Hey everybody!
Hey there everyone!
I would like to start off by saying that I've been watching all of Toms videos for awhile now, and I have to say he's one of my favorite tech youtubers. Once I heard about this forum I couldn't help but to join! You guys seem like a great community, and you stand out among the seas of others. ( Some communities are just plain gray )
I'm from Canada, (Yes, call me a Canuck if you wish), and I've been into DIY PC's for as long as I can remember. When I was in 2nd or third grade I was installing operating systems and playing around in the BIOS of my family computer! (Under the watchful eye of my father of course

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My experience has since far passed that of my mentor, my father, and I have turned into the family IT guy despite my age. I'm not much of a modder, but that's mostly because I'm still in school and I have barely enough time, or money to do much with my computer, nor the tools to mod with. I do however know more than anybody else in my life about actually building systems, but I know there is plenty of room for improvement, and there always will be.
I have spent quite a bit of time contributing to the learning of my friend though. He had some cash, and his old laptop just wasn't doing it for him anymore. Being the only techy he knew, he asked me about it, and well, I ended up making him a rig. We talked about it for awhile and we built it the way he wanted it. Ever since, he is fairly educated in PC's but, he is still learning.
My computer is just an old Dell inspiron 531 from 2007 that I have upgraded. The actual computer I got from my friend I built the rig for for free, because it was "broken" and he was using it as a foot rest. I plugged a new video card in, and it worked great. I've been slowly upgrading it ever since. Having basically no money, it's
still nothing to stop laughing at, but it is what it is.
Anyway, you all seem like a great community! I can't wait to get in on some of the conversations on this awesome forum. (After my finals that is)
Thanks,
-Kidbest100