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Dad Surprises Son With Custom Gaming PC Wholesome Greentext Story

This image is a screenshot of a 4chan anonymous greentext post, paired with a small Wojak-style illustration of the poster as a young boy at the top left. The post tells a heartfelt personal story: when the poster was 12 years old, he wanted to build a $800 gaming PC with his father, as he only had a laptop that could barely run Minecraft. His father told him the cost was too high at the time, and gave him $50 for his birthday to start saving for the PC. A few months later, the poster came home from school to find a fully built gaming PC in his room, with all the parts from his list plus an upgraded GPU, gifted as a late birthday present. Years later when the poster was 20, he found his father's old research notes while cleaning the garage: his dad had saved for 4 months, worked weekend overtime, taught himself how to build a PC from YouTube tutorials and forum posts, and never told the poster about the effort he put into the gift. The poster notes he still owns the PC and will never sell it.
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>be me
>12 years old, really want a gaming PC
>stuck on a laptop that barely runs Minecraft
>ask dad if we can build one together
>show him a parts list, $800 total
>he sighs
>"that's a lot of money right now buddy"
>I get it, tell him it's okay
>birthday comes around
>he gives me $50 and a note
>"maybe start saving for it"
>try not to look disappointed
>few months pass
>come home from school
>there's a box in my room
>it's a fully built gaming PC
>has all the parts from my list
>better GPU than I asked for
>run downstairs
>"dad is this really mine"
>he just smiles
>"happy late birthday"
>years later I'm 20
>helping mom clean out the garage one day
>find a notebook with PC building research
>YouTube notes, forum posts, budgeting spreadsheet
>he saved for 4 months
>worked overtime on weekends
>taught himself how to build it
>never told me
>still have that PC
>never selling it

Overview

This image is a screenshot of a 4chan anonymous greentext post, paired with a small Wojak-style illustration of the poster as a young boy at the top left. The post tells a heartfelt personal story: when the poster was 12 years old, he wanted to build a $800 gaming PC with his father, as he only had a laptop that could barely run Minecraft. His father told him the cost was too high at the time, and gave him $50 for his birthday to start saving for the PC. A few months later, the poster came home from school to find a fully built gaming PC in his room, with all the parts from his list plus an upgraded GPU, gifted as a late birthday present. Years later when the poster was 20, he found his father's old research notes while cleaning the garage: his dad had saved for 4 months, worked weekend overtime, taught himself how to build a PC from YouTube tutorials and forum posts, and never told the poster about the effort he put into the gift. The poster notes he still owns the PC and will never sell it.

Origin notes

This content originates as an anonymous user-submitted greentext post on 4chan, dated June 3, 2024, as evidenced by the 4chan-style post header, timestamps, and greentext formatting. It was later republished as an entry on 9GAG's RSS feed under the original title 'Gaming pc', and has circulated widely across social media as a popular wholesome viral story.

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