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Best thing you've bought for under $150

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my curent X79 platform. E5 2670 and an Intel dev board for around 150-160$

System Spec: H87 mobo from Zotac, I3 4130, 4GB ddr3 1600mhz Cas 11, WD green 2TB all in side of a Cooler Mater Elite 120

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my r9 290 tri-x for 150$ . With an asic of 86.8%

AMD Ryzen R7 1700 (3.8ghz) w/ NH-D14, EVGA RTX 2080 XC (stock), 4*4GB DDR4 3000MT/s RAM, Gigabyte AB350-Gaming-3 MB, CX750M PSU, 1.5TB SDD + 7TB HDD, Phanteks enthoo pro case

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On 6/9/2016 at 4:10 PM, zachmullin said:

I am wondering what the best PC-enthusiast related piece of equipment you've bought for under or around $150.  Please include price.

 

It will be interesting to see what people post!

 

Thanks!

 

The best thing i bought was actually the Logitech MX master wireless mouse for about 80$ USD. I use it every day and it is great for gaming and working (Although it is more optimized for a work environment). If you would like to buy this device or similar devices, links are below.

 

Logitech MX Master Wireless Mouse (75$ USD): https://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Master-Wireless-Mouse-Computer/dp/B00TZR3WRM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1468438335&sr=8-1&keywords=mx+master

 

Logitech MX Wireless Performance Mouse (65$ USD): https://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Wireless-Performance-Mouse-Mac/dp/B002HWRJBM/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1468438335&sr=8-2&keywords=mx+master

 

Logitech MX Anywhere 2 Mouse (60$ USD): https://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Anywhere-Wireless-Mobile-Mouse/dp/B00Y09IWGQ/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1468438335&sr=8-5&keywords=mx+master

 

Logitech MX Anywhere Mouse (30$ USD): https://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Wireless-Anywhere-Mouse-Mac/dp/B007PJ4Q4A/ref=pd_sim_147_7?ie=UTF8&dpID=419wX4m2pKL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR132%2C160_&psc=1&refRID=M0T3GYQ3CAYJWT8FBGF2

 

Thank you for your consideration and have a good day.

 

 

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My FX 8320E. Love it.

I have a Fury Nitro and an FX 8320E. Screw my life?

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On 6/9/2016 at 5:19 PM, -iSynthesis said:

My second monitor, though i think it was about 170€. My headphones were around 100-110€ and are amazing, though the leather is a bit annoying. 

And the 850 evo in my laptop to replace the shitty Wester Digital 5900rpm drive. 

My 27inch monitor

 

 

 

Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor    Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO  ASRock Z170 Extreme4+ ATX    Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB    Samsung 250GB 2.5" SSD   MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GB    Fractal Design Define S  Corsair CXM 750W 

 

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Here's a few more.  

My GTX 780, I did spend $160 instead of $150, but still.

my mechanical keyboard was $35.

My 25 inch monitor for $120 on sale.

Currently focusing on my video game collection.

It doesn't matter what you play games on, just play good games you enjoy.

 

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On 7/13/2016 at 3:54 PM, Phoenix721 said:

My FX 8320E. Love it.

same, great for overclocking

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10000mah Battery pack for $25AUD (Retail Store)

Or... PC related - SSD for Windows

Maximums - Asus Z97-K /w i5 4690 Bclk @106.9Mhz * x39 = 4.17Ghz, 8GB of 2600Mhz DDR3,.. Gigabyte GTX970 G1-Gaming @ 1550Mhz

 

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This is straight up 58$ more than 150$ but whatever:

a GTX 950.

Ryzen 7 3700X / 16GB RAM / Optane SSD / GTX 1650 / Solus Linux

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Lenovo 420T. Got it for a steal, plus microsoft refubished and newegg refubished :D

NEVER GIVE UP. NEVER STOP LEARNING. DONT LET THE PAST HURT YOU. YOU CAN DOOOOO IT

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Yubikey for about $50, very reliable security that is a lot easier than difficult passwords

Edgerouter Lite for about $120, best router I've ever had the pleasure of using.

My Build:

Spoiler

CPU: i7 4770k GPU: GTX 780 Direct CUII Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Hero SSD: 840 EVO 250GB HDD: 2xSeagate 2 TB PSU: EVGA Supernova G2 650W

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Sammy 840 pro (got a beautiful discount on it when it was new) my mechanical keyboards and mice (Rosewill rk9000 and Logitech g710/logitech g502 and the Mx anywhere mouse)

Windows 10 Edu | Asus ROG Strix X570-F Gaming | Ryzen 9 3950x | 4x 16GB G.Skill Trident Z RGB| ROG Strix GeForce® RTX 2080 SUPER™ Advanced edition | Samsung 980 PRO 500GB + Samsung 970 Evo Plus 2TB + 8TB Seagate Barracuda | EVGA Supernova 650 G2 | Alienware AW3418DW + LG 34uc87c + Dell u3419w | Asus Zephyrus G14

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My Sony MDR-10rnc for 5000php~106usd. Was a good steal considering anything from abroad here has a considerably big price delta when compared to it's retail price.

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i bought a refurbished 24" Asus ultra wide (2560x1080) IPS moitor for $112 on newegg.com... best deal i think I've ever got. 

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Probably my Razer Krakens, for £70 ($100 at the time). I use them all the time, and they are super comfy. High quality 7.1 surround sound, use them for all my devices. And when they broke a year after the warranty had expired, Razer replaced them for free with no questions asked.

Evga GTX 1080 SC ACX | Ryzen 5600X | MSI Tomahawk B550 | 16GB Vengeance 3600MHz | EVGA 650P2 | HAF X | WD SN850X | Asus MG287Q 1440p 144Hz

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Overland case, essentially a supermicro case (was a virtual tape backup). Came with 24 bays, no drives. all sas/sata backplane 1350W PSU (quad 500W hot swap power supplies). Dual socket 771 board, 2gb ram and a single 771 dual core 5130

$150 at a Albuquerque computer recycler shop. Oh yeah and works fine.

overland.jpg

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My Logitech G602 (bought it back when it was around USD65) - had my doubts on wireless mouse but this one is big and smooth enough for me to game (CSGO, BL2, etc) well.

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