How Expensive Was Your PC?

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Adding up all my upgrades since I got my PC custom-built, I've spent around Dhs. 18000 thats around $5000, including my latest X1900XTX I ordered from Amazon :approve:
Of course, the fact that I have a job and I live with my parents helps... ;)
 
Yeah I'm from Australia as well and I got most of my parts from eBay:

(All AU Prices)
Celeron 2.6Ghz CPU w/heatsink - $95
1GB Generic 400Mhz PC3200 DDR RAM - $100
MSI PX-8 Neo-V MOBO - $89
16x Dual Layer DVD Burner - $69
Black Floppy Drive - $12
200Gb Samsung IDE HD
GeForce FX 5500 256-bit 256Mb DDR Graphics Card - $85
Yellow Alienware look-alike case w/two fans and lights - $110 (Pic Attached)
Microsoft Black Leather Wireless Intellimouse - $65
Matching Microsoft Spill-Proof comfort curve keyboard - $40
Soloman 5.1 home theatre system - Bargain at $55
And My 17" acer monitor which I already had

All up that is AU$848 which is US$637

Attached is a pic of my case
 

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i did buy a ready made system costing £1000 including monitor etc. i then added several new parts.

original spec is

AMD 64 3400+ 2.4 ghz socket 754
Nvidia Geforce FX5500
200GB Seagate Baracuda HDD
1024Mb Samsung PC3200 RAM
Windows XP Home

they are the main bit to it, i did come with wireless keyboard, mouse etc. it is a Hewlett Packard PC.

i have added a new PSU as the previous one was only 250Watt lol, i got an

Antec TrueBlue 430W PSU £50

i also added a new gfx card

HIS ATI Radeon X850XT PE 256mb costing £330

im currently building a new system keeping my PSU and GPU

im buying a

AMD 64 4000+ £230
2 x 512mb Dual Channel Crucial Ballistix Memory PC3200 £85
DFI Lanparty UT Nf3 Ultra mobo £65
Cheiftec Dragon Case - £50
WD Raptor HDD 74GB 10,000rpm - £120

thats it for now anything i havnt mentioned ive already got lol :)
 
Can't be asked to write out my system specs and what they cost but my main PC cost: £2,100.00 GBP which is to this day $3,698.26 USD. If you want to see my specs have a look at my profile :angel: .

My other specs for my other PC that I built myself cost £3,400.00 GBP which is $5,988.89 USD. Again, have a look at my profile :).
 
Thermaltake Soprano : $80
OCZ Powerstream 520w: $120
Opteron 146: $225
2x256mb KHX BH5: $80
2x1gb g skill NT: $140
Thermaltake XP90c w/ delta: $60
watercooling: $150
singlestage phase change:$450
samsung 712n monitor:250
PCI-MX440: $40
DFI NF4 ultra-d: $130
 
Oh boy, I've never actually done this before, and I bet I'm gonna be shocked

(All Prices in $CAD - some current Prices, not what i neccessarily paid)

Athlon64 3200 - $189.00
Asus A8N-SLI - $142.00
2 Gb Corsair Twinx XMS (2x $160.00) = $320.00
200Gb WD CaviarSE 8Mb - $105.00
16x LG DVD-Burner - $49.00
Radeon X800GTO2 - $254.00
Enermax SLI 535W PS - $135.00
Coolermaster Cavalier - $119.00
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System Total - $1313

Logitech G5 - $73.00
Compact Keyboard (noname) - $20.00
Klispch Promedia 4.1 - $499.00
Dell 2405WFP - $899
NEC Multisync 1700+ - $199 (just a guess, I paid > $1k when I got it in '01)
XBox Controller - $39.00
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Peripherals Total - $1629

Total = $2942 CAD Roughly for my system, not as bad as I thought...

But if you notice, it's not complete, the mobo and PS indicate what is to come when the 7900 hits store shelves. :)
 
I just got a new system.

Generic Case and PSU: Free.
Athlon XP 2400: Free.
1.25GB DDR2700 Ram: Free.
120GB Maxtor Hard Drive: $30.
eVga 6600GT: $120.
Generic CD-RW: Free.
Sound Blaster Live! 24bit: $30.
External 8X Iomega Super DVD: Free.
Sony 17in Flatpanel Display: Free.
Floppy Drive: Free.
IBM Keyboard and Logitech Mouse: Free.

Ability to run Far Cry at 75FPS: Priceless.

Lol, thought that looked like a visa ad!

Total Cost: $180.

Runs Like a dream!
 
one of mines was $50 for asus mobo
some body i know was throwing away a p4, so i :hotbounce jumped on in.

1gb memory (i still have 3 512memory memory sticks)
250g hd
P4 HT
CD-RW: Free.
Dvd ROM
Sony 19 CRT Display okay you thinking it's a crt but igot it for free and it's 19
Floppy Drive

i ma post the spec of my main pc on the next post :p
 
This is my main rig, folding for 11413:

Asus P5P800 mobo, $94
530j cpu, $1859 (swaped with my 540 - runs 3.8ghz 24/7)
Freezer 7 HSF, $32
Antec TruePower 430w PSU, $100
2xpqiPOWER 512mb PC3200, $80
Cooler Master Cavalier Black Case, $65
x800gto, $150 (over 5100 on 3dmark05)
Viewsonic VA2012wb 20in widscreen, $400(AWESOME)
Samsung DVD-RW, $40 - better tham my NEC!
Samsung DVD-ROM, $25
Samsung Floppy, $9
Western Digital SE16 250gb SATA2 hard drive, $105
Logitech wireless keyboard and mouse, $25
Speakers(homemade/w HT receiver) $250(keyboard is great, mouse is just okay)
TV wonder, $85
120mm fan, $20(replaced the Cooler Master one for more CFM)

$1685 - sure I missed something... :giddy:
Soon to be replaced with a E6700 Conroe! Was going to put a x1900 on my Asrock, but it's kinda on the fritz and need to save for that $530 FX beater, mobo, and DDR2! :cool:

Say what you will about Intel. I own both, and this is my best rig. Beats my Venice at anything. It ismore stable, faster and quieter.
 
AMD Sempron 2800+ $83
ASUS K8N-E $94
ASUS V9520 $54
Seagate 120GB 8MB $32
NEC ND 3550 $43
Creative SB Live! $32
Antec 350W $51
Samsung 4.1GB free
Western Digital 1.3GB free
HP CD burner free
POST screen Priceless!

$389

.....and $349 for the 19" ViewSonic LCD with 3ms refresh rate
 
My system has been improving over the last couple years.

Its up to $10,000+


2 desktops, 2 laptops, 2 screens, 2 keyboard/mice, and a hifi custom 6.2 surround sound system.
 
Here we go

AMD Athlon 64 3000+ 754 - $136
Nforce3 250 Gigabyte - $65
2 sticks 512 DDR 400 - $80
Geforce 6600GT Leadtek - $140
Case, side window + lights - $60
17in CRT flat screen - $120
80GB Samsung HD - $65
Mouse + Keyboard - $30
Sound Blaster Live! 24-bit - $20 = $716

I have upgraded over the past couple yeras. Real price is probably around $1,000.
 
i got 3

Alienware ALX
Nvidia 7900 GTX SLI
500GB at 7200 RPM
intel 3.37 D extreme ( something like that)
liquid cooling
PhyX card :) they are real
Alienwares PSU at 650 watts
total $7200

Sony Vaio laptop
Core duo processor
Nvidia 7400 mobile
120 GB at 5200 Rpms
total $2700

HP pavillion desktop
3.0 intel solo
250 GB hd at 5200 Rpm
ATI radeon Viper
total $500

Monitors
Samsung 193P 19in (alienware) $1800
Samsung LCD TV 32in 4000to1 contrast $2000(HP pavillion)

grand total $14,200


I guess they are getting cheaper only if you are budgeting
 
e6400 cpu: $235 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819115004)
Intel BLKDP965LTCK Motherboard: $119.99 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813121035)
2gb (2 x 1gb) pc6400 RAM: $342 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820145038)
Antec Sonata II case: $89.99 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811129155)
Antec Smartpower 450Watt PSU: See above
Gigabyte 7600gt Silent Pipe II: $169.99 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814125025)
2 x 250gb SATAII 7200RPM 8mb Cache Western Digital Caviar: $159.98 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822136055)
2 x Dual layer 16x DVD burner: $57.98 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827136092)
Panasonic Floppy Drive: $10

that is $1184.93 by my calculations.

Add my monitor and youre sitting on $1400. Keep in mind that things here in Australia are more expensive so thats $1500.

This is without speakers, mouse, keyboard so add another $200.

Regards,

Korrupt
 
I built mine for around $200.00

Specs:
Intel Celeron D 2.66ghz @ 3.00ghz
512 Mb. Ram
Via P4m800 Pro Motherboard
Mid-Size Atx Case
160gb. 7200rpm Western Digital Caviar SE Hard Drive
450 Watt Generic Power Supply
S3 UniChrome Pro IGP Graphics
Old CRT Monitor

Parents Computer Went for $1099.99

Specs:
Sony Vaio VGC-RB33GY
3.6ghz Intel P4 560J w/HT
1gb of DDR PC3200 Ram
250 GB 7200RPM Maxtor HD
Ati Radeon X300 w/128mb
Mid-Tower Atx Case
301 Wall Generic Power Supply
TV Tuner
19" LCD Monitor
 
lets see ..

system bulid 2003
AMD 2500+ $119
Vantec HSF $30
ABIT NF7S $120
CorsairXMS 1gb DDR400 $240
Enermax 350watt psu $70
ATI 9600XT 128DDR $160
MaXtor9 80 ATA133 8mb $80
MaXtor10 160 16mb $80
DVDRW drives $80
aero panel2/HDDcooler $40
Crystal fonts LCD screen $60
Benq 17" LCD $ 420
Sharp 5.1 HTS $440
Razer Mouse,logitech kb $80
Leadtek Tv tuner $50
Case/fans/neons/grilles/cables $200

total= $2269+
this was overtime some parts were upgraded not mention

street value today = $400 :(
 
My desktop pc cost about £500. I bought most stuff later on and I can't remember the prices accuratly, but anyway:

P4 3.0 ghz with mobo and ram (512MB), and Geforce 5200FX bundle: £350 IIRC
New Case: £25
New 120GB HD: £60
New CPU Fan: £40
HD Cooler: £40
New 17" Monitor: £160
New XFX 6600GT: £120
 
In my profile, System #1 was El cheapo. The Performance that it got in 2003 may have cost about 500-700$ (Bought by Grandma!). System #2 is a system I designed for my grandmother. The price range was in 1000-1400$. And, it has some pretty great features and performance, even with a VERY low-end graphics card.
 
quake2foreva said:
WOW... all those prices are so cheap im guessing you guys are all overseas somewhere. Im from australia and i just got a new p4 system. I added up the prices for a couple of pcs you guys just built if you got that here it would have cost you doubble.

My pc.

p4 2.4 = $420
Kingston 512 ddr ram pc 3700 = $300
Maxtor 60gb hdd 7200rpm ata133 = $180
Asus P4PE mobo = $270
Geforce 4 ti4600 = $600
sb audigy 2 soundcard = $320
Logitech mx500 mouse = $100
Logitech Elite keyboard = $100
Fastest dvd out = $120
fastest burner out = $100

As you can see the price is already over what most of you guys paid im shocked all i can say is i wish i lived where you guys where at :)
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I don't think it's where we live, but how we got our computers. I am pretty sure about half (or more) of the people here built there computers as well, but bought most of the stuff cheap online. Especially on Newegg.com (if you live in the US). How did you end up paying $600 Australian on a GeForce 4 Ti? It's about $50-$60 Here online.
 
System specs on my sig...

CPU: 99
Mobo: 67.99
HDD: 56
VGA: 109.99
Case: 50
DVD Burner: 30
17" LCD: 200
Optical mouse: 7
Speakers: 20
PSU: 38.99

Grand total: 678.97 :)
 
cfitzarl said:
How did you end up paying $600 Australian on a GeForce 4 Ti? It's about $50-$60 Here online.
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You were looking at a post from 2003:) . The price may well have been that high back then.
 
True, but that still seems expensive even from then (wasn't that card about a year old then?). I didn't see the date :)
 
System #1, El Cheapo, is my family's comp, made in 2003. System #2, my grandmother's photo lab and my "gaming" station, was built last year, about spring. For specs, cilck my name and look under System #1 for El Cheapo, and System #2 for Big Tower. (Note: System #1 is a Compaq Presario S5010NX).
 
Intel E6300 $320
GA-965P-S3 $209
2g kit Corsair VS 667 $250
6600GT 256mb (575/1100) $320 (kept from old one)
LG H10A 16x DL $45
2x400g $350each(kept from old one)
200g SataII Samsung $91
ANTEC NEOHE 500 $156

I think that comes to a little over $2k but i've also spent about $500 on Zalman cooling + case + surge protectors and wireless stuff
 
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