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How much money have you spent on computer equipment in the last 5 years? (poll comming)

The amounts are in USD

And new computers count :D

Also feel free to let us know what ya spent the money on :p

How much money have you spent on computer equipment in the last 5 years? (poll comming)
Does buying a new one count?

me, personally, nothing. my dad buys it all :D
but the answer is many thousands of pounds

Not that much personally, suprising considering I'm a computing student.

I estimate I've bought maybe £500's worth in the last 2 years.

Previous to that the only computer related things I'd bought were games, so if you count those, it probably goes as high as maybe £700

Personally (inc new) £1,700.
Professionally £150,000-200,000

Does buying a new one count?
Yup

i spent £700 on the one im using

that would be about $1300 now

Damn little. Honestly I need a new pc. No $$$ :( I think I recently bought only a hard drive.

ANd it lags playing Warcraft 3 frozen throne :(

Damn little. Honestly I need a new pc. No $$$ :( I think I recently bought only a hard drive.

ANd it lags playing Warcraft 3 frozen throne :(
lol...

i just upgraded my comp spending $500-$600 about mostly so i can play half life 2 and world of warcraft smoothly :P

lol...

i just upgraded my comp spending $500-$600 about mostly so i can play half life 2 and world of warcraft smoothly :P
WOW runs great on my machine ;) lol it is what I like to call Over Kill :p

WOW runs great on my machine ;) lol it is what I like to call Over Kill :p

same here...cept when i log in if and wait 2 min to stop laging...

Damn little. Honestly I need a new pc. No $$$ :( I think I recently bought only a hard drive.

ANd it lags playing Warcraft 3 frozen throne :(
Thats ok build a new one and use your old one for server duty :D

same here...cept when i log in if and wait 2 min to stop laging...
Yeah I am running a true t1 out here ... servers are taking a beating

Though on older machines I have seen vid cards causing lag

And cosmos is a bear on marginal machines

Just for clarification, my statement of cash is in £'s Sterling.

Yeah I am running a true t1 out here ... servers are taking a beating

Though on older machines I have seen vid cards causing lag

And cosmos is a bear on marginal machines
btw what server do u play on? class lvl etc...
...stupid cosmos :P cant live w/o it

btw what server do u play on? class lvl etc...
...stupid cosmos :P cant live w/o it
I like the new UI that blizard has

Terenas and 40 pally is my new main

I have an inactive human warior (60) same server

And a Taurin druid (new alt so lvl 15 or so)

My computer, new, 3 years ago was $2400CND and I have since bought a new video card and RAM. ^_^ So, about $2000USD total. Though I think I might've spent more, seeing how I've bought a new keyboard, mouse, router and joy stick... Hmn...whatelse...

My computer, new, 3 years ago was $2400CND and I have since bought a new video card and RAM. ^_^ So, about $2000USD total.
Origional bought or built?

Origional bought or built?
Well, back then I didn't know how to build, so bought.

My dad's, which I built, I did a year ago for about $750CND (then again, I have a P4 1.9 GHz and he has a crappy Celeron at 2.4GHz)

I like the new UI that blizard has

Terenas and 40 pally is my new main

I have an inactive human warior (60) same server

And a Taurin druid (new alt so lvl 15 or so)

im on uther and gots me a
60 warlock - just got my nfernal w00t!
24 priest
11 mage
10 tauren warr
im also on skullcrusher
21 warlock

Well, back then I didn't know how to build, so bought.

My dad's, which I built, I did a year ago for about $750CND (then again, I have a P4 1.9 GHz and he has a crappy Celeron at 2.4GHz)
Ahhh I tend not to build Pentium machines but yeah I know the feeling ... I did that a few years ago but all my systems now are built (I do it for a busniess now)

So if you are counting expenses for my building computers that puts me in the 100K + mark

But personal machines I have about 9k total USD sitting in my basement :D

im on uther and gots me a
60 warlock - just got my nfernal w00t!
24 priest
11 mage
10 tauren warr
im also on skullcrusher
21 warlock
Nice ... so we have about the same amount of time invested :p

Ahhh I tend not to build Pentium machines but yeah I know the feeling ... I did that a few years ago but all my systems now are built (I do it for a busniess now)

So if you are counting expenses for my building computers that puts me in the 100K + mark

But personal machines I have about 9k total USD sitting in my basement :D
I would use Athelon, but I do more writing and application based stuff at home (including programming, which I absolutely hate), so I need processor speed more than anything.

Sweet... Nice business. I'm just starting my business. I'm still dabbling with names.

Only 9K? I know people (seeing how I'm in school and whatnot), who have extra machines just sitting under their computer tables as well as servers in addition to their main one and a laptop. It's pretty sad.

At least you have a good reason...

I just have my crappy P166 collecting dust in my closet.

Nice ... so we have about the same amount of time invested :p

lol i have bout 40+ days would say...30 some day on my warlock alone

5 years seems a bit wide of a time frame for a question on computers. My experience with laptops is that the useful life of a computer runs in the 3 year range. After that, you start to lose the ability to run the latest software.

Although with that said, there's been kind of a slowdown in tech advancements the past year or so. I bought my laptop at the end of 2003 and there have only been minor improvements since... I paid about $2500.

I would use Athelon, but I do more writing and application based stuff at home (including programming, which I absolutely hate), so I need processor speed more than anything.

Sweet... Nice business. I'm just starting my business. I'm still dabbling with names.

Only 9K? I know people (seeing how I'm in school and whatnot), who have extra machines just sitting under their computer tables as well as servers in addition to their main one and a laptop. It's pretty sad.

At least you have a good reason...

I just have my crappy P166 collecting dust in my closet.

I said in my basement :) ... as in not in use (sorry did not make that clear) they are being setup for more server equipment
I am running an extra about 9k more worth of machines up right now

As for Amd and programming ... you got to be kidding ... at price AMD walks all over pentium

NOT to mention WTF programming are you doing that requires that processing power? I can compile just about anything that I have writen by hand in under 5 minuits and thoes were full fleged gui based apps (on a 450 mhz BSD machine)?

5 years seems a bit wide of a time frame for a question on computers. My experience with laptops is that the useful life of a computer runs in the 3 year range. After that, you start to lose the ability to run the latest software.

Although with that said, there's been kind of a slowdown in tech advancements the past year or so. I bought my laptop at the end of 2003 and there have only been minor improvements since... I paid about $2500.
Maybe so but I did not want to limit it to the current computer