How much have you spent on your computer in the last year

BiGBrOwNPimpsta · Sep 9, 2004, 06:41 AM

512 mb ddr 400 -$134
420w psu - $78
absolutely stupid repair charges - $35
thermaltake spark 7+ - $48

= 295 cdn so almost 300
gonna spend some dough on speakers so about $230 in few weeks

GutterPunk · Sep 9, 2004, 06:49 AM

pc3200 ocz enhanced lat, platinum 250
p4c800-e deluxe 170
p4 2.8c 170
550w psu 105
vantec nexus 3.5" fan controller 16

--gonna be xp120 or sp94

Judas · Sep 9, 2004, 08:36 AM

aww.... i was just thinking one machine.. crap... yeah, i'm over the 10k.....

radTube · Sep 9, 2004, 09:22 AM

Under $100 for me. I bought an old PIII-box for 60€ from a friend, as I needed a development server for a web-programming project of mine. And a couple of ethernet cables to connect both my boxen to the 5-port switch I got for free from another friend (I've got great friends). That's all. It's funny how I haven't had any need for upgrades now that I can't really spare the time for playing games anymore...

I did buy a couple of rather pricey KEF speakers and a used Sony amp, and I do use them mainly for mp3's and the occasional movie, but I don't think they count as computer equipment.

WisMerHill · Sep 9, 2004, 09:46 AM

mmm just over $2000,- approx.

built a complete new system (in my sig) and bought some other parts and accessoires for my other systems.

ChoGGi · Sep 9, 2004, 04:23 PM

630 sapphire x800 vivo
480 1024 ocz
350 viewsonic p95f+
220 2x120 maxtors
150 560w thermaltake pp
about 1000 on accessories
today im getting a [color=#ffffff]zalman reserator1 (still need a quiet way of cooling a psu anyone?) then no more fans

edit:forgot lian-li pc-6083a
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Shadow Lady · Sep 9, 2004, 06:39 PM

i think between 500 and 600 USD, god how can i spend that much? i mean i still have the same crap and now i need a new card cause my card died !!!!!!!!

i mean, how can i have spend that much if i win so low???

i dont get it yet

BWX · Sep 10, 2004, 01:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shadow Lady

i dont get it yet

It only gets worse. Trust me.

MaLk^ · Sep 10, 2004, 09:24 AM

6800 GT
Thermaltake 480 W PSU
2x512 Mb kingston hyper X PC 3500
Low noise cabinet
Mx 510
P4 3.6
P4C800 Deluxe E
Seagate 7200.7 120 Gb
Audigy 2 platinum
10-15 games
samsung syncmaster 959NF 19"

thats also quite a bit of money.

CDsDontBurn · Sep 10, 2004, 02:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The_Neon_Cowboy

now if i could only get some takers

i settle fpr getting people to buy my junk 4 sale

i usually end up buying everybody else's stuff. people ask me first all the time cuz they know that i'll buy almost anything from them. i'd have to say my system (in my sig) was my first complete system i bought of all brand new parts.

ronnn · Sep 11, 2004, 09:17 AM

I picked 200 to 500, but now that I think about - am sure I have spent more. Have a convienient poor memory.

Bart1987 · Sep 11, 2004, 09:40 AM

I spend maybe 30euro's on it. Mostly some extra fans, another cooler, etc.

MaLk^ · Sep 11, 2004, 09:48 AM

Can anyone give me a advice on a good case cooling fan?

RIV@NVX · Sep 11, 2004, 11:52 AM

Under $100... I just replaced my CD-ROM with DVD-ROM and my computer case.

El Kapitano · Sep 11, 2004, 03:09 PM

Oooops, now you've done it Zardon, making me tot up my yearly hobby expenditure (besides Prague, Leipzig, beer and ciggies that is)..better not let the missus see this thread.

I reckon about £3000 after you total up the items in my sig plus my other bit @n@ bobs and it's commission time again which means another grand to play with..whoohoo

haha57 · Sep 12, 2004, 04:04 PM

I just got XP

elwaxmanus · Sep 14, 2004, 05:10 PM

Hmm, lets see, I bought the following hardware:

1 3.0 ghz computer for myself with the following: MSI MoBO, 512 MB 2100 Memory, 80 Gyg Harddrive and an extra 40 gyg hard drive, DVDRW, ATI 9600 Pro Graphics Card, 17" CRT Hyundai monitor, Wireless Keyboard and Optical Mouse, 3650 Printer from HP, 400 watt speaker set, 550 Watt Diablo Tek PSU and a Diablo Tek Deamon Case to put it in. ( I haven't even mentioned all the lights, whistles and belles for the case)

1 2.0 ghz computer for the misses with the following: PC MoBo, 512 mb 2100 memory, 2x 40 Gyg Harddrives, CDRW/DVD combo, ATI 9600 Pro Graphics Card, 17" CRT Micron Monitor, Keyboard & Mouse combo set, 3550 and g55 officejet (for pictures printing), 400 watt speaker set, 450 Watt PSU and a standard case.

Plus: 3 headphone sets, an extra 15" monitor (AOC) as back-up.

And all that for under $3000, just by using the Internet, getting everything as cheaply as possible, and being able to build my own computer (it's not as hard as you would think, then again, I have been toying with computers since 1980).

(Near) Future Items to buy (Within next 12 months): 2 x Sound Cards, 2x 17" Flat Screens (probably BenQ's), 2 x upgrade to 1 Ghz memory, at least one 200 Gyg HDD, and after that, a totally new system based on the Intel 925 chipset (for me offcourse). Life is looking VERY Beautiful!!!

Shinjikun · Sep 14, 2004, 05:25 PM

So far this year I've purchased:

A7N8X-E Deluxe
Athlon 2500+
Zalman Northbridge Heatsink
Corsair XMS PC3200 1GB
Lite-on DVD-ROM Drive
Vantec PCI Slot Dual Fan
Vantec AeroFlow Heatsink
Logitech Elite Keyboard
Ultra X-Connect 500W PSU

Total $640 that I can remember so far.

pr0digal jenius · Sep 14, 2004, 07:17 PM

o god...lets see

got my new rig this year:
dual xeons
radeon 9800 pro
2 GBs ram
320GB of hard drives
audigy 2 zs PP
dvdrw
cdrw
700 watt THX 7.1 surround sound
21" trinitron CRT
etc etc

other goodies:
icemat 2 black edition
logitech mx 700/keyboard duo
stacks of blank TDKs(cds and dvds)
MS Office 2003 pro
HP Deskjet 5600
Sony 256MB Microvault USB Jumpdisk
TT Giant III Extreme GPU cooler
huge tube of AS5
512MB RDRAM for mom's rig
cd labels..paper...etc etc

so i'm well on my way to 6-7000

compaired to everythign else ispend monye on thsi dwarfs it....even my girlfriend, which if eel rather bad about.....damn me and my expensive hobbies!

nForcer · Sep 15, 2004, 11:06 PM

spent ~$4000 on my server alone!

CDsDontBurn · Sep 16, 2004, 02:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pr0digal jenius

o god...lets see

got my new rig this year:
dual xeons
radeon 9800 pro
2 GBs ram
320GB of hard drives
audigy 2 zs PP
dvdrw
cdrw
700 watt THX 7.1 surround sound
21" trinitron CRT
etc etc

other goodies:
icemat 2 black edition
logitech mx 700/keyboard duo
stacks of blank TDKs(cds and dvds)
MS Office 2003 pro
HP Deskjet 5600
Sony 256MB Microvault USB Jumpdisk
TT Giant III Extreme GPU cooler
huge tube of AS5
512MB RDRAM for mom's rig
cd labels..paper...etc etc

so i'm well on my way to 6-7000

compaired to everythign else ispend monye on thsi dwarfs it....even my girlfriend, which if eel rather bad about.....damn me and my expensive hobbies!

god damn! that's alot of cash there!

~~BMG_Cya=-~~ · Sep 17, 2004, 05:12 AM

Hope that didn't include games and other software. As if it did, it would be well over $1,000. If we are just talking hardware, then between $800 and $1,001 is about right. (99% of that graphics cards)

Oh yeah...I also bought a WD 80GB HDD (2MB cache) at about $90, plus more cooling fans...plus...

Can I change my vote to between $1,001-$1500?

BWX · Sep 17, 2004, 08:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BMG_Cya=-

Oh yeah...I also bought a WD 80GB HDD (2MB cache) at about $90,

You got ripped dude. http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...144-126&depa=1

For 86 you can get a 120gig 8mb- http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...144-118&depa=1 Where are you buying your drives?

ryoko2505 · Sep 22, 2004, 05:13 AM

well the most i had this year was:

1 stick of 512 ddr400
my new casing
and most importantly>>fr asus 9600xt to asus x800xt....

Sep 9, 2004, 06:41 AM	#31
BiGBrOwNPimpsta HH's #1 Hustla and Pimp Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: The Dirty Dot Posts: 7,717 Rep Power: 107 System Specs	512 mb ddr 400 -$134 420w psu - $78 absolutely stupid repair charges - $35 thermaltake spark 7+ - $48 = 295 cdn so almost 300 gonna spend some dough on speakers so about $230 in few weeks __________________ Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Music \| Logitech Z-5500 THX 5.1 Surround Sound Speakers \| 2 Lite-On 20x S-ATA Burners \| Logitech G700 Mouse \| Logitech MX5500 Bluetooth Keyboard

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Sep 9, 2004, 09:22 AM	#34
radTube just keepin' it cool Join Date: May 2002 Location: Finland Posts: 228 Rep Power: 0	Under $100 for me. I bought an old PIII-box for 60€ from a friend, as I needed a development server for a web-programming project of mine. And a couple of ethernet cables to connect both my boxen to the 5-port switch I got for free from another friend (I've got great friends). That's all. It's funny how I haven't had any need for upgrades now that I can't really spare the time for playing games anymore... I did buy a couple of rather pricey KEF speakers and a used Sony amp, and I do use them mainly for mp3's and the occasional movie, but I don't think they count as computer equipment. __________________ [color=orange] [/color]

Sep 9, 2004, 09:46 AM	#35
WisMerHill DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Netherlands Posts: 468 Rep Power: 0	mmm just over $2000,- approx. built a complete new system (in my sig) and bought some other parts and accessoires for my other systems. __________________ [color=sandybrown][color=white] [/color] [color=white][color=white]M[/color][color=white]y Computer[/color]: [/color][color=white]3DMark2001[/color][color=white] - [/color][color=white]3Dmark2003[/color][color=white] - [/color][color=white]3DMark200[/color][color=white]5[/color][color=white] - [/color][color=white]PCMark2004[/color][/color]

Sep 9, 2004, 06:39 PM	#37
Shadow Lady Avril Fan Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: somewhere in colombia, okok, bogotá city :p Posts: 1,262 Rep Power: 0	i think between 500 and 600 USD, god how can i spend that much? i mean i still have the same crap and now i need a new card cause my card died !!!!!!!! i mean, how can i have spend that much if i win so low??? i dont get it yet __________________ Oblivion ftw

Sep 9, 2004, 04:23 PM	#36
ChoGGi DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,209 Rep Power: 0	630 sapphire x800 vivo 480 1024 ocz 350 viewsonic p95f+ 220 2x120 maxtors 150 560w thermaltake pp about 1000 on accessories today im getting a [color=#ffffff]zalman reserator1 (still need a quiet way of cooling a psu anyone?) then no more fans edit:forgot lian-li pc-6083a [/color]

Sep 10, 2004, 09:24 AM	#39
MaLk^ DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 14 Rep Power: 0	6800 GT Thermaltake 480 W PSU 2x512 Mb kingston hyper X PC 3500 Low noise cabinet Mx 510 P4 3.6 P4C800 Deluxe E Seagate 7200.7 120 Gb Audigy 2 platinum 10-15 games samsung syncmaster 959NF 19" thats also quite a bit of money. __________________ P4 2.6 @ 3.4 Ghz Asus P4C800 Deluxe E 2x512 Mb kingston Hyper X PC 3500 @ 460 Mhz Club 3d 6800 GT @ 425/1110 2x160 Gb Seagate 7200.7 Audigy LS Samsung syncmaster 959NF Thermalright silent Purepower 480 W 3Dmark03: 12649 Aquamark3: 62735

Sep 11, 2004, 09:17 AM	#41
ronnn DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 617 Rep Power: 0	I picked 200 to 500, but now that I think about - am sure I have spent more. Have a convienient poor memory.

Sep 11, 2004, 09:40 AM	#42
Bart1987 DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 634 Rep Power: 0	I spend maybe 30euro's on it. Mostly some extra fans, another cooler, etc.

Sep 11, 2004, 09:48 AM	#43
MaLk^ DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 14 Rep Power: 0	Can anyone give me a advice on a good case cooling fan? __________________ P4 2.6 @ 3.4 Ghz Asus P4C800 Deluxe E 2x512 Mb kingston Hyper X PC 3500 @ 460 Mhz Club 3d 6800 GT @ 425/1110 2x160 Gb Seagate 7200.7 Audigy LS Samsung syncmaster 959NF Thermalright silent Purepower 480 W 3Dmark03: 12649 Aquamark3: 62735

Sep 11, 2004, 11:52 AM	#44
RIV@NVX Freedom is a feature. Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Croatia, Rijeka Posts: 4,476 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Under $100... I just replaced my CD-ROM with DVD-ROM and my computer case. __________________ -- Vedran

Sep 11, 2004, 03:09 PM	#45
El Kapitano Most of the 7 dwarfs in 1 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Rochdale, Lancashire Posts: 947 Rep Power: 0	Oooops, now you've done it Zardon, making me tot up my yearly hobby expenditure (besides Prague, Leipzig, beer and ciggies that is)..better not let the missus see this thread. I reckon about £3000 after you total up the items in my sig plus my other bit @n@ bobs and it's commission time again which means another grand to play with..whoohoo

Sep 12, 2004, 04:04 PM	#46
haha57 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Mississauga Canada Posts: 16 Rep Power: 0	I just got XP

Sep 14, 2004, 05:10 PM	#47
elwaxmanus DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 16 Rep Power: 0	Elwaxmanus Hmm, lets see, I bought the following hardware: 1 3.0 ghz computer for myself with the following: MSI MoBO, 512 MB 2100 Memory, 80 Gyg Harddrive and an extra 40 gyg hard drive, DVDRW, ATI 9600 Pro Graphics Card, 17" CRT Hyundai monitor, Wireless Keyboard and Optical Mouse, 3650 Printer from HP, 400 watt speaker set, 550 Watt Diablo Tek PSU and a Diablo Tek Deamon Case to put it in. ( I haven't even mentioned all the lights, whistles and belles for the case) 1 2.0 ghz computer for the misses with the following: PC MoBo, 512 mb 2100 memory, 2x 40 Gyg Harddrives, CDRW/DVD combo, ATI 9600 Pro Graphics Card, 17" CRT Micron Monitor, Keyboard & Mouse combo set, 3550 and g55 officejet (for pictures printing), 400 watt speaker set, 450 Watt PSU and a standard case. Plus: 3 headphone sets, an extra 15" monitor (AOC) as back-up. And all that for under $3000, just by using the Internet, getting everything as cheaply as possible, and being able to build my own computer (it's not as hard as you would think, then again, I have been toying with computers since 1980). (Near) Future Items to buy (Within next 12 months): 2 x Sound Cards, 2x 17" Flat Screens (probably BenQ's), 2 x upgrade to 1 Ghz memory, at least one 200 Gyg HDD, and after that, a totally new system based on the Intel 925 chipset (for me offcourse). Life is looking VERY Beautiful!!! Last edited by elwaxmanus; Sep 16, 2004 at 04:42 PM.

Sep 14, 2004, 05:25 PM	#48
Shinjikun 第3 子供 Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Nerv HQ Posts: 1,319 Rep Power: 0	So far this year I've purchased: A7N8X-E Deluxe Athlon 2500+ Zalman Northbridge Heatsink Corsair XMS PC3200 1GB Lite-on DVD-ROM Drive Vantec PCI Slot Dual Fan Vantec AeroFlow Heatsink Logitech Elite Keyboard Ultra X-Connect 500W PSU Total $640 that I can remember so far. __________________ Xfire: [Shinji1225 \ Status] A7N8X-E Deluxe Athlon XP 2500+ (@ 2.2 GHz 11x200 MHz FSB) Corsair TwinX XMS 1GB PC3200 Dual Channel (2-2-3-5) [color=red]ATi [/color][color=white]Radeon 9500 Pro (@ 330\310) \ [/color][color=white]Omega Catalyst Drivers v2.5.90[/color] [color=white]Ultra X-Connect 500W PSU[/color]

Sep 14, 2004, 07:17 PM	#49
pr0digal jenius Delete Me Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 14,648 Rep Power: 0	o god...lets see got my new rig this year: dual xeons radeon 9800 pro 2 GBs ram 320GB of hard drives audigy 2 zs PP dvdrw cdrw 700 watt THX 7.1 surround sound 21" trinitron CRT etc etc other goodies: icemat 2 black edition logitech mx 700/keyboard duo stacks of blank TDKs(cds and dvds) MS Office 2003 pro HP Deskjet 5600 Sony 256MB Microvault USB Jumpdisk TT Giant III Extreme GPU cooler huge tube of AS5 512MB RDRAM for mom's rig cd labels..paper...etc etc so i'm well on my way to 6-7000 compaired to everythign else ispend monye on thsi dwarfs it....even my girlfriend, which if eel rather bad about.....damn me and my expensive hobbies!

Sep 15, 2004, 11:06 PM	#50
nForcer Twice the fun! Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,404 Rep Power: 0	spent ~$4000 on my server alone!

Sep 17, 2004, 05:12 AM	#52
~~BMG_Cya=-~~ Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 718 Rep Power: 0	Hope that didn't include games and other software. As if it did, it would be well over $1,000. If we are just talking hardware, then between $800 and $1,001 is about right. (99% of that graphics cards) Oh yeah...I also bought a WD 80GB HDD (2MB cache) at about $90, plus more cooling fans...plus... Can I change my vote to between $1,001-$1500?

Sep 22, 2004, 05:13 AM	#54
ryoko2505 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 6 Rep Power: 0	well the most i had this year was: 1 stick of 512 ddr400 my new casing and most importantly>>fr asus 9600xt to asus x800xt.... __________________ MY RIG: [color=red]Athlon XP 2600+@2.36Ghz@FSB205mhzx11.5 [/color] Idle temp. : 38 C;Heavy load temp. : 49 C MSI K7N2 Delta2-FSR;3 x Kingston DDR400 512 MB WD Caviar SATA 120GB 7200rpm;Maxtor 60GB 7200rpm;WD 40GB 7200rpm 8mb Lite-On CDRW 52x24x52;16x Lite-On DVD [color=red]ThermalTake Gaming Tower XaserV- V7420AU w/ Silent PurePower 420W [/color] CoolerMaster Silent Heat Pipe Alps(HHC-L61) [color=red]Asus ATi Radeon x800xt with Catalyst 4.9 [/color] WIN XP Pro SP 2