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Needed a new battery for my MacBook, and I got it from a friend for $10. Beats $89 from Apple.

 

EDIT: Staples had some ridiculous 16GB PNY flash drive sale a while back, got it for $5. Literally the most useful piece of tech I have ever purchased. It saved my ass countless times!

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An 8 pin to 4 pin atx cable.

And the price was...

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And the price was...

Forgot that part, I think it was $0.50.

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Lian Li PC-8FIR case for $50 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

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Forgot that part, I think it was $0.50.

Ahh, ok.

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Honestly, 240GB Crucial SSD

 

$129

 

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Man I love SSD's

 

When this one dies I want an Intel 7 series

When that one dies, send it over my way, and I'll use it as a plate to weep onto, every time I realize I can't afford an SSD to save my life. #highschoolproblems

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My whole rig is probably the cheapest thing I own... a grand total of $30 CAD

Got them at the flea market

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My Samsung external DVDRW drive. It rarely gets used, but I keep it because it will eventually be used sometime down the road. Cost? $90 at the time.

Phanteks Enthoo Pro Black | Corsair TX750v2 | ASRock Z97 Extreme4 | Core i5 4670K @ 4.4 GHz @ 1.27V | Corsair H105 | 16GB Patriot Viper 3 PC3-12800 | EVGA GeForce GTX 770 | Axiom Signature III 240GB SSD | WDC 1TB Blue | Hitachi 750GB

I use a 'moron filter' on tech forums. If I don't respond to your post, considered yourself filtered out.

 

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Bought the E4400 Dualcore 2.0 Ghz OC'd to 3.2Ghz a little after it came out, but I had gotten it for about $40 (half price ish)

Still using the machine today, with a 2nd hand 256GB Sata2 SSD, 8GB of DDR2 1066mhz with the 270x (bought on ebay for $140)

 

Its currently my seedbox/portable lan gaming machine. Has been running "almost everyday" since being built.

Total cost of the machine is under $500 and it has lasted the distance and still plays titles at playable settings... mostly.

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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A floppy drive for $5!

Current Rig: i5 3570K @ 4.2 GHz, Corsair H100i, Asus Maximus V Gene, Asus GTX 970 Turbo, Patriot Viper Black Mamba 8 GB DDR-3 1600 (2x4GB), Sandisk 120 GB SSD + Seagate 500 GB HDD + WD Blue 1 TB HDD, XFX 750W Black Edition, Corsair 350D - https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/b/cbxrxr

 

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I brought a 1440 by 900 screen for $5, and got a 1920 by 1080 screen for some Cat 5...

 

But, probably my best is my laptop. I got it for free ex business.

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I brought a 1440 by 900 screen for $5

Same here :)

I scrounged around some garage sales and found 2x 900p screens, and a week later I found the 3rd, all for triple screen gaming on my older x4 955 + 7790 HTPC.

Pretty good for older titles that support infinity resolutions and don't require a lot of GPU grunt for single screens.

Total cost of those three 900p screens would be $45, not bad for 900p triple screen gaming ability.

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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I bought a 3570k for £40. . . in terms of bargains I think that wins for me. 

CPU: Ryzen 5 3600 | Cooler: Stock | RAM: 16GB Hyper Fury X RGB | GPU: RTX 2080 Super FTW3 | Motherboard: Gigabyte Aorus Elite| PSU: Corsair RM850x
Storage: WD SN750 500GB / 850 500GB Samsung Evo /  | CASE: 570X | Display: Dell u2414h  | KEYBOARD: Corsair K70 | MOUSE: Corsair M65
 
 
 

 

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