DrDigitized2 Posted January 28, 2012 Posted January 28, 2012 I tend to not add up what I've actually spent on my machine. It'd be depressing. Very much so. Last year I took in 20k. I am going to spend a little more then 2k on my computer. So roughly 10% of my annual income is going into my beast! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ekiM Posted January 28, 2012 Posted January 28, 2012 I just tell people it's so I'm able to load solitaire faster than they can Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muchoman1 Posted January 28, 2012 Posted January 28, 2012 Thankfully my PC building habit is self funding, so i'm off the hook due to that Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coors Posted January 28, 2012 Posted January 28, 2012 My computer is my cheapest hobby Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedway Posted January 28, 2012 Posted January 28, 2012 My computer is my cheapest hobby Yea, guns are expensive Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJCRO Posted January 28, 2012 Posted January 28, 2012 (edited) My dad is on top of things well enough to know that my machine is a monster (he has an EE degree and used to build circuit boards for GE). Your lucky bro, my parents can barely use their push dial cell phones for crying out loud. I thought when my dad came to the U.S. from Croatia almost 30 years, he would have learned English better as he went. Nope, broken English FTW hahaha. . Edited January 28, 2012 by MJCRO Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikoDG Posted January 28, 2012 Posted January 28, 2012 I've probably blown almost $2,500 in parts this year.. but that's coming to an end now, gonna be dumping my next few thousand into this project car. After all is said and done (taxes and shipping included) my build will probably end up being around the $4,000 mark. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDigitized2 Posted January 28, 2012 Posted January 28, 2012 Ouch. And I thought I was spending a horrible amount! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ir_cow Posted January 28, 2012 Posted January 28, 2012 when it comes to non tech people i just give them a false price. usually whatever it would cost retail. so i would be like "yeah it's a top of the line intel computer around $3000). much easier than naming parts because my $800 computer is a whole lot better than any Dell or HP computer under $1500. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikoDG Posted January 28, 2012 Posted January 28, 2012 Ouch. And I thought I was spending a horrible amount! I justify it by telling myself no upgrades until Broadwell or Skylake Even then I'm hoping to carry over at least $1000 of my current build to the new build (case and watercooling for sure, maybe GPU, RAM, and storage). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
d6bmg Posted January 28, 2012 Posted January 28, 2012 Being son to doctor parents, I don't face that kind of problem, probably because they know the importance of good components & all the things I bought they never resisted me. And when my maternal uncle & aunt is working @ IBM, I get many peripherals as a gift from them. So, I think my story is quite different from others.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
d6bmg Posted January 28, 2012 Posted January 28, 2012 My computer is my cheapest hobby Yea, guns are expensive You got the perfect reply. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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