How much have you spent?

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How much have you spent?

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How much have you spent purchasing hardware over the last year? After adding everything up, I'm just under $5000. Not as bad as I thought! :D
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I dont count anymore ;)
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Post by Rivas »

7k last year
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Post by mwkirchner »

I have probably spent in the $2000.00 range ... $1700.00 of it on my sig computer ... including the speakers (Klipsch Pro-Media 2.1)
Antec Nine Hundred case, 4GB A-Data DDR2 800 RAM, Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 Conroe 2.66GHz, ASUS P5K-E/WIFI-AP MB, XFX GeForce 8600GT XXX 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 video card, ZALMAN CNPS9500 AT 2 Ball CPU Cooling Fan/Heatsink, Seagate Barracuda 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s HDD, Aerocool FP-01 Multifunction panel w/card reader, Zerodba 620W PSU, LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD with LightScribe SATA, Samsung CDDVDW SH-S203B SATA, Acer P241W 24" w/s monitor, Canon CanoScan LiDE 35 scanner, Klipsch ProMedia 2.1.
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I won't even try to add it up. Ashamed :(
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Interesting this poll came up today. I just ordered the Prometeia Omega with the following specs: Lian-li PC65USB with window and blue cold cathode tube; Intel P4 3.06 GHz HT 533 FSB; 1 GB TwinMOS PC3200 (2x512); TTGI Silent TT-520SS 520W PSU; GigaByte GA-8INXP Intel E7205 Socket 478 P4 Dual Channel DDR; Prometeia Phase Shift Microfreezer cooling for CPU (no load operates at -45C); Swiftech Watercooling system for VGU on graphics card; 2 WD 80GB 7200RPM EIDE HDDs; Pioneer 16X DVD-Rom/40x CD-Rom (master); Toshiba 16x40x10x CDRW/12x DVD (slave); ATI All-in-Wonder RADEON 9700 Pro 128MB DDR 8XAGP; Samsung LCD Monitor 191N 19" Display; Microsoft Wireless Optical Desktop (KBD/Mouse combo); Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy 2; Klipsch Pro Media 5.1 THX Certified Speaker System; Windows XP Home. With over $200 in shipping charges, that totals just under $6200! But hey, the year is young :) If you want to check out the Prometeia cooling systems, go to http://www.hardwaregods.com . Enjoy!
ASUS Rampage IV Formula Intel X-79 Chipset SATA 6.0 Gb/sec USB 3.0 Motherboard
Intel Core i7 3730K Sandy Bridge-E LGA 2011 @ 3.8 GHz (Turbo)
16GB Corsair Vengeance (4x4GB) DDR3 1600MHz
2x EVGA GeForce GTX580 Classified Ultra 3072MB in SLI
2x Western Digital Caviar 500GB HDD
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PC Power and Cooling 1200W PSU
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Samsung 22" Widescreen Monitor @ 1920x1080
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Post by A_old »

maybe $150?

heh not much this year...
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Post by Immortal »

I got this new comp this year... and building another one.. total it up... adding camera... racing wheels... joysticks and waht not..

roughly.. 4000? ouch.. and was thinking of a lappy... not gonna happen...
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Post by LT-73 »

Hmmmmmmm, maybe about 2 1/2 gran since last year. if this info gets to tigress, i'm as good as dead! :eek:
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Post by Immortal »

Originally posted by LT-73
Hmmmmmmm, maybe about 2 1/2 gran since last year. if this info gets to tigress, i'm as good as dead! :eek:


then I better quote this and send her a pm! hehe
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Post by LT-73 »

Originally posted by Immortal
then I better quote this and send her a pm! hehe


Geeeeeeez is this a conspieracy? Between you, jcos and brembo, i feel you guyz are out to get me! :p
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Post by Brk »

I laugh at this question!
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Post by YeOldeStonecat »

I've been good this year, the monitor was it, besides a couple of games...so about 800 bucks.

Last year, did a mobo/CPU/RAM, that was around 700 bucks.

Got a lot of good used parts over the past year....freebies, etc.

I'll add another 500 bucks soon as the R-350 comes out.
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Post by Docsta »

i think 1100.00 or so this year
Pentium 4 2.8GHz, 512DDR Kingmax RAM, Intel D845PEBT2 Motherboard, Sound Blaster Audigy Gamer, 3Com 3C905CX-TXNM NIC, Radeon 8500 64MB DDR, Lite-On DVD-ROM, Plextor Plexwriter 40/12/40A CDRW, Antec 430W TruePower PSU, Two Western Digital 100GB 8MB Cache HD's.
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Post by Thor Walez »

I have learned to forget such things like that .......

btw: my both sig comps and alot of "upgrade my old ones" but I sold these old!!!

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1st rig:
Abit NF7-S v2.0(!) nforce2 | AMD XP2500+ Barton @2.4Ghz 12*200mhz | TYAN Tachyon Radeon9500pro oc´ed | 2*256MB DDR400 cl2.5 TwinMos -winbond- @ DC DDR400 3-2-2-2.0 | 2*120 GB Seagate Barracuda V *8MB Cache* S-ATA in RAID0 *woooo*| Pioneer DVD-RW A-05 | LG 48x24x48x16 CD-RW-DVD Combo | win2k pro SP4 |

2nd Rig:
Abit KD7 KT400 | XP2400+ @XP2700+ (333) | Geforce4 128MB TI4200 oc´ed | 512MB PC3000 Corsair XMS CL2 | 60 GB Seagate Barracuda IV | Seagate ST340823A 40GB 5.4krpm | Pioneer DVD-106S | det.52.16 | win2kpro SP4 |
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*** SOLD *** --> preparing to go AMD 64bit in far future after paying off my RX8

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Post by Brk »

I could have gotten a new car.
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Post by lansens »

Originally posted by Burke
I could have gotten a new car.



I have no doubt! :D
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Post by Steve-O »

About the url in my previous post, it should read http://www.hardwaregods.net Sorry for any confusion...
ASUS Rampage IV Formula Intel X-79 Chipset SATA 6.0 Gb/sec USB 3.0 Motherboard
Intel Core i7 3730K Sandy Bridge-E LGA 2011 @ 3.8 GHz (Turbo)
16GB Corsair Vengeance (4x4GB) DDR3 1600MHz
2x EVGA GeForce GTX580 Classified Ultra 3072MB in SLI
2x Western Digital Caviar 500GB HDD
Samsung 16x DVD-Burner
Lite-On DVD-ROM
PC Power and Cooling 1200W PSU
Silverstone Raven RV01 Case
Samsung 22" Widescreen Monitor @ 1920x1080
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Post by tHE_0ne »

under 2k

My~Rig
|Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Toledo 2.0GHz @ 2.5Ghz||ASROCK 939Dual-SATA2||OCZ Platinum 2GB (2 x 1GB) PC3200|ZALMAN 120MM CNPS7700-CU|
|ATI XT 1600 PRO|CSB SB0570 Audigy SE 7.1||WD SE16 SATA 320GB HD|Hitachi SATA 160GB HD|Thermaltake TR2 W0070 ATX 430W Power Supply |WIN 7 Ultimate| (College Budget)
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Post by extreme »

prolly about 2 grand it was all worth it ;)
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Post by gertvanjoe »

Round about R5000 Ruffly converted $550
So softly , so perfect , seemingly sleepingly
But for you , sleep , forever will do
Wish only to fight the urge
Beaten senselessly for your basic need
Sunken eyes around me ,
sunken spirits is what I see
Children , old beyond their day

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Post by Brk »

Ok...my total...

$10,665.31 since February 18, 2002.

Freakin' scary.
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Post by BaLa »

not as much as some other ppls..
but still; I don't want to know :D
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Post by Broadsword »

little over 5 grand
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