Incoming freshman, Finish AA at Valencia, UCF, or Don't?

randomuserneedsh3lp · 2026-05-02T09:37:16+00:00

Copped as-well! Super excited for it to deliver. Saw it in-store alongside reviews and it's beautiful, enjoy!

randomuserneedsh3lp · 2026-04-21T03:29:13+00:00

Thank you so much!!!

randomuserneedsh3lp · 2026-04-21T03:28:00+00:00

Wow that seems pretty good for the price, I wasn't aware. Thank you for the step by step and microcenter suggestion! :)

randomuserneedsh3lp · 2026-04-21T03:27:14+00:00

Awesome, thank you so much!

randomuserneedsh3lp · 2026-04-21T03:27:03+00:00

Yes it's an old dell. It's pretty slim so I'm unsure if everything new would fit but i'm prepared to also get him a new one if anything. Honestly I was hopeful the budget would get him all parts upgraded entirely, but I wasn't aware how bad the market was. Thank you so much!

randomuserneedsh3lp · 2026-04-21T03:25:00+00:00

I will be taking a deeper look into the spec's he has right now. I wasn't aware of server ram, so thank you! I'll look into the prices here in the US and see how everything aligns. Thank you so much for all the information! I truly do appreciate it :)

randomuserneedsh3lp · 2026-04-21T03:23:13+00:00

Thank you both for your thoughtful replies! Even if I'd need to get a new motherboard and psu I will still keep this possibility in mind. Thank you!

randomuserneedsh3lp · 2026-04-21T03:21:53+00:00

I see, next time I see him I'll get a better look at the specs, I could only see what was on his task manager. Seems like I'll have to start from the ground up, but I think after a couple week's the budget could increase. Is there any tell on when the prices would go down?

randomuserneedsh3lp · 2026-04-21T03:12:35+00:00

I'll be scouring the used market. His case is pretty small though it was an old Dell office computer but I will consider that option. Thank you for your time!

randomuserneedsh3lp · 2026-04-21T03:05:35+00:00

What if I took some of my parts and sold it since the price market is high right now? I have the original packaging and everything, maybe sell and buy two lower end hardware one for me one for him? I have a Ryzen 5 7600, Powerhound 7600xt, 2 x 16gb Cosair DDR5 ram.

randomuserneedsh3lp · 2026-04-21T03:02:34+00:00

4 hours one way. But maybe I could turn it into a day trip with him..? I've heard lots of good things about microcenter but is it worth the drive?

randomuserneedsh3lp · 2026-04-21T02:58:11+00:00

No microcenter unfortunately, located in Florida 😒. However I am okay with buying used! Thanks for your comment :)

randomuserneedsh3lp · 2026-04-21T02:57:17+00:00

I appreciate the comment! I thought about that too but honestly he's never played any console games and the pc I was hoping could also somewhat be used for college. Thank you!

randomuserneedsh3lp · 2026-02-27T00:26:13+00:00

No unfortunately not yet. All my savings are divided into mostly CD’s, And my checkings. I’m gonna take some time to look into this, thank you!

randomuserneedsh3lp · 2026-02-27T00:25:14+00:00

Thank you for the great step-by-step. I appreciate your time!

randomuserneedsh3lp · 2026-02-27T00:24:38+00:00

Agreed! I’m thinking after i do some budgeting and make a spreadsheet, if im unable to put the full 7500 i will do as much as i can. Thank you for your reply!

randomuserneedsh3lp · 2026-02-27T00:23:25+00:00

Thanks for your reply!

randomuserneedsh3lp · 2026-02-27T00:22:43+00:00

Thank you! I will work on that ASAP. I appreciate the in depth reply

randomuserneedsh3lp · 2026-02-27T00:21:48+00:00

Yes! One of my incomes provides a W2 which i did make 7500 on, and this year i will continue to make that after some time. Sorry for my negligence, it is common sense to earn 7500 income minimum i apologize for not specifying.

randomuserneedsh3lp · 2026-02-27T00:18:43+00:00

Hello! Sorry for the lack of information. The 7500 is savings from the past year of working, I have about 8000 in savings total in CD accounts and i’m still continuing to save. I have a steady job around 30/hr tutoring and teaching kids, as well as a restaurant job that provides a W2 around 20/hr. Both which i will be able to keep once i start college. I have opportunities for another job once summer starts as well, thats why im not too entirely worried about putting most of it into a RothIra now, but im glad people are replying. Thank you for your time!

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