How much have you spent this year on tech hardware?

Tyrsonswood · Jun 8, 2009, 10:10 PM

I never ran Vista, but I hear it screams for a lot of ram....... 2 sounds minimal to me and 4 would be the max for 32 bit, so you would be at the top of the performance curve for a 32bit system, ram wise that is.

I can't give you numbers of improvement you would see, just my gut response to your question, viewing your specs.

gamerguy127 · Jun 8, 2009, 10:24 PM

thanks. i think i will go for the ram, and perhaps a new dvd drive i'm still using an old IDE drive. thanks again for the help!!

Cannyone · Jun 8, 2009, 11:05 PM

I'm not sure that it will work to get 2 more sticks of the same RAM and expect it to work. I tried the same thing last year with both an Asus P5E (X38 chipset) and an MSI P7N Diamond (780i chipset). The memory in question was identically spec'd Corsair 2GB kits. They simply would not work together!

gamerguy127 · Jun 9, 2009, 09:20 PM

thats odd but if it dosnt work i can always send it back

Stop It · Jun 9, 2009, 09:44 PM

Add another £75 on Hardware for me this year.

Last week I bought a Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3P to replace my inadequately equipped GA-G31-SF2 (Which was a pure budget board, not an OC'ers board) and a 2GB stick of HyperX PC-6400 RAM to make my 4GB a proper matched pair, instead of 2 different brands.

The Motherboard was cheap (£50 from ocUK) because it was "B" grade, it was missing the cables and stuff, but I am willing to pay £40 less than retail for that, heh.

dawgXdenta · Jun 9, 2009, 09:52 PM

i bought my rig end of 2007 when the radeon 3800 series and the X64 AM2 6000 came out, i'm still happy with performance but i'll probably move on next year. If I am financially table that is

procupine14 · Jun 16, 2009, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by gamerguy127

thanks. i think i will go for the ram, and perhaps a new dvd drive i'm still using an old IDE drive. thanks again for the help!!

Hey! there is nothing wrong with IDE drives!

My Northwood Micro DVD burner is still kickin' just fine

gamerguy127 · Jun 16, 2009, 09:04 PM

lol, theres nothing wrong with them its just there a nightmare in cable management, sata cables are much esier to manage plus its white on the front and the rest of my case is black, i want it all to look nice and go well together

CDsDontBurn · Jun 16, 2009, 09:48 PM

for myself or my sisters' PCs, nothing. clients of mine i'm not counting in this figure.

**kris23** · Jun 16, 2009, 09:54 PM

i guess i spent $134 if i add in my mouse and pad.... felt like i lost an arm right there....

procupine14 · Jun 18, 2009, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by gamerguy127

lol, theres nothing wrong with them its just there a nightmare in cable management, sata cables are much esier to manage plus its white on the front and the rest of my case is black, i want it all to look nice and go well together

Round IDE cables FTW

. I started using them as soon as possible seeing as it looks really bad to ziptie a regular flat cable into a cylindrical shape

.....yes I've done it

Bolletje · Jun 18, 2009, 08:57 PM

Hmm, a new 42" tv, a digital photo frame, MP3 player, new graphics card, new RAM, new CPU cooler. That's about it, above 1500 USD I think

But the year isn't over yet .... :>

cbeasley0 · Jun 22, 2009, 11:50 PM

Last year I redid everything, but to-date, I just grabbed another 4850 and a duorb fan.

~~RE III - Frankie~~ · Dec 18, 2009, 12:26 PM

2009=3000+

CDsDontBurn · Dec 19, 2009, 04:00 PM

as of now, $70

Jun 8, 2009, 10:24 PM	#32
gamerguy127 HardwareHeaven Lover Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: England Posts: 168 Rep Power: 29 System Specs	Re: How much have you spent this year on tech hardware? thanks. i think i will go for the ram, and perhaps a new dvd drive i'm still using an old IDE drive. thanks again for the help!! __________________

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Cannyone HardwareHeaven Junior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Albuquerque NM Posts: 85 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Re: How much have you spent this year on tech hardware? I'm not sure that it will work to get 2 more sticks of the same RAM and expect it to work. I tried the same thing last year with both an Asus P5E (X38 chipset) and an MSI P7N Diamond (780i chipset). The memory in question was identically spec'd Corsair 2GB kits. They simply would not work together! __________________ Eagles may Soar! But Weasels don't have to worry about being sucked into a jet engine...

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Stop It HHs' Resident Kitty Lover Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Biggleswade, UK Posts: 1,432 Rep Power: 78 System Specs	Re: How much have you spent this year on tech hardware? Add another £75 on Hardware for me this year. Last week I bought a Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3P to replace my inadequately equipped GA-G31-SF2 (Which was a pure budget board, not an OC'ers board) and a 2GB stick of HyperX PC-6400 RAM to make my 4GB a proper matched pair, instead of 2 different brands. The Motherboard was cheap (£50 from ocUK) because it was "B" grade, it was missing the cables and stuff, but I am willing to pay £40 less than retail for that, heh. __________________ Sig Courtesy of Mousey

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Jun 16, 2009, 09:04 PM	#38
gamerguy127 HardwareHeaven Lover Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: England Posts: 168 Rep Power: 29 System Specs	Re: How much have you spent this year on tech hardware? lol, theres nothing wrong with them its just there a nightmare in cable management, sata cables are much esier to manage plus its white on the front and the rest of my case is black, i want it all to look nice and go well together __________________

Jun 16, 2009, 09:48 PM	#39
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Jun 16, 2009, 09:54 PM	#40
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Jun 18, 2009, 08:57 PM	#42
Bolletje HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 1,224 Rep Power: 79 System Specs	Re: How much have you spent this year on tech hardware? Hmm, a new 42" tv, a digital photo frame, MP3 player, new graphics card, new RAM, new CPU cooler. That's about it, above 1500 USD I think But the year isn't over yet .... :>

Jun 22, 2009, 11:50 PM	#43
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Dec 18, 2009, 12:26 PM	#44
~~RE III - Frankie~~ Banned Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,754 Rep Power: 0	Re: How much have you spent this year on tech hardware? 2009=3000+

Dec 19, 2009, 04:00 PM	#45
CDsDontBurn Lurking DriverHeaven Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,805 Rep Power: 235 System Specs	Re: How much have you spent this year on tech hardware? as of now, $70 __________________ Her First Day \| A year later