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My computer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

just kidding XD

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The packets of lollies I just ate... No, I take that back, best $4 I've spent, EVERRRR!

 

 

 

 

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fricken imac from 2009, nearing it's fourth year of disappointment.

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2x 7850's...

 

Have a 7950 now.

 

 

My HTC 8x.

 

Windows Phone 8 is rubbish

 

It's such a beautiful phone, I wish you could get it with Android  :( I'd buy it in a heart beat.

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I bought a 1watt lazer. I used it once and now it just sits there on my shelf

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my xbox and all the games i bought plus my turtle beach headset for my xbox 360....

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A $300 jacket I promptly lost that night at the club.

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probably my xbox and all the games, luckily i sold it for 100$ :D

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A $300 jacket I promptly lost that night at the club.

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2x 7850's...

Have a 7950 now.

It's such a beautiful phone, I wish you could get it with Android  :( I'd buy it in a heart beat.

But the 7850 is my favorite gpu (for now due to great pricing/performance) D:

 

I wasted my money on a kit if 4 2GB sticks. I didn't choose it--my friend was helping me order my parts and changed it from 2 8GB sticks without telling me. Apparently, he was going to tell another to friend who was going to tell me.

Well, at least the the 4 stick kit is being used in a friend's build and I have my 16gigs of ram now.

 

Money I wished I had spent: Getting that kit of 32GB of ripjaws ram before the price of memory skyrocketed. 

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So many things... D:

Things like my PS3 and old laptop....

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probably my xbox and all the games, luckily i sold it for 100$ :D

i'm on the same boat as you, i'm selling my xbox and all my games + everything that is involved with my xbox as soon as i can :P

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But the 7850 is my favorite gpu (for now due to great pricing/performance) D:

 

I wasted my money on a kit if 4 2GB sticks. I didn't choose it--my friend was helping me order my parts and changed it from 2 8GB sticks without telling me. Apparently, he was going to tell another to friend who was going to tell me.

Well, at least the the 4 stick kit is being used in a friend's build and I have my 16gigs of ram now.

 

Money I wished I had spent: Getting that kit of 32GB of ripjaws ram before the price of memory skyrocketed. 

 

It was great value on it's own, but in CF they were terrible. I needed the extra power for my 2560x1440 monitor, so I just sold both for $150 each and got the 7950, very happy now.

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while I was saving for my pc I got impatient and splurged and bought a ps3. I already owned the games for it plus I already have a ps3 but it ran out of room on the hdd. so instead of getting a new hdd I just kinda blew $270 on a new console. I used it for 3 months then sold it for $150 to save up for my gpu. biggest waste of money ever...

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My DUIs that i got..I will be paying for them forever..

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But the 7850 is my favorite gpu (for now due to great pricing/performance) D:

 

I wasted my money on a kit if 4 2GB sticks. I didn't choose it--my friend was helping me order my parts and changed it from 2 8GB sticks without telling me. Apparently, he was going to tell another to friend who was going to tell me.

Well, at least the the 4 stick kit is being used in a friend's build and I have my 16gigs of ram now.

 

Money I wished I had spent: Getting that kit of 32GB of ripjaws ram before the price of memory skyrocketed. 

why did it skyrocket? Jesus Christ. My memory costs double what it did... DDR4 isn't even out yet.

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acer iconia tab a510, costed me 350 euro's, great tablet, but i never use it because i have the xperia z witch is faster

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My DUIs that i got..I will be paying for them forever...

 

Yea I almost got one one time but the cop gave me a ticket for a bunch of other things (open liquor, speeding, no lights on) and just made me take a cab home, very lucky moment.

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It was great value on it's own, but in CF they were terrible. I needed the extra power for my 2560x1440 monitor, so I just sold both for $150 each and got the 7950, very happy now.

Hmm, that shouldn't be right. A 7850 CF should match or beat a 7970. 

What motherboard are you using?

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while I was saving for my pc I got impatient and splurged and bought a ps3. I already owned the games for it plus I already have a ps3 but it ran out of room on the hdd. so instead of getting a new hdd I just kinda blew $270 on a new console. I used it for 3 months then sold it for $150 to save up for my gpu. biggest waste of money ever...

 

WHAT WHY 

 

You can just swap it out  :P

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