The best purchase I made in 2012... List them!

[vivalarevolución]

All the keyboards that I have bought and sold in 2012. Was my first year with mechanical keyboards.

[TheProfosist]

my Canon D600 though its even better now that I have a bunch of stuff for it.

[tp4tissue]

I forgot to mention this $40 aftermarket VGA cooler: ARCTIC Accelero Twin Turbo II. It lowered my GPU temps by 10C on idle and by 20C at full load. I have an aging XFX 6870. It ran hot and sounded like a jet engine with the stock cooler. But, with the aftermarket cooler, it's now even more silent than my case fans! Best upgrade purchase ever.

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Um... not ragin on ya, but there's no way you can get $40 of performance added to a 6870... I guess it's worth it if you're planning to ride low on the thing for a few more years.  :))

[tp4tissue]

my Canon D600 though its even better now that I have a bunch of stuff for it.

Amateur pr0nographic arts hobby?

[tp4tissue]

My computer, by far. I built my own computer earlier in the year, and it works like a charm ^.^

specs?

[tp4tissue]

Best purchase of 2012 was my Negril, Jamaica honeymoon vacation

Is she done looking over your shoulder? What was it really?

Being indoors most of the year, it was a great adventure, plus i swam with dolphins-. dolphins! yeahhhh

Glad you didn't get dolphin raped... did those pervy fish try anything on you?

[keymaster]

I forgot to mention this $40 aftermarket VGA cooler: ARCTIC Accelero Twin Turbo II. It lowered my GPU temps by 10C on idle and by 20C at full load. I have an aging XFX 6870. It ran hot and sounded like a jet engine with the stock cooler. But, with the aftermarket cooler, it's now even more silent than my case fans! Best upgrade purchase ever.

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Um... not ragin on ya, but there's no way you can get $40 of performance added to a 6870... I guess it's worth it if you're planning to ride low on the thing for a few more years.  :))

Like I said, it was purchased to decrease the temps and noise of my graphics card. I don't have the funds to upgrade my card for another year or two so the aftermarket cooler was a must.

[noisyturtle]

The adoption fee for my kitty is hands down the best use of my money in years.

[tp4tissue]

The adoption fee for my kitty is hands down the best use of my money in years.

How do You guys go through with the pet thing... I want one very much... but I mean I'm only 24, so I KNOW it's going to die on me... I couldn't bear that kinda emotional crash....  I plan for a pet when I'm 65, very much looking forward to it.

[noisyturtle]

The adoption fee for my kitty is hands down the best use of my money in years.

How do You guys go through with the pet thing... I want one very much... but I mean I'm only 24, so I KNOW it's going to die on me... I couldn't bear that kinda emotional crash....  I plan for a pet when I'm 65, very much looking forward to it.

That's just negative thinking, you would do fine. It's a big responsibility, but at a point cats are almost self maintaining, food water and love is all they really need. Maybe consider adopting an adult rather a kitten, which are no question big investments in time and energy. Honestly I feel like Pixel(my cat) actually saved me more than I have her, as I suffer from depression and was on the verge of dropping out and just giving up on life. It's like how some people have a kid to 'save' their marriage, but less selfish and it actually worked.

[tp4tissue]

The adoption fee for my kitty is hands down the best use of my money in years.

How do You guys go through with the pet thing... I want one very much... but I mean I'm only 24, so I KNOW it's going to die on me... I couldn't bear that kinda emotional crash....  I plan for a pet when I'm 65, very much looking forward to it.

That's just negative thinking, you would do fine. It's a big responsibility, but at a point cats are almost self maintaining, food water and love is all they really need. Maybe consider adopting an adult rather a kitten, which are no question big investments in time and energy. Honestly I feel like Pixel(my cat) actually saved me more than I have her, as I suffer from depression and was on the verge of dropping out and just giving up on life. It's like how some people have a kid to 'save' their marriage, but less selfish and it actually worked.

I also "may" have depression.. but.. if a pet died on me.. sigh.... I would just nerd rage... and buy enough cocaine to OD myself.

[iri]

it seems to be a unicomp.

[BossBorot]

light Japanese made switches for all of my g700's to replace the heavier Chinese switches they come with.

[llovro]

My I love yoyo mfd collab liopleurodon
Its a rare yoyo only 10 were ever made.

EDIT: fixed picture

[inteli722]

My I love yoyo mfd collab liopleurodon
Its a rare yoyo only 10 were ever made.

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If you're collecting expensive Yo-Yos, what are you doing on GeekHack?

JKJK. Everyone's welcome here!

[tp4tissue]

My I love yoyo mfd collab liopleurodon
Its a rare yoyo only 10 were ever made.

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If you're collecting expensive Yo-Yos, what are you doing on GeekHack?

JKJK. Everyone's welcome here!

definitly not a stretch for people buying stupid stuff like keyboards to buy more stupid stuff like yo-yos..

I've spent at least $300 in middle school when yomega was "popular"

[funkymeeba]

I think I have to hand the best 2012 purchase to the Elektron Octatrack. Fun as hell... now I just need to find more interesting things to sample.

[Quarzac]

My best purchase was probably a Pilot Varsity, and the resulting 10 fountain pens I have acquired. Opened up a whole new world of writing for me. Also my Model F.

[demik]

My best purchase was probably a Pilot Varsity, and the resulting 10 fountain pens I have acquired. Opened up a whole new world of writing for me. Also my Model F.

i just picked up a twsbi mini. can't decide on what ink i want tho lol

[llovro]

My I love yoyo mfd collab liopleurodon
Its a rare yoyo only 10 were ever made.

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If you're collecting expensive Yo-Yos, what are you doing on GeekHack?

JKJK. Everyone's welcome here!

definitly not a stretch for people buying stupid stuff like keyboards to buy more stupid stuff like yo-yos..

I've spent at least $300 in middle school when yomega was "popular"

well that must have been long time ago ;) Yomega are pretty ****ty right now. And this yoyo wasn't so expensive. It was like 135€. Yoyos in general are not so expensive as keyboards and keycaps. Professional yoyos are from 100€-200€ and everything more expensive are yoyos from titanium and gold plated.