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    Hardware Bought This Year

    Hi

    Getting near the end of the year, have been thinking about what computer hardware I have bought over the last 12 months, thought it would make a interesting thread if you could all join in. List what you have bought over the past 12 months, can add prices, bargains etc, you can also add what you moved on. I will update mine when I have ran through what I have bought.

    Motherboards-

    DFI - LanParty UT NF4 Ultra-D
    EPoX - EP-9NPA+
    MSI - K8N-Neo2 Platinum - x2
    Biostar TFORCE 6100
    Epox - EP-9U1697 GLI
    Epox - EP-9NPA+Ultra
    Asus - A8N - SLI Deluxe

    CPUs-

    Venice 3000 - LLBLE
    Opteron 146 - CABGE
    Venice 3200 - NBBWE
    Venice 3200 - NBBWE 0608 GPMW
    Venice 3200 - NBBWE 0608 CPMW
    Athlon 1200 -
    Opteron 144 - CAB2E
    Opteron 146 - cacje
    Last edited by Max Tractor; 17-12-2006 at 08:01 PM.

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    Abit KN8 (scan)
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    2GB PC4000 OCZ (2nd hand)

    and about to order 2 hard drives on monday from scan too...

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    Erm, where do I start?

    Laptop - CoreDuo 2ghz, 2gb Ram 1680x1050 15.4" etc
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    Memory - 2x512mb RAM (DDR400)
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    IcyBox External Caddy,
    6600gt
    6800gt
    512mb M2 Card
    512mb SD Card
    DLink 7 Port Hub (USB)
    Netgear WGPS606


    & Various other accessories. Have probably got more but can't think of them atm

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    i dont think i can remember all the parts i've bought

    i've built myself my current rig and a media centre rig

    ive also bought hardware upgrades for my current PC and server

    Scan have had some good business this year
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    bought loads of stuff this year.

    2x SqueezeBox
    Qnap TS-101 500gig NAS
    built my HTPC including another 500gig drive
    various accessories like external drive cases and memory cards
    Archos AV500 100gig

    That doesn't include the shed load of stuff i have bought for work on expenses.

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    Geforce 6600GT

    Thats about all the hardware i've bought with my own money this year.

    If I include other folks' folks money i've spent then it becomes a different list altogether I think
    "If you're not on the edge, you're taking up too much room!"
    - me, 2005

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    1. 2gb of ocz ram
    2. acoustipack lining for antec sonata case - great stuff and really quietened down the box
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    4. 4600 x2 cpu

    none computer gear

    beyer dt770 pro headphones
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    and a bunch of wireless netgear junk (i say junk as thats what its performance is)

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    more before year end

    well thats a quick list


    and i onlY spent about a grand
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    Two laptops

    a sony fe11s

    and

    a custom built one by me using a zepto znote 6615wd barbones with 2GB corsair ram, 100GB 7200rpm hdd and a 2.16GHz C2D

    250GB hard drive

    Media center remote

    32" LCD TV which is hooked up to my PC.

    DVD RW drive
    erm

    asorted cables and probably some more stuff i cant remember!
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