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Poll Results: How much do you spend each year on computer hardware?

 
  • 59% (559)
    $1-$1,000
  • 22% (211)
    $1,001-$2,000
  • 7% (67)
    $2,001-$3,000
  • 3% (32)
    $3,001-$4,000
  • 2% (24)
    $4,001-$5,000
  • 1% (12)
    $5,001-$6,000
  • 0% (5)
    $7,001-$8,000
  • 0% (3)
    $8,001-$9,000
  • 0% (0)
    $9,001-$9,000
  • 0% (2)
    $9,001-$10,000
  • 1% (18)
    >$10,000
933 Total Votes  
post #1 of 172
3/2/08 at 5:00pm
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How much do you spend on purchasing hardware (including peripherals) for your computer each year?

Please answer in the poll above
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post #2 of 172
3/2/08 at 5:01pm
Too much.

About $1000 I think.
Optimus Prime
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7200.10 RAID0 (640GB) Pioneer DVD +/- RW Vista Ultimate x64 Acer 22" WS + 17" LCD 
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post #3 of 172
3/2/08 at 5:02pm
Iowans get to post first!

Poll isn't up yet but I spend about 3 grand a year on parts, but some years its lower (I upgrade once every 2 years spending about 5.5k within those years)
The Leviathan
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43TB unRAID Server
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CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
Intel i7 3770k (4.5GHz) ASUS P8Z77-V Deluxe 6GB EVGA GeForce GTX Titan (1164/6500) 16GB G.Skill Sniper (DDR3 1866) 
Hard DriveHard DriveOptical DriveCooling
256GB Crucial M4 2TB Western Digital Black (WD2002FAEX) LG WH12LS39 3x 120mm Noiseblocker PL-2  
CoolingOSMonitorKeyboard
Noctua NH-D14 Windows 7 Ultimate x64 55" Sony HX929 Ducky Shine DK9008S 
PowerCaseMouseMouse Pad
Corsair AX1200 Corsair Carbide 500R Logitech G700 SteelPad S&S Solo 
AudioAudioAudioAudio
Denon 4311CI (Receiver) 2x Klipsch RF-82 (Front Speakers) 4x Klipsch RS-52 (Surround Speakers) Klipsch RC-62 (Center Speaker) 
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SVS 20-39PCi (Subwoofer) 
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Intel i3-2120 (3.3GHz) Supermicro MBD-X9SCM-F-O 8GB Kingston (DDR3 1333) 14x 3TB Western Digital Greens (WD30EZRX) 
Hard DriveCoolingCoolingOS
1TB Western Digital Black (WD1002FAEX) 3x Noctua NF-P12 2x Noctua NF-R8 unRAID 5.0 
PowerCaseOther
Corsair AX850 Norco 4224 3x Supermicro AOC-SAS2LP-MV8  
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Intel i3-2120 (3.3GHz) Supermicro MBD-X9SCM-F-O 8GB Kingston (DDR3 1333) 5x 3TB Western Digital Greens (WD30EZRX) 
Hard DriveHard DriveCoolingCooling
12x 2TB Western Digital Greens (WD20EARS) 1TB Western Digital Black (WD1002FAEX) 3x Noctua NF-P12 2x Noctua NF-R8 
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unRAID 5.0 Corsair AX850 Norco 4224 3x Supermicro AOC-SAS2LP-MV8  
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The Leviathan
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Intel i7 3770k (4.5GHz) ASUS P8Z77-V Deluxe 6GB EVGA GeForce GTX Titan (1164/6500) 16GB G.Skill Sniper (DDR3 1866) 
Hard DriveHard DriveOptical DriveCooling
256GB Crucial M4 2TB Western Digital Black (WD2002FAEX) LG WH12LS39 3x 120mm Noiseblocker PL-2  
CoolingOSMonitorKeyboard
Noctua NH-D14 Windows 7 Ultimate x64 55" Sony HX929 Ducky Shine DK9008S 
PowerCaseMouseMouse Pad
Corsair AX1200 Corsair Carbide 500R Logitech G700 SteelPad S&S Solo 
AudioAudioAudioAudio
Denon 4311CI (Receiver) 2x Klipsch RF-82 (Front Speakers) 4x Klipsch RS-52 (Surround Speakers) Klipsch RC-62 (Center Speaker) 
Audio
SVS 20-39PCi (Subwoofer) 
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CPUMotherboardRAMHard Drive
Intel i3-2120 (3.3GHz) Supermicro MBD-X9SCM-F-O 8GB Kingston (DDR3 1333) 14x 3TB Western Digital Greens (WD30EZRX) 
Hard DriveCoolingCoolingOS
1TB Western Digital Black (WD1002FAEX) 3x Noctua NF-P12 2x Noctua NF-R8 unRAID 5.0 
PowerCaseOther
Corsair AX850 Norco 4224 3x Supermicro AOC-SAS2LP-MV8  
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CPUMotherboardRAMHard Drive
Intel i3-2120 (3.3GHz) Supermicro MBD-X9SCM-F-O 8GB Kingston (DDR3 1333) 5x 3TB Western Digital Greens (WD30EZRX) 
Hard DriveHard DriveCoolingCooling
12x 2TB Western Digital Greens (WD20EARS) 1TB Western Digital Black (WD1002FAEX) 3x Noctua NF-P12 2x Noctua NF-R8 
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unRAID 5.0 Corsair AX850 Norco 4224 3x Supermicro AOC-SAS2LP-MV8  
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post #4 of 172
3/2/08 at 5:03pm
Around $500 unless it's a major upgrade.
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Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 Gigabyte EP45-UD3R Gigabyte HD7950 Windforce OCZ Platinum DDR2-800 (4GB) 
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OCZ Agility3 240GB Windows 8 Pro x64 Samsung 2443BW+ Ducky DK9008B 
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Corsair AX750 Fractal Design R3 Logitech G500 Asus Xonar DX 
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M-Audio MV40 AKG K518DJ 
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Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 Gigabyte EP45-UD3R Gigabyte HD7950 Windforce OCZ Platinum DDR2-800 (4GB) 
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OCZ Agility3 240GB Windows 8 Pro x64 Samsung 2443BW+ Ducky DK9008B 
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Corsair AX750 Fractal Design R3 Logitech G500 Asus Xonar DX 
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post #5 of 172
3/2/08 at 5:06pm
I try not to keep track...
My System
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i7 860 Asus Maximus III Formula ASUS 5870 8GB G.Skill Ripjaws DDR3 2000 
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X25-M 80GB, 1TB WD Black Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit Asus VW246H Saitek Eclipse 
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Corsair HX620 Antec 300 G5 
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i7 860 Asus Maximus III Formula ASUS 5870 8GB G.Skill Ripjaws DDR3 2000 
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X25-M 80GB, 1TB WD Black Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit Asus VW246H Saitek Eclipse 
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post #6 of 172
3/2/08 at 5:07pm
Around $1400 this year. But I haven't bought any parts for like 4 years now. So $1000 seems right per year.
Halcyon.Redefined
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Intel i7 2600K | 4.5 GHz EVGA P67 FTW E679 EVGA GTX 570 | 900/1800/2100 G.Skill RipjawsX 2x4GB | 1.6 GHz @ 7-8-7-24 
Hard DriveHard DriveHard DriveOptical Drive
OCZ Vertex Plus R2 60GB 2x Samsung F3 1TB 2x Samsung F4 2TB Lite-On Bluray 
CoolingOSMonitorMonitor
Prolimatech Megahalems + Scythe S-FLEX SFF21G Windows 7 Professional x64 ASUS VE246H AOC 22LVWk 
KeyboardPowerCaseMouse
Leopold FC500RR | MX Cherry Red Corsair HX850W + MDPC-X Antec Twelve Hundred Razer Imperator 
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Razer eXactMat & eXactRest Xonar Essence STX + LME49990 Audio Technica ATH-A700 
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Halcyon.Redefined
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Intel i7 2600K | 4.5 GHz EVGA P67 FTW E679 EVGA GTX 570 | 900/1800/2100 G.Skill RipjawsX 2x4GB | 1.6 GHz @ 7-8-7-24 
Hard DriveHard DriveHard DriveOptical Drive
OCZ Vertex Plus R2 60GB 2x Samsung F3 1TB 2x Samsung F4 2TB Lite-On Bluray 
CoolingOSMonitorMonitor
Prolimatech Megahalems + Scythe S-FLEX SFF21G Windows 7 Professional x64 ASUS VE246H AOC 22LVWk 
KeyboardPowerCaseMouse
Leopold FC500RR | MX Cherry Red Corsair HX850W + MDPC-X Antec Twelve Hundred Razer Imperator 
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post #7 of 172
3/2/08 at 5:11pm
Who voted 7-8k? Seriously O.o

Someone builds 2 top of the line computers each year apparantly.

EDIT: Actually 3.
The Leviathan
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43TB unRAID Server
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40TB unRAID Server
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CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
Intel i7 3770k (4.5GHz) ASUS P8Z77-V Deluxe 6GB EVGA GeForce GTX Titan (1164/6500) 16GB G.Skill Sniper (DDR3 1866) 
Hard DriveHard DriveOptical DriveCooling
256GB Crucial M4 2TB Western Digital Black (WD2002FAEX) LG WH12LS39 3x 120mm Noiseblocker PL-2  
CoolingOSMonitorKeyboard
Noctua NH-D14 Windows 7 Ultimate x64 55" Sony HX929 Ducky Shine DK9008S 
PowerCaseMouseMouse Pad
Corsair AX1200 Corsair Carbide 500R Logitech G700 SteelPad S&S Solo 
AudioAudioAudioAudio
Denon 4311CI (Receiver) 2x Klipsch RF-82 (Front Speakers) 4x Klipsch RS-52 (Surround Speakers) Klipsch RC-62 (Center Speaker) 
Audio
SVS 20-39PCi (Subwoofer) 
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CPUMotherboardRAMHard Drive
Intel i3-2120 (3.3GHz) Supermicro MBD-X9SCM-F-O 8GB Kingston (DDR3 1333) 14x 3TB Western Digital Greens (WD30EZRX) 
Hard DriveCoolingCoolingOS
1TB Western Digital Black (WD1002FAEX) 3x Noctua NF-P12 2x Noctua NF-R8 unRAID 5.0 
PowerCaseOther
Corsair AX850 Norco 4224 3x Supermicro AOC-SAS2LP-MV8  
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CPUMotherboardRAMHard Drive
Intel i3-2120 (3.3GHz) Supermicro MBD-X9SCM-F-O 8GB Kingston (DDR3 1333) 5x 3TB Western Digital Greens (WD30EZRX) 
Hard DriveHard DriveCoolingCooling
12x 2TB Western Digital Greens (WD20EARS) 1TB Western Digital Black (WD1002FAEX) 3x Noctua NF-P12 2x Noctua NF-R8 
OSPowerCaseOther
unRAID 5.0 Corsair AX850 Norco 4224 3x Supermicro AOC-SAS2LP-MV8  
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The Leviathan
(21 items)
 
43TB unRAID Server
(17 items)
 
40TB unRAID Server
(18 items)
 
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
Intel i7 3770k (4.5GHz) ASUS P8Z77-V Deluxe 6GB EVGA GeForce GTX Titan (1164/6500) 16GB G.Skill Sniper (DDR3 1866) 
Hard DriveHard DriveOptical DriveCooling
256GB Crucial M4 2TB Western Digital Black (WD2002FAEX) LG WH12LS39 3x 120mm Noiseblocker PL-2  
CoolingOSMonitorKeyboard
Noctua NH-D14 Windows 7 Ultimate x64 55" Sony HX929 Ducky Shine DK9008S 
PowerCaseMouseMouse Pad
Corsair AX1200 Corsair Carbide 500R Logitech G700 SteelPad S&S Solo 
AudioAudioAudioAudio
Denon 4311CI (Receiver) 2x Klipsch RF-82 (Front Speakers) 4x Klipsch RS-52 (Surround Speakers) Klipsch RC-62 (Center Speaker) 
Audio
SVS 20-39PCi (Subwoofer) 
View all
CPUMotherboardRAMHard Drive
Intel i3-2120 (3.3GHz) Supermicro MBD-X9SCM-F-O 8GB Kingston (DDR3 1333) 14x 3TB Western Digital Greens (WD30EZRX) 
Hard DriveCoolingCoolingOS
1TB Western Digital Black (WD1002FAEX) 3x Noctua NF-P12 2x Noctua NF-R8 unRAID 5.0 
PowerCaseOther
Corsair AX850 Norco 4224 3x Supermicro AOC-SAS2LP-MV8  
View all
CPUMotherboardRAMHard Drive
Intel i3-2120 (3.3GHz) Supermicro MBD-X9SCM-F-O 8GB Kingston (DDR3 1333) 5x 3TB Western Digital Greens (WD30EZRX) 
Hard DriveHard DriveCoolingCooling
12x 2TB Western Digital Greens (WD20EARS) 1TB Western Digital Black (WD1002FAEX) 3x Noctua NF-P12 2x Noctua NF-R8 
OSPowerCaseOther
unRAID 5.0 Corsair AX850 Norco 4224 3x Supermicro AOC-SAS2LP-MV8  
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post #8 of 172
3/2/08 at 5:13pm
About 3500 to 4000, its getting sad...
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E8400 XFX 780i A2 SLI EVGA 8800GTS Core 92's Crucial Ballistix 6400's 2Gb 
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2x 500Gb 7200.10 LG 18x Super Drive Dual Boot XP SP# and Vista Ultimate 24inch 245BW Samsung 
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E8400 XFX 780i A2 SLI EVGA 8800GTS Core 92's Crucial Ballistix 6400's 2Gb 
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2x 500Gb 7200.10 LG 18x Super Drive Dual Boot XP SP# and Vista Ultimate 24inch 245BW Samsung 
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post #9 of 172
3/2/08 at 5:16pm
Spent 250 for my 8800GT last year spent 1000 for the other parts
Hokie HI
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i7-2600k Asus Z68 Deluxe EVGA GTX670 FTW G.Skill DDR3-2133 
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Crucial M4 Western Digital 2TB Black Windows 7 Enterprise SP1 Dell U2412m 
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Das Keyboard Professional S ENERMAX NAXN 82+ 750W Corsair 650D Logitech G500 
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Hokie HI
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i7-2600k Asus Z68 Deluxe EVGA GTX670 FTW G.Skill DDR3-2133 
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Crucial M4 Western Digital 2TB Black Windows 7 Enterprise SP1 Dell U2412m 
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Das Keyboard Professional S ENERMAX NAXN 82+ 750W Corsair 650D Logitech G500 
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post #10 of 172
3/2/08 at 5:27pm
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Keep those votes coming
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