The what did you get for XMAS thread :)

[disruptfam]

Hey all!!!

seeing how its Xmas and we all love christmas... Post pics of all your gear... (pc related or not)

:D :D :D :D

I'll start :up:

My xmas prezzies :)

cod4

http://http://www.mininova.org/com/1058619

guitar hero 3

http://http://www.mininova.org/com/1058619

i get to open my other presents tomorrow :)

Now lets start posting!!

Merry Christmas

[Sly Fox]

No idea yet.

I hope I get the 150 gig Raptor I asked for though :D

Should load games faster than the 500 gig Seagate I install them on now.

[newls1]

So far:

2 X 3870's
1 Asus Maximus Formula
Gigabyte 3D Mars full tower case

Doing pretty good so far !

[disruptfam]

AWESOME!!!

sorry about my pics i will thats asap

[dunn2953]

ha its christmas eve here

[Lev]

4 bottles of stolis vodka
cod4
huge func rough mousepad :)

maybe new slim keyboard..

oh and im trading my old soundcard and nzxt apollo for a NEW cm690 with a friend..

maybe ill get another harddrive to raid with as well.. dunno yet

edit : and a few yates for my new case

[Soulburner]

Well I'll find out tonight, but I'm hoping for CoD4 from my gf ;)

[Damien]

$150 from my mom to help pay for other people's presents because I was recently fired

$100 gift card to newegg, buying my girlfriend a video card with it.

So far nothing else. Technically got nothing but I made others happy, that's enough for me.

edit:

also, my girlfriend so far has gotten me:
a NICE bathrobe. i wear it everywhere around the house, so toasty
pajama pants
2gb mp3 player

she also has like 4 more presents for me to open. i love her :)

[WesM63]

So far all I've gotten is Gears of War for the PC.

I'm more of a giver, anything else I want, I just buy myself.

We have Christmas tonight, so I'll post back, but I'm sure all I'll get is cloths as thats all i asked for.

[Ethelred]

Because I have to work all day on Christmas I did Christmas Yestarday.

I got:

From my brother: CM 690 and a bunch of case fans :up:

From myself: Creative X-fi XtremeGamer (It was on sale for 39 dollars)

However, I got the most joy from giving...

Got my brother a 30gb Zune, Mario World DS, A Nerf Gun (Seriously most awesome thing ever), and some JVC Marshmellows (V2) for the Zune.

Christmas is about giving, and I definitely enjoyed that part more.

[leoftw]

I got a 65$ gift card from my mom and dad :O

[disruptfam]

:up: :D :up:

[S1mon-]

CoD4, clothes, and some other things I don't know yet lol

Also I made myself a gift and built the computer I have in my sig a few weeks ago :D

[TheMysticWizard]

I got one early from my gf.

She got me a BFG 8800 GT OC2 about 2 weeks ago.

As for what else... I will find out tomorrow morning.

[BenchZowner]

Oh well...Santa flew by my house and brought me something good for once :p:
Oh yes...the real deal....you know what I'm talking about.
Yes...I'm talking about that glorious chick ( girl, not the other thing called chick :p: ) that I've met.

So it pays off for being a good "kid" after all...even if it's about 3 years late.

And no...no...no :D
I'm not going to post any pics, sorry :p:

Merry xmas & a happy new year everybody :D

[Lev]

pic or it never happened

[BenchZowner]

pic or it never happened

Ha ha!
It happened and it's surely real :D
Had a friend here poking me to see if I was dreaming...but it turned out to be real :p:

[S1mon-]

loll I call BS without pics :D:D:D

[hitek420]

So far I got a

q6600 with Ultra 120e, runs prime95 for hours at 9x400 1:1 memory 58°C load
Abit IP35 Pro
2x1gb Ballistix Tracers ddr1066
bfg 8800gt oc2 512mb
Corsair HX520 (not working well with the motherboard, RMAing)
Seagate Barracuda 500gb 7200.11
and an Antec 900 case


So if I don't get anything else I am still really happy!

[Lev]

So far I got a

q6600 with Ultra 120e, runs prime95 for hours at 9x400 1:1 memory 58°C load
Abit IP35 Pro
2x1gb Ballistix Tracers ddr1066
bfg 8800gt oc2 512mb
Corsair HX520 (not working well with the motherboard, RMAing)
Seagate Barracuda 500gb 7200.11
and an Antec 900 case


So if I don't get anything else I am still really happy!

you lucky son of a :banana::banana::banana::banana::banana:

[GMX]

http://media.gonext.name/01/global/875/86335.jpg

That's what I asked for haha. Didn't really need anything else.
Finally I can shave after months (old one broken).

I looked up CM690 on google, looks nice, might buy it for myself :D

[phelan1777]

I will post this after tomorrow, but I am willing to bet, I will not get anything I put on my list.........I never ****ing do, and I don't ask for things that are expensive or hard to find, just :banana::banana::banana::banana: I want, that I can really use.

[ExodusC]

Considering buying myself an Xbox 360. I'd buy an 8800GT and maybe another 2x1GB kit of Crucial Ballistix, but I traded in a bunch of old stuff a local Play N' Trade, so I have a lot of store credit there I want to spend.

[Omastar]

Hoping to get CoD4, Nintendo DS Lite, Klipsch ProMedias and a few other odds and ends.

And what's the deal with all you guys having girlfriends who give you cool stuff? :(

[[XC] DragonOrta]

I got a PS2 tonight, so I'll be buying the 3 Devil May Cry games and Shadow of the Colossus.

Hoping to get a DFI X38 LT board tomorrow as I will be getting a second 3870 after the New Year.

Built my brother a computer for Christmas, listed as the Bro Crunch in my sig. I think he'll be enjoying CoD4 on it. :p:

[ginnz]

Hoping to get CoD4, Nintendo DS Lite, Klipsch ProMedias and a few other odds and ends.

And what's the deal with all you guys having girlfriends who give you cool stuff? :(


thats cause there girlfriends.... not wives. ;-)

[BrokenWall]

From my mom:
Nice new microfiber jacket
Dremel 300i Corded (http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=129666-353-300-1/50&lpage=none)
Dremel 200pc Kit (http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10051&langId=-1&catalogId=10053&productId=100487668)

From my girlfriend:
Alot of affection, and cookies

From my Father:
nothing cause i owe him to much money he says.

From myself:
An alignment on my truck, cause I needed it, and its the only thing i could afford.

[Kayin]

Nada. Don't care for it. I celebrate my Savior's birth, and be done.

[Emerica]

Wow, you guys are lucky you get to open your presents early! I still have to wait till tomorrow morning.

[RAW-Raptor22]

Wow, you guys are lucky you get to open your presents early! I still have to wait till tomorrow morning.

For all of the Aussies.... Its way past Christmas morning...

[Damien]

So far I got a

q6600 with Ultra 120e, runs prime95 for hours at 9x400 1:1 memory 58°C load
Abit IP35 Pro
2x1gb Ballistix Tracers ddr1066
bfg 8800gt oc2 512mb
Corsair HX520 (not working well with the motherboard, RMAing)
Seagate Barracuda 500gb 7200.11
and an Antec 900 case


So if I don't get anything else I am still really happy!

.....................................

sorry to spam but jeez dude, you made out well :clap:

[lowfat]

Table + chairs lol

But the Christmas gifts from myself :)

Canon Digital Rebel XT
Pentium 2180
Galaxy 8800GT
2GB OCZ PC-6400 (came out to $17 after rebate :)
LG Blu-ray/HD-DVD combo drive :D
Auzentech Prelude
500GB Hitachi drive

[iadstudio]

My favorites so far:

Gorilla Pod
http://di1.shopping.com/images1/pi/f1/46/e1/35442965-177x150-0-0_Joby+GP1+01P+Gorillapod.jpg

shooz
http://sc7img.dillards.com/is/image//DillardsZoom/smt134_zi?

bookz
http://www.theintellectualdevotional.com/images_base/TID_large.JPG

Some Newegg certificates and some random stuff. That's just the wife and inlaws so far, my family comes tomorow.

[.Logic]

Cash; $400 AUD

Clothes (socks [all day socks, the best socks ever! super comfy] and a few shirts from threadless)

Chocolate coins (what's Christmas without crappy chocolate, chocolate coins)

Headphones (Senns)

Books

Clock Radio

4GB USB Drive

Odds and ends

[phelan1777]

NOT A DAMN THING I :banana::banana::banana::banana:ING WANTED, YES I AM A :banana::banana::banana::banana:ING SCROOGE BECAUSE I GET ASKED FOR A :banana::banana::banana::banana:ING X-MAS LIST AND NOTHING I PUT ON THERE I EVER :banana::banana::banana::banana:ING GET.

TO PROVE MY POINT I WILL POST MY LIST WHEN I GET BACK HOME.

:banana::banana::banana::banana: IS NOT EXPENSIVE AND NOT HARD TO FIND

:banana::banana::banana::banana: PEOPLE THAT THINK THEY KNOW ME AND ASSUME I WANT THIGNS THAT I CANT :banana::banana::banana::banana:IG USE THAT JUST SIT AND COLLECT DUST.

[[XC] Synthetickiller]

I got this:
http://educations.newegg.com/item/33/127/33-127-219/33-127-219_1.jpg

I actually go this a few days early. Bestbuy had it for 80 bucks and I had a giftcard from 05'. Newegg wants 110 bucks for this card, go figure.

Now I just have to find my spare 1 gigabit ethernet card b/c the 100 Mbps port on my server actually slows down this card!

As you can see, simple things keep me happy. :D

[De1337]

Corsair Nautilus 500

I wanted this, as I want some decent cooling for my Q6600, which im gonna lap, but i didn't wanna go all out in water and start putting together from pieces, so I decided i'd start with this external unit, that I read many places is a a very decent purchase.

Too bad the damn mail mans are off duty... package got delayed, so they JUST failed to send it thursday night, which would have meant i would have had it friday... Now i gotta wait til thursday, cause of the holidays. :( lapping kit is here friday, so friday it is anyway :(

edit: i actually also got a USB-cup-wamer... to keep tea/coffe/chocolate hot while at the computer... kinda neat.. basicly just an eletric hotplate powered by usb

[WesM63]

I ended up getting Cloths like I said, ;)

4 outfits (pants/shirts), 2 packs of shocks, 1 pack of white t-shirts and some underwear. My brother and I got a Dual Mug Coffee maker, Its pretty sweet. I also got 5 dvd's from my aunt.

The best part about Christmas was being with my family and watching my 6month old niece attempting to open gifts.

[[XC] Synthetickiller]

I forgot! I also go this:
http://www.saveyoursmile.com/images/violight.jpg

Now I have no excuse not to brush!

[Movieman]

They say a picture is worth a 1000 words so:

[lowfat]

:banana::banana::banana::banana:

ahahaha, sorry, but this is the funniest thing I've read all day so far.

[Pudi]

thats cause there girlfriends.... not wives. ;-)

AHA and that's why i'm not getting anything useful every christmas :( damn :D

[khanem]

well i got............................................... ....nothing.

[BenchZowner]

well i got............................................... ....nothing.

Well..nothing can be better than something....bad.
'cause we don't get good things always...

[kemo]

Ha ha!
It happened and it's surely real :D
Had a friend here poking me to see if I was dreaming...but it turned out to be real :p:

I saw the pic but that doesn't prove anything :rofl:

[BenchZowner]

I saw the pic but that doesn't prove anything :rofl:

You really need to see the altogether pic ?
Dude you're killing me...

[kemo]

You really need to see the altogether pic ?
Dude you're killing me...

so he send me a photo for him with a hot chick ,,, still doesn't prove anything :ROTF:

Edit::: it is official lollllllllll

[lowbid]

Well this is what i bought myself in the last 30 days.

qx9650
qx8650
2x 8800 ultras
ddr3 corsair cdf
striker extreme junk rma
maximus extreme ok
asus p5nt ws i like rma
silverstone tj07 case
areca 1230 raid card
ocz 9200 flx
and water cooling parts

And then i gave my wife a check to buy for the kids and the grand kids.I got of easy trust me but i only afford this once a year.I mean who can buy you computer parts that you need or want and most cost sooo much.So i got what i wanted a well the the kids had a good Christmas.

lowbid
i think i need more parts

[BenchZowner]

so he send me a photo for him with a hot chick ,,, still doesn't prove anything :ROTF:

Edit::: it is official lollllllllll

Just one thing....don't ask me for any naughty photos or videos next week :p: LOOOL

[angel_dust]

call of Duty 4 and The Orange Box.

Had to order them myself though.:rolleyes:

[GMX]

Almost forgot, got that package off steam, Orange Box, Episode 1 etc as well. (havn't played it yet).


NOT A DAMN THING I :banana::banana::banana::banana:ING WANTED, YES I AM A :banana::banana::banana::banana:ING SCROOGE BECAUSE I GET ASKED FOR A :banana::banana::banana::banana:ING X-MAS LIST AND NOTHING I PUT ON THERE I EVER :banana::banana::banana::banana:ING GET.

TO PROVE MY POINT I WILL POST MY LIST WHEN I GET BACK HOME.

:banana::banana::banana::banana: IS NOT EXPENSIVE AND NOT HARD TO FIND

:banana::banana::banana::banana: PEOPLE THAT THINK THEY KNOW ME AND ASSUME I WANT THIGNS THAT I CANT :banana::banana::banana::banana:IG USE THAT JUST SIT AND COLLECT DUST.

LOL.

I also got an electric toothbrush week or 2 earlier.
All mainly useful stuff.

My sister is a bit of chocolate/sweets junkie and my mother made it clear that no stocking rubbish is going to be filled. My sister is stubborn and hung up the stockings anyway. In the morning it's full of fruit and vegetable, harsh joke lmao!!!!:rofl:


I got this:
http://educations.newegg.com/item/33/127/33-127-219/33-127-219_1.jpg

I actually go this a few days early. Bestbuy had it for 80 bucks and I had a giftcard from 05'. Newegg wants 110 bucks for this card, go figure.

Now I just have to find my spare 1 gigabit ethernet card b/c the 100 Mbps port on my server actually slows down this card!

As you can see, simple things keep me happy. :D

With PCI interface you will be limited to 133mb/s I think.

[RAW-Raptor22]

What I got:

Some Shirts
Some Socks
Dale Earnhardt Jr. #88 Die Cast NASCAR Collectible
3-month XBox Live Subscription + headset
Crysis (Woot!)
A Football

Not bad.... I get one more present tomorrow from some other family.... :-)

[Kayin]

Phelan, I had to take back a gift this year because the kids' PS2 died. I really fscking wanted and needed that aquarium, but what are ya gonna do.

I KNOW how hard it is to not get anything you want, or get stuff you freaking don't want, or even worse, have to take back stuff you do want (I had to return a birdseye maple Ibanez acoustic two years ago, I nearly cried at that one) but remember it isn't about the getting.

Did you give worthy of getting in kind? Not to sound trite, but I used to do that, I'd give crap and in return I got crap. I dunno what I did to deserve having to take back gifts, but I'm sure it was pretty bad. I would have rather had coal.

[phelan1777]

I am talking about nearly 20 years of people asking me what I want...........then :banana::banana::banana::banana:ing ignoring me.

I got my gf three hours of pampering @ a spa, Swedish massage, facial, manicure, pedicure etc.

She didn't ask for it. Though I know she could use it.

[[XC] ruane]

I got my gf three hours of pampering @ a spa, Swedish massage, facial, manicure, pedicure etc.

She didn't ask for it. Though I know she could use it.

BURN!!!!!!

*Cowers from explosion when girlfriend sees*

[UZ7]

Clothes
Money (to buy a motherboard :))
Zune 30GB

I didnt really want anything and i wasnt really expecting anything :P.
Plus I've been spoiling myself before the holidays with buying a new monitor, ds lite, games etc...

[itznfb]

from the rents
---------------
E6750
Gskill mems
swiftech pump
apogee gtx
750gb hdd

from the girlfriend
----------------
FEAR perseus mandate (FEAR is my favorite game) :D
the office season 3
reeses minature cups (white chocolate) :D
new jacket

m&m lcd cleaner from g/f's mom
towels from g/f's dad
coffee from the sis
$400 from grandpa
$25 walmart card from uncle
$15 getgo card from the boss

my parents got my girlfriend way more stuff than they got me :p

[WesM63]

I just got myself a Xbox360 premium/pro w/e its called now and Assassin's Creed.

[phelan1777]

ruane;2654758']BURN!!!!!!

*Cowers from explosion when girlfriend sees*

I am not sure what manner you took this in, as my intentions are that she works hard, and given the last 4 years she has busted her ass for a Law and Masters in Business degree, passing the Bar, and getting a clerkship for a respectable and highly seated judge, the seeming lack of appreciation for her hardwork from her parents, and having never had a bf that put forth the time and energy I have to be there and support her through all of it, its the least I can do. She is getting pampered, though she doesn't think she deserves it, she is very humble, it is the least I can do, especially for the things she has done for me.

[Kayin]

I see your point now. Same camp I'm in phelan, next time I'm out your way I'll buy you a drink of your choice and we can commiserate.

However, being "the guy" that even the people at GameStop look to for information got my kids the only Wii in town for a month today-proof that it just might be worth it to give all the time...

[phelan1777]

I am not in any way saying I don't give.

Just that if someone tells me they want something from me, and I put time and effort into really thinking about something I actually need, can use, and want..................not to get anything remotely close.

I mean one or two christmases............fine, but I am getting a little fed up.


I mean :banana::banana::banana::banana:, one christmas, my mom got me an RC car when I was a kid...........christmas eve night my dad is down stairs playing with it...........kills the batteries................christmas morning I have to walk down to the Rite aid to buy batteries with my own money, to play with my damn toy............cause he was an ass.

I have alot of resentment about this time of year, and I know all the psycho bable BS about how I should think this, and do that.........well it is much easier said then done.

Before my gf, I didn't do the whole family holiday thing, I have not seen my parents in the same state for 15+ years. I don't associate with my sister, so, its not really much different then taking an animal from one etreme environment, and placing it in another, its not going to know how to act, if any thing be shy/timid, even afraid.

I still can't "relax" and be myself, because the me I know, isn't familiar with this environment. As I have shown my gf things she had no idea about, given her lifestyle and upbringing, I have seen and experienced things I never thought about, not to mention wanted/ or wanted to be a part of because of dating her (ie new experiences in how life is with people that care)

People change us, even when they don't try, though much of that, is also if we want to be changed as well.

[Omastar]

I'm actually surprised. I've been asking for a laptop for a while now; nothing fancy, just a midrange laptop to take to school, whenever I travel, etc., and I finally got one. T7200, 2GB of RAM, onboard Intel 950 graphics, 160GB drive, DVD burner, etc. It's an hp, btw, as I'm not a fan of Dell's laptops lately--the build quality just seems to keep going downhill.

Other than that, I got:
Nintendo DS Lite
Call of Duty 4
Bioshock
24" Samsung 245bw LCD
New pocketknife (can never have too many)
And I bought myself the Orange Box and an Action Replay for my DS.

[Kayin]

I see where you're going, Phelan. I was misunderstanding you earlier.

I grew up somewhat similar, it wasn't Christmas until little Kayin was crying. Then I grew up, stopped crying and realized that they weren't worth my time. I still hate Christmas, but now I do it on my own terms, at least. My family was famous for giving what I wanted to my brother, with instructions to leave it alone. Or like my first year of college, I forfeited my senior trip to purchase my instrument for college, only when Christmas comes find I got nothing because "I got my present already"-that I paid for.

[RAW-Raptor22]

I am not in any way saying I don't give.

Just that if someone tells me they want something from me, and I put time and effort into really thinking about something I actually need, can use, and want..................not to get anything remotely close.

I mean one or two christmases............fine, but I am getting a little fed up.


I mean :banana::banana::banana::banana:, one christmas, my mom got me an RC car when I was a kid...........christmas eve night my dad is down stairs playing with it...........kills the batteries................christmas morning I have to walk down to the Rite aid to buy batteries with my own money, to play with my damn toy............cause he was an ass.

I have alot of resentment about this time of year, and I know all the psycho bable BS about how I should think this, and do that.........well it is much easier said then done.

Before my gf, I didn't do the whole family holiday thing, I have not seen my parents in the same state for 15+ years. I don't associate with my sister, so, its not really much different then taking an animal from one etreme environment, and placing it in another, its not going to know how to act, if any thing be shy/timid, even afraid.

I still can't "relax" and be myself, because the me I know, isn't familiar with this environment. As I have shown my gf things she had no idea about, given her lifestyle and upbringing, I have seen and experienced things I never thought about, not to mention wanted/ or wanted to be a part of because of dating her (ie new experiences in how life is with people that care)

People change us, even when they don't try, though much of that, is also if we want to be changed as well.


Kayin;2655936']I see where you're going, Phelan. I was misunderstanding you earlier.

I grew up somewhat similar, it wasn't Christmas until little Kayin was crying. Then I grew up, stopped crying and realized that they weren't worth my time. I still hate Christmas, but now I do it on my own terms, at least. My family was famous for giving what I wanted to my brother, with instructions to leave it alone. Or like my first year of college, I forfeited my senior trip to purchase my instrument for college, only when Christmas comes find I got nothing because "I got my present already"-that I paid for.

I am so sorry guys.... whats supposed to be the happiest time for everyone got ruined for y'all and I just hope its alright... I'll help in any way if I can... :(

[phelan1777]

I am so sorry guys.... whats supposed to be the happiest time for everyone got ruined for y'all and I just hope its alright... I'll help in any way if I can... :(

its cool Raptor, these are things, that only time will deal with.

[INJViper]

Phelans a noobstick :D :slap:

What I got for Christmas is the only thing I need.


My sons Ear to Ear Grin :rocker:

[RAW-Raptor22]

Phelans a noobstick :D :slap:

What I got for Christmas is the only thing I need.


My sons Ear to Ear Grin :rocker:

Nice... :D

How you been Viper? :)

[computerman0416]

Nothing on Christmas Day. I got my Christmas gifts early - 46" LCD/TV Sony Bravia and a PS3!!

[INJViper]

Nice... :D

How you been Viper? :)

Good you?

[phelan1777]

Phelans a noobstick :D :slap:

What I got for Christmas is the only thing I need.


My sons Ear to Ear Grin :rocker:

Go hide in your hole before I beat you with your Ultra.

My kiddo got a "mini" computer, he has been playing with it nonstop, but the kicker is he is learning.

[jonnyGURU]

We get the best presents from my mom.

My wife and I got this crazy grocery list organizer with voice recognition and thermal printer.

The thing is whacky. You stick it to the fridge, push a button and say what you want to add to the list. When it comes time to shop, you press "print" and it prints out a categorized shopping list on it's little built in thermal printer.

I have fun with it. My wife will have a legitimate list going then I'll walk by and say "douche" or "condoms" or "tampons" and screw up the list.

My kid got this big ol' USB digital art studio. My mom said she could use it on one of our PC's. My wife and I looked at each other and said "no way." See that avatar? That's Chantel. If I left her on my computer alone for two minutes God knows what would be left. I ordered her one of those refurbished eMachines from TigerDirect for $299 last night. Going to put it in the basement and let her have at it.

[breakfromyou]

I got 10 pairs of socks, and a $10 gift card to walmart...the socks are a bit tight around my foot :(

Both sisters got brand new cameras and cell phones. One of them just turned 18, and she was supposed to get kicked out just like what my parents did with me. Instead, they let her stay and give her a cell phone on their contract.

I had a very long list going. With everything from some AS5 to a 226bw on there. I got socks. The best part of this christmas is how i could talk to anybody, and they'd walk away as if i wasn't even there. Worst christmas ever.

[Terru]

Creative T20 2.0 desktop speakers. Fantastic peice of gear for what it is, goes great with my auzentech prelude and hd280's

[leoftw]

My final list

65$ Gift card to footlocker (got some good shoes plus I found a 15$ off 50$ coupon)

A hershier farms gift set (crackers , beefstick , etc)

5$ from a coworker in a card.

Fun huh ?

[Chewbenator]

$300 Newegg gift certificate and two weeks of stress while I'm at college and my computer is locked up in my dorm room.

$220 cash from assorted relatives

Seriously having a hard time with what to get with all this. This has by far been the most generous Christmas for me, although I largely have my dad to thank for that as he has worked real hard to let us live a comfortable lifestyle. My family is moving to Seattle and I'll be staying in Iowa at ISU so I will truly be on my own. (Family lives in Chicago, so I could always come home if I wanted to)

So thats $520 to pump into my computer. I am definitely getting a new hard drive as the two 80s and one 120 fill up fast, are a real pain, and with my modded PC-A05 I really don't have room for them. (Right now they are double sided taped to the sides of the drivebays :slap: Other things I want to get are a new Mobo for Penryn, a new better modular PSU, a SATA DVD Drive, a new Video Card, and a 5.25" bay cooler/mount for my hard drive.

Seagate 500gb Hard Drive $110
5.25" SilenX HDD Silencer $27
SATA DVD Drive ~$27
Corsair 520w Modular Power Supply $100
Abit IP35-E Motherboard $90
8800GT 512mb ~$240

So, what should I get/what should I wait to get? I have two weeks before I order anything, so that gives me time, but also makes me anxious.

[Lev]

say no to silenX! dont buy anything from them!

also, why dont you get a samsung f1 drive? i heard they were faster
nothing wrong with ip35-e but there are other options that i fancy, such as the http://clubit.com/product_detail.cfm?itemno=A4854023

one question tho, why are you getting these parts at the moment? i mean, i would wait to dish out money because its not as if you have a horrible computer at the moment, do you have any particular game you want to play RIGHT now?

[Chewbenator]

Well that's the thing, I really could wait to get stuff, but for the first time I have money I can spend willingly :(

My PSU is a Rosewill, and while not bad I am in the need for a modular psu for my case, so might as well get a good one.

I want to be ready for penryn's so I would like to get a P35 board, but then again maybe the P45's are too close.

Video card is what would really improve my system the most, but with 3870 and gt prices so high right now I want to wait.

I'll probably just end up getting the PSU and Hard Drive within the next month and see what pans out in February for the rest.

[xanvincent]

Intel Q6600 G0
Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme
Arctic Cooling MX-2
ASUS Maximus Formula
ATi HD 3870
2x 1GB Crucial Ballistix PC2-6400
Corsair 650TX PSU
7 new 80mm case fans
:)

[jettasin00]

p5k-e wifi, ballistix 1066, ocz ram cooler, COD4, Crysis

[S1nn3r]

Here I got a Ipod Classic 80GB(I am an iTunes Music Store whore lol) and a Wii(a joint gift for me and my bro to share hehe) from Parents.

[blargman]

bought myself my sig , merry christmas :)

[hitek420]

how much does a sig cost?

[cegras]

TRUE + mounting hardware
19" Samsung 931BW on sale. Total about 300~

Not jealous though, I like what I got : )

[s1nykuL]

Nothing :yepp:

I don't do god and I don't do christmas.

Last year I got a gift because my Mother was still alive, and she never took me seriously when I told her christmas = consumermas = bollox. Everyone else I know, knows not to send me cards or gifts.

No I am not a miserable bstd, I give love to those I care for all year round. Not just one day a year. I have a child (not so much a child any more) whom I give a gift to for the new year.

each to his own.

[Bobsama]

Birthday (Dec 17):
Transcend JetRAM 1x2GB DDR2 800 (5-5-5-16 2T at 1.8V)
Lite-On 20x DVD Burner (Lightscribe) SATA
XClio 188A Black (doesn't fit my gear in it... I've already ordered an XClio Propeller Black from NewEgg for $50 shipped)

Christmas (Dec 24):
Western Digital Caviar SE16 320GB (WD3200AAKS)
Mitsumi 3.5" Floppy & Memory Card Reader
Diamond Radeon HD 3850 256MB
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit OEM
Arctic Cooling MX-2
Arctic Silver ArctiClean
$40 Best Buy gift certificate
~$200 cash
Some other stuff

[heanwi]

WD 150gb Raptor, 2gb OCZ FlexXlc 9200

[cegras]

Nothing :yepp:

I don't do god and I don't do christmas.

Last year I got a gift because my Mother was still alive, and she never took me seriously when I told her christmas = consumermas = bollox. Everyone else I know, knows not to send me cards or gifts.

No I am not a miserable bstd, I give love to those I care for all year round. Not just one day a year. I have a child (not so much a child any more) whom I give a gift to for the new year.

each to his own.

Eh, neither do I, but it's a good time of year to sit down and indulge in the holidays (which we get anyways from school and work due to gov. law) - so I just divest the holiday of all the religious garbage and take it as a time to enjoy some relaxing with my family.

[s1nykuL]

Eh, neither do I, but it's a good time of year to sit down and indulge in the holidays (which we get anyways from school and work due to gov. law) - so I just divest the holiday of all the religious garbage and take it as a time to enjoy some relaxing with my family.

Absolutely, I may not exchange gifts or cards with friends but we certainly get together have fun, and take advantage of what free time we get. I tend to eat things I don't normally eat, and lace my coffees with Baileys. So I suppose it is a kind of special time. It's the commercial and religious aspects of xmas I avoid.

[WesM63]

Nothing :yepp:

I don't do god and I don't do christmas.

Last year I got a gift because my Mother was still alive, and she never took me seriously when I told her christmas = consumermas = bollox. Everyone else I know, knows not to send me cards or gifts.

No I am not a miserable bstd, I give love to those I care for all year round. Not just one day a year. I have a child (not so much a child any more) whom I give a gift to for the new year.

each to his own.

Nothing wrong with that. :up:

I did by myself a Coolermaster Stacker 830 along with the xbox 360 i mentioned earlier.

[BenchZowner]

I just bought myself some stuff...and also worked my way through santa's semi-present :D

[cegras]

Absolutely, I may not exchange gifts or cards with friends but we certainly get together have fun, and take advantage of what free time we get. I tend to eat things I don't normally eat, and lace my coffees with Baileys. So I suppose it is a kind of special time. It's the commercial and religious aspects of xmas I avoid.

But things are so cheap this time of the year ;]

[s1nykuL]

But things are so cheap this time of the year ;]

I agree, it's just there is nothing I need. 'xept maybe another HD3870, mind you I don't need that. Just want one:)

[s1nykuL]

Nothing wrong with that. :up:

I did by myself a Coolermaster Stacker 830 along with the xbox 360 i mentioned earlier.

I did tax and insure the car, but didn't have a great deal of choice if I wanted to drive for another year:rolleyes:

[disruptfam]

looks like you guys had a nice xmas :)

[Budwise]

LG 246WP and a Panasonic 42" Plasma. :)

[jimmyz]

I got two shirts and a piece of ass, they were all too big.:rofl: :ROTF:

[s1nykuL]

I got two shirts and a piece of ass, they were all too big.:rofl: :ROTF:

:rofl:

A piece of ass is never too big.... providing ur on top.