cheeez1985
What does a 5 year old need 16GB of RAM for?
WigglesTheHoly
Because I had it laying around and what else would I do with it?
DrFartstheTRex
RAM fight
WigglesTheHoly
https://media.giphy.com/media/mAf60cr3EFPna/giphy.gif
madpine
Can I be your daughter?
SpaghettiChakalaka
OK. What. 5 Years old? .. I had my first PC with 15. To play Sims 1.
Kuroinoakuma
Pssh, I built my first rig back in '96 when I was 8... played Diablo and Starcraft/Brood Wars a fair bit on it! XD
LadyWidebottom
Dad had a computer for us to use around that time as well, plus a spare. We had some good LAN games going.
BlackSeaDevil
That candy crush saga is gonna run smoothly as fuck
Barranomaly
5 yo be like NERF this!
HighSeass
Very good pc, might want a better graphics card though
HighSeass
Wait she's five I'm dumb
NOTAnAdminOfThisWebsite
Her's is better than mine... SHUT UP
HighSeass
Fight me
FrustratedBluffing
get lost m8 my 770 is totally fine...
BigHairySandwich
I'm currently borrowing a 770. it's actually not that bad. 90 fps in overwatch on high settings
FrustratedBluffing
*looks at settings menu seeing lows and mediums* uhhhhh
hikinenvillasukka
I can run Fallout4 for example with ultra settings with no problems at all, on OW I have stable 150fps too. 770 is still fine.
Sinisterberry
PC THE MASTER RACE
Enterpr1z3
Can you adopt me
LeafyXPyro
I'll do my chores
iworkatkuatdriveyards
+1 for being an awesome Dad, but let us never forget:
MrPickins
That SSD thinks very highly of itself.
iluvurmom
Upvote for Win7.
xlittlebeastx
+1 for " the colors, DUKE!"
ILiekTurdles
When a 5 year old has a better PC than you do
ImgurPremiumAccount
I hope you cleared your browser history before gifting it to your daughter
WigglesTheHoly
Brand new ssd.
ninjakittyboxrz
I'm colorblind, kid.
stayfoxy
POPSICLE! Woah ho!
Circller
thank you
Silarel
An excellent gift, imo~ That said, do be careful about involving her in her own gifts the way you did with the colors. (1/N)
Silarel
The way I found out about Santa was that my parents put presents in boxes I recognized.(2/2)
WigglesTheHoly
Oh it was simply a 1 time item to get a feel on her colors.
ProfessorDumbass
Bit of overkill to run Paint...but ok
WigglesTheHoly
I used components I had on hand, from my previous build.
ProfessorDumbass
There was a Dora the Explorer game my girl loved about the age of 5. Music and stuff, probably dirt cheap
WigglesTheHoly
I'll definately look into it, Thanks!
ProfessorDumbass
I just googled..there are dozens...i think it was fairytale..but no certain
AugustusWest
I've got a tiny person who has shares genetics with me who has a birthday coming up. Great idea.
JeSuisNarwalls
Tiny and shares genetics you say Http://i.imgur.com/tQJ5UeF.gif
WigglesTheHoly
We signed ours up with ABCMouse.com and I locked it down so she can't get to most of the web.
LosLocosKickYourAss
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thecuteocalypseishere
Oh yeah, I had unrestricted internet access as a 9 y/o and gave the computer malware while trying to figure out what sex was. Fun times.
SirCabbage
I got a terrible virus looking for porn once as a kid. Not only did I eventually manage to cure it, but I learnt a LOT about security.
girlpants
D-did it work? Did you find it?
CloysterOysterX3
Legend says he's still searching to this day....
AugustusWest
interesting, I'll check it out. Thanks.
YouMeAndJP
+1 for including a paper clip CD emergency ejector (in the last pic)
Lobuttomize
I used mine to pick food out of my broken tooth
WigglesTheHoly
Only the finest of tools!
DrFartstheTRex
I fix computers and printers for a living. No joke, I don't go anywhere without a paperclip.
WigglesTheHoly
I actually have a special paperclip I soldered it together to form a handle and heat shrink wrapped the handle. lol I was bored one day.
AnthonyPeterson
A great acronym for it is ODDET (Optical Disc Drive Extraction Tool). I learned that from my Computer Support instructor.
Squiggy888
People still use cd drives?
Elapo
Yes, for those rare moments when you get a book that comes with a PDF on CD, or when your prof requires you to turn in your project on CD.
amstrad
They're useful if you don't have a thumb-drive to do OS installs.
AnthonyPeterson
Heck, I keep a dozen repair discs available. It's way cheaper unless you set it up as a multi-boot USB drive.
Bollefanden
Cool, but what in the hell does a 5 year old need a computer for? Lol.
SirDuckOnQuack
Hardcore black men gangbanging porn
Kerberos623
Gotta start early to become PC Master race.
brikhouse2
I totally agree, a 5yr old should be outside or using their imaginations, not stuck in front of a computer
LadyWidebottom
My kids' school started them on a reading and maths computer program from their first year.
PirateRubberDuck
The kids use computers in some nurseries now.
PirateRubberDuck
My son was using a PC at 4. 5 and a half now and he is pretty good on a computer.
EinsteinsFitAsAFiddle
My dad and I played computer games together for as long as I can remember. It's a great thing to bond over
Higurashi
The earlier you start, the more natural it becomes (see violinists). That said I'd watch the blue light exposure.
Stumpyz
My mom and I started learning to upgrade the family's Win-95 machine when I was around that age. Never too early to start learning.
tornadosandwich
I can understand them having a computer, but a full on quality gaming desktop? What do they need that for, club penguin?
forestfinagle
Shhh... OP
ItWasNotMeItWasTheOneArmedMan
I was using MS DOS to a limited extent when I was five. My dad showed me the directory for a few fame demos, so I was able to exit windows>
amstrad
When I was 5, all I had was a dos prompt and a few 5 1/4" and 3.5" floppies with games on them.
ItWasNotMeItWasTheOneArmedMan
>and find the games in DOS at that age. He was a computer geek too; just depends what you show your kids at what age.
mountainofpuppies
Look at the difference in comp skills between 20 somethings and their parents. And that's from just getting PC at age 10 at the earliest
Timmy79
Different question: why does a 5yo need a rig with 16gigs of RAM and an OC'ed processor?
Jokesterwild
Jealous?
mountainofpuppies
Yeah.. I was wondering about that.. And only a 130gb hdd? Bit odd
Jkund17
I'm 27 and I'm pretty sure I'd started using a PC right around 93/94.
BlackSeaDevil
Same here, but at that time I was mostly playing with MS Paint. Anyway, 5yo, really? Buy her a dog and make go outside!
DecorativeCacti
Same. My uncle worked for Microsoft so we got deals on software. I loved the Magic School Bus games.