to me, that's a lot of freaking money. and it seems like y'all go through these components pretty quickly when upgrading. especially each year when the latest and greatest new item comes out. i get the impression that you guys are building 2-3 computers a year.

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Posted by bluebarracuda

Member since Oct 2011

18260 posts

Posted on 5/30/19 at 8:56 am to finchmeister08

Have a job that makes decent money and buy stuff for value/second hand.

I think the last new parts I bought were my 1tb 850 Evo for $170 (was a steal at the time) and a 1tb 660p a month or two ago. Eh and I usually buy most of my coolers new since they're cheap

My main desktop (likely upgrading to an 8700 soon)

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CPU: Intel - Xeon E5-1650 V2 3.5 GHz 6-Core OEM/Tray Processor ($95.00)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! - Shadow Rock LP 51.4 CFM CPU Cooler ($49.14)
Memory: Kingston - 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($10.00)
Memory: Kingston - 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($10.00)
Memory: Kingston - 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($10.00)
Memory: Kingston - 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($10.00)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($0.00)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB GAMING AMP Video Card ($661.61)
Case: Inwin - 303C ATX Mid Tower Case ($20.00)
Power Supply: Thermaltake - SMART 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($31.88)
Case Fan: Corsair - ML120 PRO RGB 47.3 CFM 120 mm Fan ($5.00)
Case Fan: Corsair - ML120 PRO RGB 47.3 CFM 120 mm Fan ($5.00)
Case Fan: Corsair - ML120 PRO RGB 47.3 CFM 120 mm Fan ($5.00)
Custom: Chinese X79T ATX Motherboard ($88.00)
Total: $1000.63

My HTPC:

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CPU: Intel - Core i5-8500T 2.1 GHz 6-Core OEM/Tray Processor ($0.00)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - C7 40.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($20.00)
Motherboard: ASRock - Z370M-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard ($50.00)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($50.00)
Storage: Intel - 660p Series 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($90.00)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1070 8 GB Video Card ($150.00)
Case: Fractal Design - Node 202 HTPC Case ($60.00)
Power Supply: Corsair - SF 450 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular SFX Power Supply ($40.00)
Total: $460.00

And my white box server:

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CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3 GHz 8-Core Processor ($86.81)
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME X370-PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard ($34.72)
Memory: Crucial - Ballistix Sport LT 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($17.36)
Memory: Crucial - Ballistix Sport LT 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($17.36)
Memory: Crucial - Ballistix Sport LT 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($17.36)
Memory: Crucial - Ballistix Sport LT 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($17.36)
Storage: HP - EX900 250 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (Purchased For $0.00)
Power Supply: Corsair - Builder 600 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($25.00)
Case: Rosewill Server Chassis - RSV-R4000 ($35.00)
Total: $250.97

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Posted by thunderbird1100

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Member since Oct 2007

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Posted on 5/31/19 at 7:29 am to finchmeister08

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to me, that's a lot of freaking money. and it seems like y'all go through these components pretty quickly when upgrading. especially each year when the latest and greatest new item comes out. i get the impression that you guys are building 2-3 computers a year.

Not me, I'm still running a 4770k o/c to 4ghz and Radeon 7950 boost

But now building a new computer once all the new AMD stuff hits the market. IMO though spending a bit extra just means it will last that much longer.

I'm a very casual gamer, so I dont feel the need to upgrade my rig but maybe once every 5 years or so, and I usually just upgrade the whole thing unless I find a great deal on a graphics card along the way or something. That rig I have now is still very capable. I can easily game at 1080p using a Radeon 7950 boost.

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