Spending is a relative thing. I seem to be something of a minority here having several craft but it was money I could afford to spend. Anyone can contribute what they want and shouldn't do any more then they can afford.
To me a $30 pledge is just as important as a $10k pledge. A backer at any level is still a backer and I tip my hat to anybody willing to contribute to the cause, regardless of money spent.
Thanks everyone!
To those waiting before getting new hardware, it's ok to wait. I'm going from AMD Socket A and 560ti to Intel x99 and 980ti with a horde of next-gen games I want to play outside of Star Citizen. I just couldn't stand the wait. The system is designed to be a bit future proofed but unless you really have a NEED you can wait on a new rig.
New advents in CPUs and GPUs will soon push older tech prices down. Skylake and Broadwell are already forcing Ivy Bridge, Devil's Canyon and even Haswell-E chips down in cost (got my 5820k for a song). The reign of Maxwell GPUs (900 series and TITAN) will soon be over when the first Pascal cards come out likely next year pushing prices on older tech even further. This is of course the Intel/NVidia side of tech. AMD these days is more affordable generally but I dislike much of the driver issues they have of late with new and old titles alike.
When it comes to Star Citizen, there's plenty of time to consider new gear. Nothing is really optimized yet so system requirements may end up not being as bad as feared. Bottomline, if you can run games like Arkham Knight, Just Cause 3, or ARMA 3 you'll likely be just fine.