i save every possible penny i get, i borrow some extra captial then sell everything i have left over and break even lol
took my 7 months to save up the $700 i needed for this overall
P67 mobo was free just had to pay for shipping
2500k saves me $100+ and lets face it for gaming Hyperthreading dosent do jack shit, for the 3d rendering i do i dont need the 4 extra threads for character renders they only save me 1-2secs and since anything i make there is going to be real time rendered thats a moot point
that $100 saved lets my go up to 16gigs of damn good ram aka Redlines 1866mhz uses the frostbyte heatsink which will fit under my TT FRIO where as the Gskill ripjaws will not. so that helps me there
and if anyone asks why im trying to push for 16gigs at 1866, its for a virtual ram drive that ill be using to install a couple of apps on altho i might just hold off, and get a few extra goodies instead like a 3rd Monitor.
as it stands right now wrigley
I work 3 part time jobs daily, 6am - 10:30-11:30am, then 1-3pm then another from 4pm to 6-7pm usually then add in any days i have off i usually do clean up work on various home renovation projects, and i still do PC builds for others for quick cash,
after college loans and bills i managed to scrap together $750 extra id have more money to spend on the PC but women cost money to take out so, i had to set aside some cash for that, and i had to set aside money for drinking with the guys
as for the last 2 rigs ive been lucky
4870x2 died after 6-7 months newegg gave me a full refund, so my 2x 5850s were free, which i then sold since both would do 1000+ core that paid for 1 6970s and half the 2nd 6970 traded my old 940be straight up for a 965, sold the 790gx gigabyte board i had and got a 790fx for the same price as i sold the 790gx, all in all i just got lucky with parts dying at the right time, and good deals popping up when i needed them,
Im a poor broke bastard but i work damn hard to pocket whatever i can to rebuild a new PC each year.