I am an unemployed redneck who sits at home and spends all my time on the internet. LOL but thats quite close. I will be entering back into school next quarter at UNC to finish of one of my degrees. Before the housing industry crashed I was a licensed building contractor in the southeastern US. I was lucky enough that I had several good years before the market went south, and I saw it coming and got out before I lost any money personally.
But I can probably explain some of this for you. Almost everyone will have a hobby of some kind. Such as I used to collect classic cars and at I had 7 of them at 1 time or another. So giving up classic cars and going to PCs was actually cheaper for me. But I have seen people spend a small fortune collecting all sorts of things and sometimes it does not make sense to the rest of us.
I know a guy that has over 200,000 dollars worth of comic books and lives in a run down mobile home (go figure). But people will spend there money on things they desire, different people just desire different things for different reasons.
I am an unemployed redneck who sits at home and spends all my time on the internet. LOL but thats quite close. I will be entering back into school next quarter at UNC to finish of one of my degrees. Before the housing industry crashed I was a licensed building contractor in the southeastern US. I was lucky enough that I had several good years before the market went south, and I saw it coming and got out before I lost any money personally.
But I can probably explain some of this for you. Almost everyone will have a hobby of some kind. Such as I used to collect classic cars and at I had 7 of them at 1 time or another. So giving up classic cars and going to PCs was actually cheaper for me. But I have seen people spend a small fortune collecting all sorts of things and sometimes it does not make sense to the rest of us.
I know a guy that has over 200,000 dollars worth of comic books and lives in a run down mobile home (go figure). But people will spend there money on things they desire, different people just desire different things for different reasons.
My fund comes from the monthly allowance from my wify. She lets me to spend $1000 per month on my toys and games.
She is working for one of the top 5 software compaines in the world. This month she is going to overseas to claim her inheretance. I m expecting more toys for me this year :rolleyes:
My fund comes from the monthly allowance from my wify. She lets me to spend $1000 per month on my toys and games.
She is working for one of the top 5 software compaines in the world. This month she is going to overseas to claim her inheretance. I m expecting more toys for me this year :rolleyes:
The key is to try and not be an innovator but an early adopter....hopefully by which time the prices have come down
Alternatively, try and be creative,....for instance, i have a Q9300 and a pair of 8800 GT's,....not cutting edge but i get great performance with this and will only need to update when i see a performance hit with new titles or are forced to when there is a technology change , such as DX11, which i did when DX10 came out.
The key is to try and not be an innovator but an early adopter....hopefully by which time the prices have come down
Alternatively, try and be creative,....for instance, i have a Q9300 and a pair of 8800 GT's,....not cutting edge but i get great performance with this and will only need to update when i see a performance hit with new titles or are forced to when there is a technology change , such as DX11, which i did when DX10 came out.
I buy only twice a year. Once during the beginning of the year when I get my earned income credit+student aid and then again in the fall after I have had some time to save for the year and I get another round of student aid.
To igsoft above, I wish to eat your brain and take your powers and money.
I buy only twice a year. Once during the beginning of the year when I get my earned income credit+student aid and then again in the fall after I have had some time to save for the year and I get another round of student aid.
To igsoft above, I wish to eat your brain and take your powers and money.
The human race divides politically into those who want people to be controlled and those who have no such desire.
PC gaming is pretty affordable compared tons of other hobbies. You just have to save up more money once a year or so. If you're always spending all your money down to $20 in your checking account, like I see a lot of people do, you never really get nice things, just an overwhelming amount of junk.
PC gaming is pretty affordable compared tons of other hobbies. You just have to save up more money once a year or so. If you're always spending all your money down to $20 in your checking account, like I see a lot of people do, you never really get nice things, just an overwhelming amount of junk.
I'm an IT techie and I don't have a vast amount of outgoings. I do live at home still but thats because i need a new job that pays proper to get my existing deposit up to match post-ecoturndown requirements in a reason time :P . I don't smoke/hardly drink so i tend not to fritter money away so i always have the cash for my pc needs ;)
I'm an IT techie and I don't have a vast amount of outgoings. I do live at home still but thats because i need a new job that pays proper to get my existing deposit up to match post-ecoturndown requirements in a reason time :P . I don't smoke/hardly drink so i tend not to fritter money away so i always have the cash for my pc needs ;)
[quote name='vhold' post='1022088' date='Mar 18 2010, 05:26 PM']PC gaming is pretty affordable compared tons of other hobbies. You just have to save up more money once a year or so. If you're always spending all your money down to $20 in your checking account, like I see a lot of people do, you never really get nice things, just an overwhelming amount of junk.[/quote]
This is true if you are able to make educated choices about which hardware will provide the most bang for buck.
However most average joes do not realize they don't need to spend 2grand on a Mac to do some word processing and emailing..
I definitely agree with your statement though that if you save up it's relatively cheap compared to other hobbies in that
you really only need to upgrade your GPU every year or two.
[quote name='vhold' post='1022088' date='Mar 18 2010, 05:26 PM']PC gaming is pretty affordable compared tons of other hobbies. You just have to save up more money once a year or so. If you're always spending all your money down to $20 in your checking account, like I see a lot of people do, you never really get nice things, just an overwhelming amount of junk.
This is true if you are able to make educated choices about which hardware will provide the most bang for buck.
However most average joes do not realize they don't need to spend 2grand on a Mac to do some word processing and emailing..
I definitely agree with your statement though that if you save up it's relatively cheap compared to other hobbies in that
you really only need to upgrade your GPU every year or two.
I pay
400 a month on a car note,
150 a month for car insurance
320 a month on student loans
800 a month to the house (includes for rent and groceries + cable (Work for cable company so bill is only about 60 a month if i have no overseas calls) + att phone bill)my wife covers the additional 800 for the house stuff)
320 a month into my savings account (saving for a house, kids and to start my masters)
160 a month on gas
200 a month for misc
total of 2350 a month (damn)
I only bring home 1100 a paycheck (just about 2200 a month)(after being robbed by the government and state)
I think I'm over spending somewhere.
But if I save some of the misc cash I can splurge on some new hard ware every once in a while. Like 2 Gtx 285s last september and a Acer Monitor this Feb.
800 a month to the house (includes for rent and groceries + cable (Work for cable company so bill is only about 60 a month if i have no overseas calls) + att phone bill)my wife covers the additional 800 for the house stuff)
320 a month into my savings account (saving for a house, kids and to start my masters)
160 a month on gas
200 a month for misc
total of 2350 a month (damn)
I only bring home 1100 a paycheck (just about 2200 a month)(after being robbed by the government and state)
I think I'm over spending somewhere.
But if I save some of the misc cash I can splurge on some new hard ware every once in a while. Like 2 Gtx 285s last september and a Acer Monitor this Feb.
Intel Core i9-9820x @ 3.30GHZ
32 gig Ram
2 EVGA RTX 2080 ti Gaming
3 X ASUS ROG SWIFT 27 144Hz G-SYNC Gaming 3D Monitor [PG278Q]
1 X ASUS VG278HE
Nvidia 3Dvision
Oculus Rift
HTC VIVE
Windows 10
heh you guys are mental and sane at the same time :)
I used to have plenty of money :) living with parents does have its advantages :)
I fell ill few years back , a bone split my spinal cord in two and was in servere pain and problems walking etc.
Iam currently unemployed now and still sick for obvious reasons but I id get 14k from my last job for ill health and had about 7k saved :) so thats how I have payed for most of my stuff for the last few years
my recent purchases
i7 extreme 965, 2x gtx280s new motherboard 12 gig ram
46" LED tv, panasonic multiregional blu-ray player
another xbox 360 for the bedroom for thenights i cant sleep
acer h5360 with 84" screen and nvidia vision goggles.
Now most of my savings have gone but I still think it was all worth it :)
Ohh the job I did do was a IT admin and "fixer"
Dont know what I am gonna do when I have zero money and not enough to buy my next blu-ray movie :(
heh you guys are mental and sane at the same time :)
I used to have plenty of money :) living with parents does have its advantages :)
I fell ill few years back , a bone split my spinal cord in two and was in servere pain and problems walking etc.
Iam currently unemployed now and still sick for obvious reasons but I id get 14k from my last job for ill health and had about 7k saved :) so thats how I have payed for most of my stuff for the last few years
my recent purchases
i7 extreme 965, 2x gtx280s new motherboard 12 gig ram
46" LED tv, panasonic multiregional blu-ray player
another xbox 360 for the bedroom for thenights i cant sleep
acer h5360 with 84" screen and nvidia vision goggles.
Now most of my savings have gone but I still think it was all worth it :)
Ohh the job I did do was a IT admin and "fixer"
Dont know what I am gonna do when I have zero money and not enough to buy my next blu-ray movie :(
Well believe it or not, alot of people dont sell their old stuff. I always sell my part sbefore they become obsolete. That way I stay on top. Of course I still pay 40-50% of the cost but hey if your like me and want goodies all the time, it's what you have to do.
For example other than PC games, I keep maybe 10% of the games I buy. Maybe less.
Well believe it or not, alot of people dont sell their old stuff. I always sell my part sbefore they become obsolete. That way I stay on top. Of course I still pay 40-50% of the cost but hey if your like me and want goodies all the time, it's what you have to do.
For example other than PC games, I keep maybe 10% of the games I buy. Maybe less.
I am an unemployed redneck who sits at home and spends all my time on the internet. LOL but thats quite close. I will be entering back into school next quarter at UNC to finish of one of my degrees. Before the housing industry crashed I was a licensed building contractor in the southeastern US. I was lucky enough that I had several good years before the market went south, and I saw it coming and got out before I lost any money personally.
But I can probably explain some of this for you. Almost everyone will have a hobby of some kind. Such as I used to collect classic cars and at I had 7 of them at 1 time or another. So giving up classic cars and going to PCs was actually cheaper for me. But I have seen people spend a small fortune collecting all sorts of things and sometimes it does not make sense to the rest of us.
I know a guy that has over 200,000 dollars worth of comic books and lives in a run down mobile home (go figure). But people will spend there money on things they desire, different people just desire different things for different reasons.
I am an unemployed redneck who sits at home and spends all my time on the internet. LOL but thats quite close. I will be entering back into school next quarter at UNC to finish of one of my degrees. Before the housing industry crashed I was a licensed building contractor in the southeastern US. I was lucky enough that I had several good years before the market went south, and I saw it coming and got out before I lost any money personally.
But I can probably explain some of this for you. Almost everyone will have a hobby of some kind. Such as I used to collect classic cars and at I had 7 of them at 1 time or another. So giving up classic cars and going to PCs was actually cheaper for me. But I have seen people spend a small fortune collecting all sorts of things and sometimes it does not make sense to the rest of us.
I know a guy that has over 200,000 dollars worth of comic books and lives in a run down mobile home (go figure). But people will spend there money on things they desire, different people just desire different things for different reasons.
Then I sell them on ebay and use the funds to "invest" in computer equipment which devalues faster than chocolate gold in the desert.
Then I sell them on ebay and use the funds to "invest" in computer equipment which devalues faster than chocolate gold in the desert.
She is working for one of the top 5 software compaines in the world. This month she is going to overseas to claim her inheretance. I m expecting more toys for me this year :rolleyes:
She is working for one of the top 5 software compaines in the world. This month she is going to overseas to claim her inheretance. I m expecting more toys for me this year :rolleyes:
The key is to try and not be an innovator but an early adopter....hopefully by which time the prices have come down
Alternatively, try and be creative,....for instance, i have a Q9300 and a pair of 8800 GT's,....not cutting edge but i get great performance with this and will only need to update when i see a performance hit with new titles or are forced to when there is a technology change , such as DX11, which i did when DX10 came out.
Bleeding edge costs a lot of bloody money !
The key is to try and not be an innovator but an early adopter....hopefully by which time the prices have come down
Alternatively, try and be creative,....for instance, i have a Q9300 and a pair of 8800 GT's,....not cutting edge but i get great performance with this and will only need to update when i see a performance hit with new titles or are forced to when there is a technology change , such as DX11, which i did when DX10 came out.
Bleeding edge costs a lot of bloody money !
To igsoft above, I wish to eat your brain and take your powers and money.
To igsoft above, I wish to eat your brain and take your powers and money.
The human race divides politically into those who want people to be controlled and those who have no such desire.
--Robert A. Heinlein
Crack heads for example, some of which are unemployed still find means to smoke crack ! LOL
(Not joking about it just using it as an analogy)..
That being said I work a job. I'm a computer technician. But my wife makes 2x as much money as I do.
What's my secret ?
Credit.
Crack heads for example, some of which are unemployed still find means to smoke crack ! LOL
(Not joking about it just using it as an analogy)..
That being said I work a job. I'm a computer technician. But my wife makes 2x as much money as I do.
What's my secret ?
Credit.
This is true if you are able to make educated choices about which hardware will provide the most bang for buck.
However most average joes do not realize they don't need to spend 2grand on a Mac to do some word processing and emailing..
I definitely agree with your statement though that if you save up it's relatively cheap compared to other hobbies in that
you really only need to upgrade your GPU every year or two.
This is true if you are able to make educated choices about which hardware will provide the most bang for buck.
However most average joes do not realize they don't need to spend 2grand on a Mac to do some word processing and emailing..
I definitely agree with your statement though that if you save up it's relatively cheap compared to other hobbies in that
you really only need to upgrade your GPU every year or two.
400 a month on a car note,
150 a month for car insurance
320 a month on student loans
800 a month to the house (includes for rent and groceries + cable (Work for cable company so bill is only about 60 a month if i have no overseas calls) + att phone bill)my wife covers the additional 800 for the house stuff)
320 a month into my savings account (saving for a house, kids and to start my masters)
160 a month on gas
200 a month for misc
total of 2350 a month (damn)
I only bring home 1100 a paycheck (just about 2200 a month)(after being robbed by the government and state)
I think I'm over spending somewhere.
But if I save some of the misc cash I can splurge on some new hard ware every once in a while. Like 2 Gtx 285s last september and a Acer Monitor this Feb.
400 a month on a car note,
150 a month for car insurance
320 a month on student loans
800 a month to the house (includes for rent and groceries + cable (Work for cable company so bill is only about 60 a month if i have no overseas calls) + att phone bill)my wife covers the additional 800 for the house stuff)
320 a month into my savings account (saving for a house, kids and to start my masters)
160 a month on gas
200 a month for misc
total of 2350 a month (damn)
I only bring home 1100 a paycheck (just about 2200 a month)(after being robbed by the government and state)
I think I'm over spending somewhere.
But if I save some of the misc cash I can splurge on some new hard ware every once in a while. Like 2 Gtx 285s last september and a Acer Monitor this Feb.
Intel Core i9-9820x @ 3.30GHZ
32 gig Ram
2 EVGA RTX 2080 ti Gaming
3 X ASUS ROG SWIFT 27 144Hz G-SYNC Gaming 3D Monitor [PG278Q]
1 X ASUS VG278HE
Nvidia 3Dvision
Oculus Rift
HTC VIVE
Windows 10
I used to have plenty of money :) living with parents does have its advantages :)
I fell ill few years back , a bone split my spinal cord in two and was in servere pain and problems walking etc.
Iam currently unemployed now and still sick for obvious reasons but I id get 14k from my last job for ill health and had about 7k saved :) so thats how I have payed for most of my stuff for the last few years
my recent purchases
i7 extreme 965, 2x gtx280s new motherboard 12 gig ram
46" LED tv, panasonic multiregional blu-ray player
another xbox 360 for the bedroom for thenights i cant sleep
acer h5360 with 84" screen and nvidia vision goggles.
Now most of my savings have gone but I still think it was all worth it :)
Ohh the job I did do was a IT admin and "fixer"
Dont know what I am gonna do when I have zero money and not enough to buy my next blu-ray movie :(
I used to have plenty of money :) living with parents does have its advantages :)
I fell ill few years back , a bone split my spinal cord in two and was in servere pain and problems walking etc.
Iam currently unemployed now and still sick for obvious reasons but I id get 14k from my last job for ill health and had about 7k saved :) so thats how I have payed for most of my stuff for the last few years
my recent purchases
i7 extreme 965, 2x gtx280s new motherboard 12 gig ram
46" LED tv, panasonic multiregional blu-ray player
another xbox 360 for the bedroom for thenights i cant sleep
acer h5360 with 84" screen and nvidia vision goggles.
Now most of my savings have gone but I still think it was all worth it :)
Ohh the job I did do was a IT admin and "fixer"
Dont know what I am gonna do when I have zero money and not enough to buy my next blu-ray movie :(
For example other than PC games, I keep maybe 10% of the games I buy. Maybe less.
For example other than PC games, I keep maybe 10% of the games I buy. Maybe less.