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MaCaBr3
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PostPosted: 02-17-2005 04:26 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Just spend €400 on a 6600GT, Audigy 2 ZS and logitech x530 5.1 speakers.

I would have thought that some day, I would stop upgrading my computer, but guess the nerd inside couldn't resist.

On the other hand, I'm gonna get my beemer chipped.

That will make me less of a nerd. :ninja:
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PostPosted: 02-17-2005 04:27 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Just bought a DVD burner. So, yep still spending money on it.
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PostPosted: 02-17-2005 04:29 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


upgrading is addicting to the gamer like plastic surgery is for old cali whores, isn't it?
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PostPosted: 02-17-2005 04:30 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


nah...I just bought a new one. :icon32:
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PostPosted: 02-17-2005 04:40 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Nope I haven't spent a dime on a pc in years... I just don't have time to bother.
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PostPosted: 02-17-2005 04:41 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


No upgrades since I bought a stick of 256mb ddr266 ram in September 2004 from some guy on a local board for $30 CAD, which was very good at that time.
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PostPosted: 02-17-2005 04:41 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


I'll probably be replacing the power supply in the next few days. Not really an upgrade per se, but it needs to be done because my computer is homosexual.
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PostPosted: 02-17-2005 04:46 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Just got a LCD myself. :)

But my old monitor pretty much died. :shrug:
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PostPosted: 02-17-2005 04:48 PM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Just recently bought a 6800 gt. Next step is to replace my 1.8 celeron and motherboard and get teo 512 stick of ram
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PostPosted: 02-17-2005 04:59 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


I plan on upgrading my cpu soon. Have an Athlon 2200+ right now. Hell may just get a new mb and all that jazz.
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PostPosted: 02-17-2005 05:03 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


bought a 20" dell lcd last year, and just recently bought a Radeon x800xt-pe. oh and due to a hdd failure, bought a new raptor. I'd say im done with upgrades for a while.
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PostPosted: 02-17-2005 06:07 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


computers are like women, but more fun

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new dvd burner
new 6800
new 1024 ram
new digicam
new mx510

now i'm considering 2 new 500gb HD's, unless it was a typo in the mag, only seen 400's so far from hitachi.

at least this bitch dont whine and does so much more :icon14:



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PostPosted: 02-17-2005 11:42 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


yup, I'm always putting something in the computers, and then there's a bunch of computers at work to tinker with, too. The old Mac is frankensteined to the max, new PC can always use a new heatsink or fan or something. This weekend I am going to learn about lapping a heatsink. Fortunately components occasionally give out, giving me a real reason to put in something new.
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PostPosted: 02-18-2005 12:26 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


160 GB external HD and a DVD burner and would like to add some more RAM too
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PostPosted: 02-18-2005 12:32 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Just a new dual 2.5 powermac and a x800 :paranoid: - unfortunately I make too much money and don't have a car, house, dependants or a shred of common sense. If I spent the same amount of time recording in a professional studio as I do songwriting/producing on the mac, it would come to the same cost pretty quickly.
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PostPosted: 02-18-2005 12:37 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


need some new sound emmiting devices soon
and a new dvd burner

and i'll buy a notebook in about a month or two
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PostPosted: 02-18-2005 12:42 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


A 6600 GT a few weeks ago. Strictly middle of the road stuff for me.
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PostPosted: 02-18-2005 12:59 AM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


i just ordered a new computer all togeter, and will do so again soon

read a fun article btw, how a SLI config with two 6600GT's is both cheaper AND faster than 1 6800GT :icon14:



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PostPosted: 02-18-2005 01:09 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


i bought a plextor dvdr about 4 months ago and some fans the other week, that's about it.



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PostPosted: 02-18-2005 01:10 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


MKJ wrote:
i just ordered a new computer all togeter, and will do so again soon

read a fun article btw, how a SLI config with two 6600GT's is both cheaper AND faster than 1 6800GT :icon14:

in Doom 3, but some applications SLI configs are slower than just using the one video card :shrug:
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PostPosted: 02-18-2005 01:12 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


I'll be getting a second HDD soon, and a quieter case fan. Other than that I don't need anything faster right now, I'll probably buy a whole new rig after the summer.
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PostPosted: 02-18-2005 02:07 AM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Geebs wrote:
MKJ wrote:
i just ordered a new computer all togeter, and will do so again soon

read a fun article btw, how a SLI config with two 6600GT's is both cheaper AND faster than 1 6800GT :icon14:

in Doom 3, but some applications SLI configs are slower than just using the one video card :shrug:


they benhced doom3, farcry 1.3 (3 dif maps) and HL2 (2 maps)

i suppose it only helps on apps that know they can use the SLI.. kinda like dualprocs



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PostPosted: 02-18-2005 02:27 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


I read somewhere that you need a special driver profile for each game to take advantage of a SLI setup. So you'll really only get to use your SLI for new, well known games.
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PostPosted: 02-18-2005 06:44 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


no i dont upgrade :shrug:

i try and get something in addition to fast, so when it becomes slow, its still usefull for something
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Dr_Watson
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PostPosted: 02-18-2005 07:36 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


i havn't had the time or the money to spend on my pc since i got a 9800pro right before doom3 was released.
i havn't purchased a pc game my pc couldn't handle since its major overhaul a few years ago...
i don't nickel and dime my pc; just use it until it sucks, then relegate it to the server closet and buy all new swag.
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