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Sep 8, 2004, 02:32 PM
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Burned
Join Date: May 2002
Posts: 29,744
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How much have you spent on your computer in the last year
Vote!
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Sep 8, 2004, 02:35 PM
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confutatis maledictis
Join Date: May 2002
Location: somewhere dark
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$400-500, same as every year
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Sep 8, 2004, 02:38 PM
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DH News MOD
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Nottingham,UK
Posts: 33,831
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$501-$1000 for me..
only just bought some 1024mb ram of tastyweat today.on top of a few other bits and pieces.such as my x800 pro.
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Sep 8, 2004, 02:40 PM
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DriverHeaven Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Viriginia
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Between 500/1000 and probly gonna up grade one more time by X-mas. Probly would have spent more,..lol,..but have been refurbishing the little truck that was given to me.
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Sep 8, 2004, 02:53 PM
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DriverHeaven Extreme Member
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Grand Rapids, MI
Posts: 5,256
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spent about 1200 on an entirely new system. thank god for ebay.... this rig would have put me back about 3000....
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Sep 8, 2004, 03:17 PM
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DriverHeaven Addict
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Canada
Posts: 379
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OK - who checked the "over $10,000" category and what on earth did you buy?
For me I spent a over $1000 upgrading my rig. New mobo, RAM, CPU, PSU and case.
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Sep 8, 2004, 03:25 PM
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DriverHeaven Extreme Member
Join Date: Jul 2004
Posts: 9,501
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400 to 500$$$... Bought a new case, mobo, cooler and PSU... To get rid of dell's grip :P
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Sep 8, 2004, 03:53 PM
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DriverHeaven Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Canada
Posts: 2,932
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Before I vote on this poll; is this only for our main rig, or for all of our systems? Since I've spent way more if you count my other computers, and networking gear, than if I only count my main rig.
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Sep 8, 2004, 03:57 PM
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Burned
Join Date: May 2002
Posts: 29,744
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Just total everything you spent on computer hardware.
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Sep 8, 2004, 04:07 PM
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Watching
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: The void
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I think I'm in the $4001-$10000 category.... let's see.... past year...
(making a list out of curiosity)
thermaltake xaser 3 + antec psu + barton 2800 oem + abit nf7-s rev 2 - 380 GBP
Logitech MX Deskset - 100
120GB Maxtor - 65
2x raptors - 130
NEC ND2500A - 70
Akasa PSU - 70
Thermaltake Tsunami - 90
Logitech Z2200 - 150
X800pro - 300
x800xt pe - 400
2GB Corsair XL - 450
Abit IC7 Max 3 - 130
3.2 Northy - 185
watercooling - 300
neons + fans - 40
sp-97 - 40
ti 4200 - 35
a64 3000 - 90
icemat - 20
various mice - 50
total = 3095GBP = $5571
new laptop - 1060
total 2 = 4155GBP = $7479
That's a shit load of money! lmfao!
Plus there's going to be this LGA775 stuff I'll be buying - another 1500GBPs worth of stuff... I don't know where I got it all from! lol... I think it's more than a hobby - it's an addiction!
I'm positive I've left out some big things.... I just can't remember!
There's loads of software etc too
hmmm... I wonder if minidisc players and mp3 players count... they could count as peripherals... if so - there's 350GBP worth of those - sony MZN10 and Creative Muvo 2 4GB
Plus I left out router + WAP + cables = 120GBP
That takes the total up to 4625GBP.... holy crap! lmao
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Sep 8, 2004, 04:11 PM
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DriverHeaven Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Good Ol' U.S. of A.
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Voted nothing, had to steal a mouse pad from school because i couldnt afford one  |
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Sep 8, 2004, 04:13 PM
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Burned
Join Date: May 2002
Posts: 29,744
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You know the really scary thing about this thread? Tastyweat is still only in part time work. God knows his amount in 10 years time. a few million a year im guessing.  |
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Sep 8, 2004, 04:21 PM
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Watching
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: The void
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Quote:
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Originally Posted by Zardon
You know the really scary thing about this thread? Tastyweat is still only in part time work. God knows his amount in 10 years time. a few million a year im guessing. |
rofl...yeah... 30quid a day + 1 or two networking jobs (150quid a shot - i like them  ), and I've only been working since late october last year... until the end of July... and I won't be working again until october/november time unless I move over to PCWorld where there is more money + more work... because I am actually out of work at the current time  - they're very short on money - I'll get a reference and look into part time work @ PCWorld - finally - if I end up being a salesman instead of a technician - they'll be someone giving genuine advise at PCWorld! |
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Sep 8, 2004, 04:23 PM
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DriverHeaven Extreme Member
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Boston, USA
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Oh man, this year has been out of control. Only my Vapo, FX, 2GB kit and XTPE has put me in the major hole and that ain't even the beginning lol
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Sep 8, 2004, 04:24 PM
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Burned
Join Date: May 2002
Posts: 29,744
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Originally Posted by tastyweat
if I end up being a salesman instead of a technician - they'll be someone giving genuine advise at PCWorld!
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why are you getting your mate in at the same time?   |
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Sep 8, 2004, 04:27 PM
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Watching
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: The void
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Originally Posted by Zardon
why are you getting your mate in at the same time? |
someone's after my cabbages |
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Sep 8, 2004, 05:36 PM
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DriverHeaven Extreme Member
Join Date: Jun 2002
Posts: 12,942
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Around $400. Most of it was spent earlier this year around my B-day.
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Sep 8, 2004, 05:46 PM
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Somewhere in time
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Denmark
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I'd say I spent about $1200 this year myself on SATA HDD, an X800, MX510 mouse, DVDBurner, soundcard etc... If we count in what I spent on both my own rig, my gf's(I maintain that) and our server... Maybe about $1800
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Sep 8, 2004, 06:21 PM
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Tweeker
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Kitchener
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I would say I spent about 2000 on my computer so far this year (that is Canadian money  ) that includes my processor, zalman fan, radeon 9800 xt, a couple of SATA hard drives, a dvd burner, a soundblaster audigy2, a Logiteck MX310 mouse, and a new keyboard. plus all of the money I spent on software?
lol, that's more than I use to spend on smokes! (but not by much, I am glad I quit!!) |
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Sep 8, 2004, 07:00 PM
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watching 1080i
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: April 13th 2029
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More than $500 for me- If I count the PC I bought and build for my sister it would go to way more than $1,000- If I count the $800 Laptop and home networking crap I bought for my dad a few months ago it would probably go over $2000... but that wasn't my money, so I voted $500 to $1000.
If I had a damn job it would go to over $2000 just for me I am sure, if not more.
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Sep 8, 2004, 07:27 PM
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MC John-117
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Posts: 729
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$501-$1000
New 500w power supply
Motherboard, AMD Athlon 2400+ CPU, 512Mb PC3200 RAM, and a Aspire X-Gamer case.
VGA Silencer
New Keyboard
Plus I got another 512MB RAM coming in.
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Sep 8, 2004, 07:31 PM
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VETUS INFLATIO
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Red Lodge UK
Posts: 15,923
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I have scottish blood so I am cheap as hell, got my mobo, processor, psu, and half off my graphics card..
but hey gave most of it away to a nice kid so he could build his mom a system.
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Sep 8, 2004, 08:22 PM
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Like a Fish
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Southern California
Posts: 19,379
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i said $1,000-$2,000. I got me my specs u guys see on my sig for an even $1,000; and i've spent more money since then on odds and ends. i'm prolly around $1,500 on my current system. But if i were to count everything, i'd probably be around like $5,000 in computer ish.
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Sep 8, 2004, 09:51 PM
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DriverHeaven Extreme Member
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: U.S.A.
Posts: 16,122
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any one with extra money fell free to buy me hardware |
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Sep 8, 2004, 10:03 PM
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