How much have you spent so far on hardware this year?

Zardon · Jun 21, 2007, 10:13 AM

Half the year is almost over, so how much have you spent?

Tipstaff · Jun 21, 2007, 11:16 AM

Just bought another Corsair XMS2 TWIN2X2048-6400 2GB Kit ($140 minus $30 rebate,same as in my specs.. which is sick, becuase I paid 2x that in November to get the first kit!!!), got the D-Link DNS-323 ($210) with a 500GB Segate SATA drive ($FREE!!!!!), G-15 Keyboard ($75), and G5 mouse ($40).

I figure by the end of the year I'll plop down another $1000 or so getting a new video card, or maybe even to upgrade my main machine, and redoing it as an MCE or Vista Ultimate multimedia machine.

LeanWolf · Jun 21, 2007, 12:35 PM

nothing... yet. That will soon change drastically when I buy a complete new system.

niceguyrichy · Jun 21, 2007, 01:30 PM

aquired a Wii and a DS lite this year so far, but as regards comp bits all I've bought for myself is more disc space

just rebuilt gf's computer though, what a huge difference DDR2 and SATA2 make to the general speed of the thing

windows was installed before I knew what was happening, think a big upgrade is on the way for me real soon.
wittering again, so far this year probably only between 500 - 1000. heading for my third / fourth mp3 player if that counts? 2nd ipod of the year coming soon , damn things keep breaking on me.

Judas · Jun 21, 2007, 05:56 PM

specifically for myself.... none....

Lelisevis · Jun 21, 2007, 07:34 PM

Guess it depends on the currency being used

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I've spent 3 goats and a duck.

On a more sensible not i've probably spent about 500 with my second graphics card and various other bits and bobs

Erroneus · Jun 21, 2007, 10:17 PM

I'm guessing it's US dollars.

Been buying quite a lot this year, practially a new system, minus HDD's and PSU and later on a new case (Antec 182se)

**MIG-31** · Jun 21, 2007, 10:27 PM

Only a x360 and a few additional peripherals.

And nothing pc related,Which is probably time to upgrade but im skint.A new car (for me) and a holiday coming up extremely quick,Has taken priority this year.

CDsDontBurn · Jun 22, 2007, 04:53 AM

i've spent almost $1,000. i got myself 3 new hard drives which alone cost me $500. Then, my gfx card, and a few other things here and there for myself and sister.

Tipstaff · Jun 22, 2007, 06:40 AM

Well ... <sigh> ... I'll be dumping my 160GB Seagate SATA drive to a client, so I think I might get myself another 500GB Seagate SATAII drive to throw into the DNS-323 NAS box, and set it up for RAID 1. Should only cost me about $100.

To be honest, this will be the first hard drive I've had to buy in over a year now. The first 500GB Seagate, and the 2x75GB WD Raptors didn't cost me a penny (they were.. um... bribes).

Judas · Jun 22, 2007, 07:26 AM

bribes.. *roars....* good one

Tril · Jun 22, 2007, 08:08 AM

I bought two 500GB hard drives and an usb stick. That's probably all I'll buy for the year.

zaim · Jun 22, 2007, 08:25 AM

around $4,000.... thats in AUD. and that aint even on an actual PC! Just small stuff! very expensive small stuff!

BWX · Jun 22, 2007, 07:46 PM

Over 5,000 is what I voted..

I got a really expensive TV- (about $3300 altogether for that) then some smaller stuff, like a $300 PC racing wheel (Logitech G25), a new router, I think it has been less than a year since I got my 7900GTX- but it is getting close. Got a new receiver a couple weeks ago, that was about 370 bucks, got as 500GB HD and external enclosure for the HD DVR... a camera with 2 memory cards, bought my wife an 8GB Sansa at Best Buy (probably paid too much), a Uniden digital phone system with an extra handset, etc, etc..

Damn, I have had a great F'ing year, and it ain't over yet!

Last year would have been only 500 or less, maybe up to 1000 if I was lucky. 2007 has been awesome so far... I have to settle down now, or in 2008 I will be eating a lot of Ramen noodles.

Sonata · Jun 22, 2007, 09:38 PM

I was wondering which currency, if it is Indian rupees heck its squillions :P If you are talking US green backs then it is over $1500. This isn't all for me I purchase for other people - I doubt that this counts though?

HawgsHead · Jun 23, 2007, 01:19 AM

Wayyyyy over 5k....so much I cant take anymore off my taxes.

HawgsHead · Jun 23, 2007, 01:37 AM

Rotflmao!!!!!

BWX · Jun 23, 2007, 02:18 AM

I think if not otherwise noted tech $$ is always defaulted to USD..

Tipstaff · Jun 23, 2007, 07:19 AM

Well.. I.. um.. got another Seagate 500GB drive... for.. um.. free, so.... what to buy? Hmm....

bug77 · Jun 23, 2007, 12:36 PM

Around 600, since I went from AMD to Intel. But that will go under 500, once I sel my old parts.

Zardon · Jun 23, 2007, 01:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Erroneus

I'm guessing it's US dollars.)

The currency was deliberately left off, so USA and UK guys could mark it according to their own economy.

X1800XTTOP · Jun 23, 2007, 02:32 PM

Only bought my HD2900, but from money i got for my X1800, and then a 120mm nexus real silent fan for my Ninja.

ronnn · Jun 23, 2007, 08:18 PM

Now that I added it up, I feel worse.

Over $1000 and all small, but nice stuff. Well the monitor wasn't exactly small, but small compared to what some get.

edit: Ooops I just realized quite a bit more if you count the multimedia stuff (for movies, music or whatever), connected into an old athlon 800. I really have to stop this.

Blazer · Jun 23, 2007, 10:04 PM

I have spent approximatly $1500 Canadian on my system this year (2 seperate MBs, 4 gigs of ram, 3 video cards, 2 hard drives, and one Operating System.) + I have bought a digital camera, a cell phone, a couple of lcd monitors, an MP3 player. and some games, so if I add it all up, I am looking at close to $2000 ca.

crapman777 · Jun 24, 2007, 09:44 AM

I have spent money on 1gb of ram and a new hard drive after my old one failed.
Having bought vista earlier on, my 1gb was not enough, and with games these days using up so much system memory i thought i would do so.

I also spent some money on a nice Core2duo processor and m/b after being fed up with my AMD X2.

Brutality · Jun 24, 2007, 05:12 PM

Nothing. I'm poor as a rat.

Dark Lord · Jun 24, 2007, 05:40 PM

little over 250.00, and thats all i plan on spending for the comp for the rest of its life.

rive0108 · Jun 24, 2007, 06:07 PM

Approx $4,000.00, and lucky for me I have full driver support. Including my creative live! webcam.

Vista Ultimate 64-bit
Alienware Area-51 m5790
1920x1200 res
T7600G core 2 duo (factory overclocked to 2.66 GHZ)
100 GB 7200 RPM HDD
Mobility x1900
2 GB ram

Just Learnin' · Jun 24, 2007, 06:48 PM

5,500 USD or so....

Zelig · Jun 25, 2007, 03:56 AM

Just under $500, filled up to 4GB of ram, and picked up Vista.

Hard drives and a monitor will probably drag that up close to $2000 by the end of the year.

Jun 21, 2007, 10:13 AM	#1
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	How much have you spent so far on hardware this year? Half the year is almost over, so how much have you spent?

Jun 21, 2007, 11:16 AM	#2
Tipstaff HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Real capital of Canada: Torauna Posts: 6,773 Rep Power: 191 System Specs	Just bought another Corsair XMS2 TWIN2X2048-6400 2GB Kit ($140 minus $30 rebate,same as in my specs.. which is sick, becuase I paid 2x that in November to get the first kit!!!), got the D-Link DNS-323 ($210) with a 500GB Segate SATA drive ($FREE!!!!!), G-15 Keyboard ($75), and G5 mouse ($40). I figure by the end of the year I'll plop down another $1000 or so getting a new video card, or maybe even to upgrade my main machine, and redoing it as an MCE or Vista Ultimate multimedia machine. __________________ Portal: The Flash Version _________________________________ Brain: So, you sacked the cocky khaki Kicky Sack sock plucker? Mr. Sackett: The second cocky khaki Kicky Sack sock plucker I've sacked since the sixth sitting sheet slitter got sick.

Jun 21, 2007, 12:35 PM	#3
LeanWolf alpha male Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Skyrim Posts: 5,714 Rep Power: 84 System Specs	nothing... yet. That will soon change drastically when I buy a complete new system. __________________

Jun 21, 2007, 07:34 PM	#6
Lelisevis Howlin at the moon Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,663 Rep Power: 0	Guess it depends on the currency being used. I've spent 3 goats and a duck. On a more sensible not i've probably spent about 500 with my second graphics card and various other bits and bobs

Jun 21, 2007, 10:17 PM	#7
Erroneus Get off my lawn! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Denmark Posts: 13,419 Rep Power: 119 System Specs	I'm guessing it's US dollars. Been buying quite a lot this year, practially a new system, minus HDD's and PSU and later on a new case (Antec 182se) __________________

Jun 21, 2007, 10:27 PM	#8
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 56,860 Rep Power: 471 System Specs	Only a x360 and a few additional peripherals. And nothing pc related,Which is probably time to upgrade but im skint.A new car (for me) and a holiday coming up extremely quick,Has taken priority this year. __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here

Jun 22, 2007, 04:53 AM	#9
CDsDontBurn Lurking DriverHeaven Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,805 Rep Power: 235 System Specs	i've spent almost $1,000. i got myself 3 new hard drives which alone cost me $500. Then, my gfx card, and a few other things here and there for myself and sister. __________________ Her First Day \| A year later

Jun 22, 2007, 06:40 AM	#10
Tipstaff HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Real capital of Canada: Torauna Posts: 6,773 Rep Power: 191 System Specs	Well ... <sigh> ... I'll be dumping my 160GB Seagate SATA drive to a client, so I think I might get myself another 500GB Seagate SATAII drive to throw into the DNS-323 NAS box, and set it up for RAID 1. Should only cost me about $100. To be honest, this will be the first hard drive I've had to buy in over a year now. The first 500GB Seagate, and the 2x75GB WD Raptors didn't cost me a penny (they were.. um... bribes). __________________ Portal: The Flash Version _________________________________ Brain: So, you sacked the cocky khaki Kicky Sack sock plucker? Mr. Sackett: The second cocky khaki Kicky Sack sock plucker I've sacked since the sixth sitting sheet slitter got sick.

Jun 22, 2007, 08:08 AM	#12
Tril S-3D enthusiast Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 1,676 Rep Power: 64 System Specs	I bought two 500GB hard drives and an usb stick. That's probably all I'll buy for the year.

Jun 22, 2007, 08:25 AM	#13
zaim HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Melbourne, AU Posts: 1,052 Rep Power: 42	around $4,000.... thats in AUD. and that aint even on an actual PC! Just small stuff! very expensive small stuff! __________________ زعيم MAIN PC(1)(2)(3):•Q9550•GAP35DS3P• 4GBCrucialPC2-8500BallistixTracerLED•XFX9800GTX•3x146GB CheetahSAS15K.5 Raid0•2x 1TB Raid1•LianLiA10B•2x22"5ms@3360x1050• BEDROOM HTPC(1)(2)(3):E6600•MSI945GM3-F•2048DDR2667•1TB•Samsung26"HDTV•HybridHDTV•5.1• Laptop:•Centrino2 P8400 1066fsb•4GB-DDR2 800•320GBSATA•DVDDL•15.4"WXGA•802.11a/b/g/n• WHServer:•AM2 5200+•2GB DDR2 800•Lots of TB Storage•1GB TCP/IP• www.zaimc.com // myspace/zaimc // zaimm.deviantart BLOG BLOG BLOG BLOG BLOG 16 x 92mm fan + radiator experiment!

Jun 22, 2007, 07:46 PM	#14
BWX unplugged Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USNY Posts: 19,669 Rep Power: 110 System Specs	Over 5,000 is what I voted.. I got a really expensive TV- (about $3300 altogether for that) then some smaller stuff, like a $300 PC racing wheel (Logitech G25), a new router, I think it has been less than a year since I got my 7900GTX- but it is getting close. Got a new receiver a couple weeks ago, that was about 370 bucks, got as 500GB HD and external enclosure for the HD DVR... a camera with 2 memory cards, bought my wife an 8GB Sansa at Best Buy (probably paid too much), a Uniden digital phone system with an extra handset, etc, etc.. Damn, I have had a great F'ing year, and it ain't over yet! Last year would have been only 500 or less, maybe up to 1000 if I was lucky. 2007 has been awesome so far... I have to settle down now, or in 2008 I will be eating a lot of Ramen noodles. __________________

Jun 22, 2007, 09:38 PM	#15
Sonata DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Hot as hell in summer Posts: 284 Rep Power: 0	I was wondering which currency, if it is Indian rupees heck its squillions :P If you are talking US green backs then it is over $1500. This isn't all for me I purchase for other people - I doubt that this counts though?

Jun 23, 2007, 01:19 AM	#16
HawgsHead Rest In Peace Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Danville Virginia.The United States of America"In the God of Abraham,Isaac and Jacob We Trust" Posts: 2,012 Rep Power: 0	Wayyyyy over 5k....so much I cant take anymore off my taxes. __________________ Rig specs to the left in the boxes....X-Box 360 w/Hitachi 42" HDTV....If Darwins theory of evolution is true then why are monkeys still monkeys?It takes much more faith to believe in Darwin's theory over the Genesis account of creation.

Jun 23, 2007, 01:37 AM	#17
HawgsHead Rest In Peace Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Danville Virginia.The United States of America"In the God of Abraham,Isaac and Jacob We Trust" Posts: 2,012 Rep Power: 0	Rotflmao!!!!! __________________ Rig specs to the left in the boxes....X-Box 360 w/Hitachi 42" HDTV....If Darwins theory of evolution is true then why are monkeys still monkeys?It takes much more faith to believe in Darwin's theory over the Genesis account of creation.

Jun 23, 2007, 02:18 AM	#18
BWX unplugged Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USNY Posts: 19,669 Rep Power: 110 System Specs	I think if not otherwise noted tech $$ is always defaulted to USD.. __________________

Jun 23, 2007, 07:19 AM	#19
Tipstaff HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Real capital of Canada: Torauna Posts: 6,773 Rep Power: 191 System Specs	Well.. I.. um.. got another Seagate 500GB drive... for.. um.. free, so.... what to buy? Hmm.... __________________ Portal: The Flash Version _________________________________ Brain: So, you sacked the cocky khaki Kicky Sack sock plucker? Mr. Sackett: The second cocky khaki Kicky Sack sock plucker I've sacked since the sixth sitting sheet slitter got sick.

Jun 23, 2007, 12:36 PM	#20
bug77 DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: around Posts: 792 Rep Power: 0	Around 600, since I went from AMD to Intel. But that will go under 500, once I sel my old parts.

Jun 23, 2007, 02:32 PM	#22
X1800XTTOP DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 316 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Only bought my HD2900, but from money i got for my X1800, and then a 120mm nexus real silent fan for my Ninja.

Jun 23, 2007, 08:18 PM	#23
ronnn DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 617 Rep Power: 0	Now that I added it up, I feel worse. Over $1000 and all small, but nice stuff. Well the monitor wasn't exactly small, but small compared to what some get. edit: Ooops I just realized quite a bit more if you count the multimedia stuff (for movies, music or whatever), connected into an old athlon 800. I really have to stop this. Last edited by ronnn; Jun 23, 2007 at 08:23 PM.

Jun 23, 2007, 10:04 PM	#24
Blazer Tweeker Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Kitchener Posts: 612 Rep Power: 65 System Specs	I have spent approximatly $1500 Canadian on my system this year (2 seperate MBs, 4 gigs of ram, 3 video cards, 2 hard drives, and one Operating System.) + I have bought a digital camera, a cell phone, a couple of lcd monitors, an MP3 player. and some games, so if I add it all up, I am looking at close to $2000 ca. __________________

Jun 24, 2007, 09:44 AM	#25
crapman777 HardwareHeaven Lover Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Perth, Western Australia Posts: 158 Rep Power: 0	I have spent money on 1gb of ram and a new hard drive after my old one failed. Having bought vista earlier on, my 1gb was not enough, and with games these days using up so much system memory i thought i would do so. I also spent some money on a nice Core2duo processor and m/b after being fed up with my AMD X2.

Jun 24, 2007, 05:12 PM	#26
Brutality DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Estonia Posts: 887 Rep Power: 0	Nothing. I'm poor as a rat.

Jun 24, 2007, 05:40 PM	#27
Dark Lord HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 5,945 Rep Power: 125 System Specs	little over 250.00, and thats all i plan on spending for the comp for the rest of its life. __________________

Jun 24, 2007, 06:07 PM	#28
rive0108 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: VA Posts: 11 Rep Power: 0	Approx $4,000.00, and lucky for me I have full driver support. Including my creative live! webcam. Vista Ultimate 64-bit Alienware Area-51 m5790 1920x1200 res T7600G core 2 duo (factory overclocked to 2.66 GHZ) 100 GB 7200 RPM HDD Mobility x1900 2 GB ram

Jun 24, 2007, 06:48 PM	#29
Just Learnin' HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Posts: 1,414 Rep Power: 56 System Specs	5,500 USD or so....

Jun 25, 2007, 03:56 AM	#30
Zelig HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 3,187 Rep Power: 71 System Specs	Just under $500, filled up to 4GB of ram, and picked up Vista. Hard drives and a monitor will probably drag that up close to $2000 by the end of the year. __________________ --