Do u guys still spend money on ur computer?

Post by **MaCaBr3** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 12:26 am

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.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 12:27 am

Just bought a DVD burner. So, yep still spending money on it.

Post by **Underpants?** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 12:29 am

upgrading is addicting to the gamer like plastic surgery is for old cali whores, isn't it?

Post by **7zark7** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 12:30 am

nah...I just bought a new one. :icon32:

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 12:40 am

Nope I haven't spent a dime on a pc in years... I just don't have time to bother.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 12:41 am

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.

Post by **Transient** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 12:41 am

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.

Post by **Bdw3** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 12:46 am

Just got a LCD myself.

But my old monitor pretty much died.

Post by **eepberries** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 12:48 am

Just recently bought a 6800 gt. Next step is to replace my 1.8 celeron and motherboard and get teo 512 stick of ram

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 12:59 am

I plan on upgrading my cpu soon. Have an Athlon 2200+ right now. Hell may just get a new mb and all that jazz.

Post by **signa** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 1:03 am

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.

Post by **SoM** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 2:07 am

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:

Post by **ajerara** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 7:42 am

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.

Post by **s0are** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 8:26 am

160 GB external HD and a DVD burner and would like to add some more RAM too

Post by **Geebs** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 8:32 am

Just a new dual 2.5 powermac and a x800

- 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.

Post by **Pext** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 8:37 am

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

and i'll buy a notebook in about a month or two

Post by **U4EA** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 8:42 am

A 6600 GT a few weeks ago. Strictly middle of the road stuff for me.

Post by **MKJ** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 8:59 am

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:

Post by **phantasmagoria** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 9:09 am

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

Post by **Geebs** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 9:10 am

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

Post by **Grudge** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 9:12 am

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.

Post by **MKJ** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 10:07 am

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

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

Post by **Grudge** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 10:27 am

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.

Post by **plained** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 2:44 pm

no i dont upgrade

i try and get something in addition to fast, so when it becomes slow, its still usefull for something

Post by **Dr_Watson** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 3:36 pm

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.