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most expensive PC hardware you've bought

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I paid over $600 CAN for my X1900-XTX. Most expensive piece of hardware for me. Yes, I'm happy with it.

Most expensive software was an early version of BlackIce Defender that never worked.
 
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you definitely don't know what the purpose of a "topic title" is versus a "topic summary". i feel like i've already lectured you on this when i was more active on the forums. kind of sad how things don't change much.

Juno: windows are lifesavers, literally. http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...hreadid=1466853&enterthread=y&arctab=y

the images don't work anymore, but i'll put them up somewhere else maybe

and no, i don't use silly LEDs either.
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Hardware: ATI 9700 pro the day it was released $425
Software: Windows Server 2000 I don't remember exactly but I think I got it (with CAL's) for $450
 
most ive spent on software was probably no more than 50 bucks (video games)
hardware...no more than 400...i think i bought a vid card for 330 once..cant remember
 
single piece of hardware?

Well, I've purchased two FX-57's a couple months apart for $1034 and $1075 as well as my FX-60 for $1072.

I've also purchased an SLI config of 7800GTX's, 7800GTX512's and 7900GTX's for $1238, $1529 and $1258 respectively 🙂

I now own none of those and have a Conroe E6600 and 7950GX2 and am plenty happy with them 🙂

Oh, and all of these purchases have been made since July 2005 :Q am I the winner?
 
As far as worst bang for the buck, compared to what I've bought lately, I would say it would have to be a less than 1GB hard drive. I recently found the receipt, and it was over $900. It was like 750mb, and that was back in the 386 days. I remember the shop that sold it to me told me that I would never be able to fill a drive that big. :shocked:
 
about 800 for P4 3.06 Ghz HT when it came out (actually pre-ordered it, i think), and absolutely despised it.
 
Dell 3007 WFP monitor ($1740 shipped/taxed). I'm very happy with it except that it has a pixel stuck in blue on the lower-right.
 
Most expensive piece of hardware i've ever bought is my Dell 1800fp. I got it for $400, when at the time they were selling for $550. I thought it was a steal! (and it might have been too, I got if from the FS/FT forums 😛). Hell yea I'm happy with it. Still using it over 3 years later.

Software? I dunno. Probably the command and conquer battlechest several years back.
 
$3000 for a Computer, Pentium 133. Yeah baby!



I'm sure you could break out some component in there like the processor for $800 or that 4GB HD.

 
I think the single most expensive part was my Northwood P4 3.0. I bought it when it was a high end chip. $300+?

If you exclude waaaaaayyyyyy back in the day when I actually bought PCs. Like squish above me it was a Pentium 133. Mine was made by Acer.
 
My Tandy TRS80 Color Computer 32k ram upgrade $350 and for software I would have to go with my yearly Microsoft Action Pack license $299 which I have maintained for 4 years now.
 
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