[NAG] January "On The Forums"

[GeometriX]

Q: What is the least important piece of hardware on which you've spent the most amount of money?

[dammit]

The entire Xbox360 :P It's definitely not vital and was probably one of my biggest expenses. I suppose it depends what you define as important. It's more important for me to have working computers that'll let me type up big ass documents and connect to the internet (ie: I don't need much in the way of serious hardware there) than to play games endlessly, but for others their consoles are their livelihoods.

[EndKreator]

Headphones that weren't even that good quality , curse my rash decision making and money-in-hand.

[Chevron]

A few years ago I spent over 3grand for my 2gigs of DDR2 Corsair Dominator RAM.

:sad face:

Spending almost 2grand on my Creative X-Fi Fatal1ty soundcard is also right up there.

[CaViE]

I, have a penchant for buying, case fans. It's a weird and unnecessary expenditure habit of mine.

[vii]

Screens, most pieces of my computer I tend to buy mid-range. But when it gets to screens, when I upgrade, I buy the best one I can find even if a slightly smaller one would've cost 40% less. I like having a pretty picture maker:3

[nukehead]

Well I would have to say the drum-set for Guitar Hero. Not that it was a waste, just not important ;)

[Fredder]

Both my PC upgrades (2002 & 2006 I think), did both about 3 months before new CPU's and motherboards were released and I ended up behind again and again . . . still can play the latest games but man, the rig I could have had . . . sigh . . . patience is virtue people!

[Chuluka]

I bought a R600 CPU fan about four years ago when I broke my original one when cleaning the dust out of it with a screwdriver. I was **** scared of my dad finding out and I bought the only fan I could find. Right now, its just sitting in a cupboard.

[Azraphael]

I do not regret a single purchase that I have made for my rig. I tend to research everything that I buy and only make decisions once I have investigated all other alternatives. Having said that though, I probably should of bought a better cordless keyboard and mouse than the one I currently have but it was on sale at the time and I needed a new mouse.

[M2K]

Head phones which broke about a month after I bought it.It looked so tempting that I couldnt resist.

[Miz3r]

My speakers, as i paid R400 for them then they broke and cost me R250 to get them fixed.

[McDangerous]

In all honesty, nothing I've bought was completely useless. Even if it was wasteful, I've enjoyed every piece of hardware I've gotten.

[Wesley]

Q: What is the least important piece of hardware on which you've spent the most amount of money?

I'd have to rank my long-dead Transcend 8GB flash drive as the one thing which was totally unnecessary at the time. All R500 of it :-(

Little bastard didn't even last two months at college. I guess my Logitech Driving Force Pro also counts here. I only bought it for GT4, really, and it wasn't that important until I played with it for the first time.

[Machine]

R250 mousepad was probably a waste.

What really takes the cake are my passive studio speakers worth R2000 but I have a crappy little amp that can't handle them.

[MrDeVil_909]

Errmmmm, that's quite a question.

Probably my nearly R600 Microsoft Sidewinder X5 mouse. It isn't that much better than the R250 A4tech mouse it replaced so as a return on investment it's probably the worst. It's still great, but I could have spent half the money.

[Die Jason]

Microsoft Wireless Keyboard / Mouse combo, cost me about R800 (bought it a long time ago) but mouse died pretty soon, had it replaced / fixed (can't remember) twice but didn't last very long. Keyboard died a year or two after that. My current R100 keyboard and R50 mouse serves me just fine thank you.

[spjt07]

I once bought a new network card. R100 later and discovered it was a software problem rather then a hardware problem.

[GhOsT_828]

My G35 headset. Totally unnecessary, but hey, when does that stop you?

[Ro$hi]

I haven't bought much hardware, but I did once have to rush into Game to get a mouse because a friend was having a LAN the next day and I didn't want to have to use the trackpad of my laptop. Game was about to close, so I just picked up the first mouse that I could find (incidentally, the only mouse they had) and payed about R120 for it.

It's actually a decent mouse, but when you look at it, you can see it has been designed for left-handed people...and I'm right handed. It's still comfortable to use, but you can see that it's left-handed.

To summarise so that it will fit in the magazine: I bought a R120 left-handed mouse, but I'm right-handed.

[Griff3n]

I would not say that they where least important but more like a regrettable purchase... and when you get to that side of Techno-lust shopping my list is extensive... Slowly learning how to shop :)

Probably my 8gig memory card, PC case and neon lights to name a few

[FEN1X]

Technically/relatively speaking, my G15 Keyboard, but I would still buy it if given a second chance.

[OllieTheDog]

A wheel thats actaully turning out to be quite useful

[bullet]

The PS3, it's just a Blue-ray player now.

[KraMGarD]

Probably my Thermaltake Armour MX chassis. One can just smack your motherboard and PSU on a wall really and open the window for airflow ;P

[Nferno]

My previous mouse: Razer Naga. I'm not going to tell you how much it cost, it's shameful.

[FreddyAintDead]

Item: Modern Warfare 2 Night Vision Goggles. Price: Pint of Virgin blood.

[apie]

Bought a Genius Ethernet Hub (Yes, it was back when they were still called hubs), only for it to be colonised and the resources be mined and removed (taken) to Europe (by my uncle)...

[hideinlight]

I do extensive research before I buy anything computer related these days. The last purchase I regretted, was a fold up keyboard for R79 which ended up in the drawer...

[Guavacious V]

Piles of LED case fans that weren't quite the blue I was looking for. There's nothing wrong with that right?

[Tryxst3r]

A water cooling kit. Which promptly broke. Which was then replaced with a custom kit. Which kept my PC as cool as the stock air-cooler. :(

[GeometriX]

Thanks for all your answers, folks. Be sure to check the January issue to see if your comments made it in!