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QOTW: your best technology purchase of 2011

by Tarinder Sandhu on 23 December 2011, 14:46

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Another year draws to a close. We've had fun in testing and writing about a whole bunch of technology in 2011. Intel started off the year well with the launch of second-generation Core processors, AMD's finished it in style with the announcement of the Radeon HD 7970 GPU.

But there's been a whole heap of innovation and technology besides these two launches. Heck, several really good games have been released in the last two months or so, and tablets, whether you like them or not, are now de rigueur for any technology enthusiast.

Bringing it all to a head, we would like to know which technology purchase has given you the most satisfaction this year? Just as importantly, we want to know why. It can be a game, gadget, hardware or software - everything's allowed.

To get the ball rolling, I've derived the most satisfaction out of playing Skyrim. This all-encompassing way of life has 'stolen' nigh-on 90 hours of my life, and I've a mind to start all over again during the festive break. Best £35 I've spent this year.

What about you, dear readers, what's put a smile on your face?



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Game - Battlefield 3 has been one of the best games for me this year but it has also made me very angry & I've bashed my desk, wall & keyboard ! A game hasn't done that to me in ages… Love the environment & the quality of the game play.

Tech - My HTC Desire HD, the mobile extension of my PC. Just need Hexus to get a Android app for the forum's & my PC would only be used for gaming (eek)…
My Gigabyte HD6950 OC, very quiet and fast. Enabled me to play Shogun 2 and Fallout:New Vegas at maximum settings(1920x1080); they have been my most played, and enjoyed, games this year.
I can't actually decide on this one as in my 1 main purchase this year I got a heck of a lot of new hardware.

I would say the 2500K for being such a great over clocker on the P8Z68-V PRO motherboard and giving awesome performance for the price, or I would say it would be SSD drives as they've given such a boost in performance and now I want to add a third to my PC.

Then there is the MSI GTX 570 twin frozr PE/OC which happily runs at 870 MHz as opposed to its default clock speed of 770 MHz or even the Acer GD245HQ which looks great once you adjust the settings and make the colours look a heck of a lot better.

Argh… which one? :crazy:
Battlefield 3, absolutely brilliant multi-player.
I upgraded my HTPC from a 2.5" laptop mechanical drive to a 64 GB Crucial SSD. It is like a breath of fresh air: silent and MUCH faster. (All my media resides on a NAS drive.)

And although you didn't ask, my biggest let down was the AMD Bulldozer release. I waited months and months, anxious to upgrade - read the benchmarks - and decided to stick with my oc'ed Phenom X6.